Purchasing Manager

Zinpro Corporation; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid healthcare

Generous paid time off

Education assistance

Retirement planning

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

Zinpro Corporation seeks a Purchasing Manager to lead global sourcing and purchasing activities. This mid-senior level role involves coordinating a purchasing team, negotiating contracts, and developing sourcing strategies to optimize expenses. Interested applicants should have extensive experience in manufacturing purchasing and demonstrated leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience purchasing in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing a purchasing team.
• Demonstrated leadership excellence.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of purchasing professionals in all aspects including buying activities.
• Negotiates supply contracts and manages supplier quality programs.
• Develops budgeting for purchased materials and tracks cost trends.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Market Understanding

Business Judgment

Education

Master of Business Administration

Tools

ERP

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Base pay range

$109,000.00/yr - $160,000.00/yr

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The Purchasing Manager is a key contributor to Zinpro’s success through leadership of the global sourcing and purchasing activities of the company. Responsibilities include leading a team of purchasing professionals, sourcing raw materials and negotiating supplier contracts, purchasing capital equipment, and developing strategies to manage expenses and hedge financial risk. Success in this position requires outstanding leadership, experience sourcing commodities and other materials, an understanding of market dynamics, sound business judgment, negotiating skills, and the ability manage business relationships with suppliers. This role is based at Zinpro Corporate Headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Essential Functions

• Leads a team purchasing professionals in all aspects of the job including buying activities, hiring, professional growth & development, and mentoring.
• Owns and manages the strategy, development, implementation, and execution of sourcing and purchasing activities.
• Actively participates in the leadership of the broader supply chain team.
• Aligns to Zinpro operational and strategic objectives, including participating in cross-functional business teams and leveraging KPI’s to guide strategic decisions.
• Maintains awareness of current market trends and developments to take advantage of all opportunities offered to improve quality of service. Reports relevant market changes to management.
• Develops accurate budgeting for purchased materials; drives productivity and optimizes spend; tracks cost trends.
• Establishes primary and secondary suppliers and ensures adequate long-term supply of all raw materials.
• Negotiates supply contracts and capital purchases.
• Manages a supplier quality program and quality of materials to mitigate risk.
• Manages a vendor audit program to ensure compliance with Zinpro ISO standards.
• Conducts frequent visits to Zinpro manufacturing facilities to understand production needs and limitations, and to ensure understanding of material requirements, packaging, and related matters.
• Evaluates performance and hosts a Quarterly Business Review (QBR) with strategic vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience purchasing in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated leadership excellence
• Experience managing a purchasing team
• ERP Experience

Preferred:

• Master of Business Administration
• 15+ years of experience sourcing in a manufacturing environment
• SAP experience

Schedule Requirements

This position is expected to work within core business hours and occasionally requires participation in after-hours work with domestic and international stakeholders. This position is hybrid and on-site 3 days per week.

Travel Requirements

This position is expected to travel approximately 15-20% of the time, primarily to Zinpro manufacturing facilities. Additional travel to visit suppliers or attend conferences will be required as needed and includes the possibility of international travel.

Salary Range

The base salary listed is a range. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others). In addition to the base salary, this position is eligible for a bonus, providing the opportunity to earn additional compensation.

Our Total Rewards programs continue to lead, innovate and embody our core values – caring for the health and wellbeing of all. Zinpro offers a competitive salary and a premium benefits package, including 100% employer-paid healthcare and generous paid time off. We provide a wide range of benefits and resources designed to support you at every stage of life: education assistance, retirement planning, 401(k), disability and long-term care insurance, travel assistance, fitness reimbursement, gift matching, and more.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing

• Industries

  Animal Feed Manufacturing

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