Purchasing Manager

Allient; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Allient Inc. in Dayton, Ohio, is seeking a Purchasing Manager to direct and coordinate buyers and support staff involved in procuring raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies for an industrial plant, public utility, or other organization.

The role focuses on establishing purchasing policies, analyzing market conditions, and ensuring cost-effective procurement while maintaining delivery and quality commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent number of years of experience required.
• 3-5 years of purchasing/buyer experience required.

Responsibilities

• Establishes purchasing policies and directs purchasing programs accordingly.
• Prepares and assigns purchase orders and change notices to purchasing agents.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
• Keeps informed of economic, industrial and other trends that affect markets, prices, and delivery conditions.
• Reviews and monitors requisitions, supply sources, supplies, quotations, terms, etc.
• Recommends major purchases of materials on the basis of anticipated changes in prices or on unusual availability situations.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Monitors performance and capabilities of vendors to ensure maintenance of delivery, quality, and price commitments.
• Develops and installs clerical and office procedures and practices, and studies workflow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to determine expediency of installing new or improved office machines.

Skills

Purchasing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Job description

Allient Inc. is in growth mode and currently seeking a Purchasing Manager in Dayton, Ohio! The Purchasing Manager directs and coordinates activities of buyers and support staff engaged in purchasing and distributing raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies in industrial plant, public utility, or other organization.

Responsibilities

• Establishes purchasing policies and procedures and directs purchasing programs accordingly. Establishes procedures to accomplish procurement of a variety of materials in a cost-effective manner.
• Prepares and assigns purchase orders and change notices to purchasing agents.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
• Keeps informed of economic, industrial and other trends that affect markets, prices, and delivery conditions.
• Reviews and monitors requisitions, supply sources, supplies, quotations, terms, etc.
• Recommends major purchases of materials on the basis of anticipated changes in prices or on unusual availability situations. Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Monitors performance and capabilities of vendors to ensure maintenance of delivery, quality, and price commitments.
• Develops and installs clerical and office procedures and practices, and studies workflow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to determine expediency of installing new or improved office machines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent number of years of experience required.
• 3 - 5 years of purchasing/ buyer experience required.

Allient Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.