Purchasing Manager

Comar; Buena (NJ); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Comar in Buena, NJ is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead purchasing, supplier management, and overall supply chain activities at our onsite facility. This role focuses on ensuring reliable, cost-effective material availability and close collaboration with multiple plant functions to support production and customer needs.

The successful candidate will build a strong supplier network, negotiate terms, manage pricing, and mitigate supply chain risks while maintaining inventory levels

Qualifications

• Five+ years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience in manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience with plastics injection molding, packaging, or high-volume manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, CPM, or APP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing, supplier management, and sourcing for a range of materials and services.
• Negotiate pricing, manage supplier performance, and control costs.
• Develop contingency sourcing and mitigation plans to strengthen supply chain resiliency.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and finance to ensure material availability.
• Support production schedules, new product launches, and engineering changes.

Skills

Purchasing

Supplier management

Negotiation

Cost reduction

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead purchasing, supplier management, and supply chain activities at our Buena, NJ manufacturing facility. This is a fully onsite position, five days per week.

This role is responsible for ensuring the reliable and cost-effective availability of the materials, products, and services needed to keep plant operations running efficiently and meet production and customer requirements.

The Purchasing Manager will oversee sourcing and supplier relationships for a broad range of production and non-production needs, including resins, additives, colorants, packaging components, MRO supplies, spare parts, tooling-related services, outside processing, equipment, and other plant operating requirements. This position will play an important role in managing supplier performance, controlling costs, maintaining appropriate inventory levels, and reducing supply chain risk.

Working closely with Production, Scheduling, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Finance, Customer Service, and plant leadership, the Purchasing Manager will help ensure materials and services are available to support production schedules, new product launches, engineering changes, and changing business priorities.

A key focus of this position will be developing and maintaining a strong, dependable supplier network. The Purchasing Manager will lead vendor negotiations, manage pricing and agreements, evaluate supplier performance, resolve supply and delivery issues, and identify opportunities for cost reduction and cost avoidance without compromising quality, service, or operational continuity.

The role will also be responsible for strengthening supply chain resiliency by identifying risks and establishing alternate sources for critical materials, suppliers, and services. This includes developing contingency sourcing strategies and mitigating risks associated with supplier capacity, quality, logistics, pricing, lead times, and material availability.

The ideal candidate will bring at least five years of purchasing, procurement, materials management, or supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment, along with demonstrated experience managing suppliers, negotiating pricing, and supporting production operations. A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will also be considered.

Experience within plastics injection molding, packaging, or high-volume manufacturing is strongly preferred. Knowledge of resin markets, colorants, packaging components, MRO purchasing, tooling support, inventory management, supplier qualification, and production planning practices is also highly valued. Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, CPM, or APP are a plus.

This position is primarily based in an office environment with regular interaction across plant functions and routine visits to the manufacturing floor, warehouse, receiving, maintenance, and tooling areas. The successful candidate will be a collaborative and proactive leader who demonstrates sound judgment, urgency, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to build productive relationships with internal teams and external supplier partners.

The entry point salary for this role is $80,000 annually. We reserve the right to offer compensation above the stated salary reflective of years of technical experience, skillset, relevant industry experience, complexity, etc. This position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and additional ancillary benefits available upon request.

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