Procurement Manager

Barnes Group; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Group is seeking a procurement leader for the Ogden area to direct a team, coach staff, and manage supplier relationships. You will drive key KPI metrics and cost objectives while aligning sourcing strategy with global initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring 5–10 years in supply chain, strong negotiation skills, and a track record of optimizing supplier performance in manufacturing sectors like aerospace or defense.

Qualifications

• Five to ten years of related Supply Chain Management experience in an Engineer-to-order manufacturing, OEM, aerospace, or defense environment.
• Strong knowledge of production flow, inventory flow, and documentation procedures.
• Excellent growth leadership skills with global perspective and ability to motivate and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement organization for Ogden providing coaching, management and escalation support for the team.
• Driving KPI performance metrics – late release, push/pull/cancel, delinquency/OTD and costs/PPV.
• Building supplier relationships and leading efforts to work with vendors to ensure OTD and cost needs for sites.
• Driving the sourcing strategy that delivers a competitive advantage including implementation of the strategic supplier initiatives.
• Leading Global Purchase Family or Regional Commodity specific sourcing with full accountability for buy and meeting material deflation targets.
• Developing strategies and driving negotiations to meet quality, fulfillment, and productivity requirements.
• Sources and purchases machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, packaging materials, parts, services and/or supplies.
• Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives.
• Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost while meeting schedules.
• Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up on orders, and maintains records.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as engineering and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance and implement corrective action when required.
• Preparing bid packages, and coaching supporting procurement team as needed on bids and negotiations.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Supply chain

Financial acumen

Team motivation

Planning

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Technical discipline

APICS/ISM/Supply Chain certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Core Responsibilities

• Lead procurement organization for Ogden providing coaching, management and escalation support for the team.
• Driving KPI performance metrics – late release, push/pull/cancel, delinquency/OTD and costs/PPV.
• Building supplier relationships and leading efforts to work with vendors to ensure OTD and cost needs for sites.
• Driving the sourcing strategy that delivers a competitive advantage including implementation of the strategic supplier initiatives. This includes supplier selection, development, and supplier consolidation to ensure sourcing optimization and overall supplier performance.
• Leading Global Purchase Family or Regional Commodity specific sourcing with full accountability for buy and meeting material deflation targets by setting strategic direction for global or regional sourcing professionals.
• Developing strategies and driving negotiations to meet the quality, fulfillment, and productivity requirements of the business.
• Sources and purchases machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, packaging materials, parts, services and/or supplies necessary for operation of an organization.
• Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives.
• Compiles information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
• Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.
• Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects, or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up on orders placed, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as engineering, and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance and implement corrective action when required.
• Preparing bid packages, and coaching supporting procurement team as needed on bids and negotiations.
• Other related duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Five to ten years of related Supply Chain Management experience in an Engineer-to-order manufacturing, OEM, aerospace, or defense environment.
• Demonstrated progressive career development with increasing responsibilities, with an emphasis in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of production flow, inventory flow, and documentation procedures.
• Strong business/financial acumen, proficient in leading and setting direction for teams, including demonstrated ability to motivate, influence and drive change at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent growth leadership skills demonstrating clear global perspective and understand factors impacting Aerospace businesses and our suppliers.
• Ability to organize time effectively to satisfactorily complete assigned tasks and functions. This includes planning of workflow and meetings.
• Excellent computer skills with an emphasis in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to effectively negotiate contracts, ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate Business or Technical discipline is required.
• APICS/ISM/Supply Chain certification is a plus.