Purchasing Category Manager

Pratt Industries; Conyers (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Industries is seeking a National Sourcing professional to support all US locations. You will secure, negotiate and lead national procurement events for raw materials and consumed goods, driving cost savings and healthy profitability for the corporation.

You will analyze material costs, develop sourcing strategies and work with US plants and suppliers to ensure lowest total cost while maintaining compliance and strong supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Strong project management, analytical & attention to detail skills.
• Strategic procurement and supplier negotiation experience.
• Experience with SAP or ERP systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Project Analysis – gather, organize and verify sourcing details.
• Analyze cost scenarios, identify savings and cost reduction opportunities.
• Lead national RFI, RFP and RFQ events and manage contracts.
• Negotiate and set national pricing with suppliers for raw materials and consumables.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies and category management.
• Coordinate with US plants and national suppliers to ensure lowest total cost.
• Monitor site purchases and ensure contract compliance and material master usage.
• Communicate material/master guidelines to plants.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Strategic procurement

Supplier negotiation

Communication

Multi-tasking

Data interpretation

Cost analysis

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Purpose:

National Sourcing: supporting all US locations. Secure, negotiate and lead national procurement sourcing events for raw materials and consumed goods on behalf of the US locations. Generate cost savings through analysis of materials and processes to promote the overall health and profitability of the Corporation.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Analysis – Utilize all resources to gather, organize, analyze and verify sourcing project details.
• Analyze and calculate cost scenarios, savings and increase impacts. Develop ways to improve & drive all areas of cost reduction opportunities.
• Lead RFI, RFP and RFQ national supplier sourcing/negotiating events. Develop & manage national contract agreements to support the plants.
• Manage, monitor, track indices & negotiate national pricing of raw materials & consumed goods/parts with national suppliers.
• Develop/generate and implement efficient souring & category management strategies.
• Work very closely with all US plants and national suppliers to ensure our plants material needs are procured at the lowest total cost.
• Spot research/monitor site purchases and payables to ensure processes, procedures, contract purchase and material master compliance.
• Guide procurement of national items and communicate material master utilization guidelines to the plants.

Requirements

• Strong project management, analytical & attention to detail skills, self-motivated.
• Listening skills a must to allow rationalization of directional procurement to support the plants.
• Strategic procurement and supplier negotiation experience. (manufacturing environment preferred with raw materials, consumed goods/parts)
• SAP or ERP network knowledge preferred.
• Attention to details; cause and effect outcome of those details across all domestic manufacturing sites.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft office software (emphasis in spreadsheets, data entry & formulas) for cost analysis and indices tracking.
• Possess ability to multi-task in a very fast paced environment.
• Comfortable deciphering product specifications and working with figures.
• Strong communication skills while sustaining relationships in stressful situations.