Purchasing Manager

Forest River, Inc.; Elkhart, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest River, Inc. is seeking a procurement professional to manage direct and indirect material for a busy manufacturing operation in Indiana. You will coordinate inbound supply, optimize inventory levels, and work with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery and cost control.

The role requires strong Excel skills, analytical ability, and excellent communication. Experience in supply chain and manufacturing environments is preferred. This is a full-time on-site position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Related field experience preferred.
• Understanding of Supply Chain configuration and principles.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, computer skills & preparing spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Procure and manage direct and indirect material for manufacturing.
• Schedule inbound supply chain to support plant inventory objectives.
• Coordinate supplier deliveries to minimize freight costs while sustaining high inventory turnover.
• Ensure 100% material availability for manufacturing and communicate with suppliers.
• Governs procurement from PO submission to receipt and maintain PO costs and integrity.
• Administer supplier quality accountability via non-conformance reporting system and negotiate credits.
• Monitor supplier on-time delivery and elevate issues affecting production.
• Maintain accurate physical vs perpetual inventory records and perform cycle counts.
• Adjust safety stocks to facilitate product availability while minimizing inventory.
• Identify situations requiring engineering change requests (BOM changes, item definition changes).

Skills

Supply chain

Analytical skills

Excel

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Forest River, Inc., the Nation’s largest manufacturer of Recreational Vehicles, Cargo Trailers, Transit Buses and Boats has an immediate opening.

Responsibilities

• Perform and manage the procurement of both direct and indirect material for the support of a manufacturing operation
• Procure and/or schedule an inbound supply chain while supporting plant inventory objectives/targets.
• Utilize judgment in coordinating supplier deliveries to minimize freight costs while sustaining high inventory turnover.
• Ensures 100 % material availability for manufacturing.Communicates with suppliers to ensure a gapless supply chain and will take the initiative to elevate issues within the supply base.
• Coordinates supply chain adjustments as production schedule changes.
• Supports in managing the plant spend vs. budgets for direct and indirect material (i.e. shop supplies, equipment rent, managing inventory levels, etc.)
• Governs the complete procurement process from P/O submission to P/O receipt. Individual will ensure that purchasing documents (i.e. purchase orders), are processed completely and accurately and submitted on-time to suppliers; responsible for maintaining correct costs and integrity of P/O documents.
• Administers, in conjunction with materials and QA management, internal / external supplier quality accountability via a non-conformance reporting system. Responsible for communicating non-conformances to suppliers and negotiating credits.
• Monitor and report supplier on-time delivery; aggressively communicates and manages through any issues that could impact the manufacturing process and elevating concerns as necessary.
• Manages & maintains accurate physical vs. perpetual inventory records. Individual will initiate cycle counts requirements and be responsible for updating inventory records and reconciliation.
• Will utilize discretion in making necessary adjustments to safety stocks as deemed necessary to facilitate product availability while maintaining the lowest possible inventory.
• Identify situations that require engineering change requests and initiate accordingly (i.e. BOM adjustments, item definition changes, etc.).

Qualifications

• Related field experience preferred
• Understanding of Supply Chain configuration and principles
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, computer skills & preparing spreadsheets.

Forest River offers a stable work environment that is fast paced. Our employees enjoy a highly competitive Wage and Benefit Package. We are looking for dedicated individuals with experience in the Industry as well as other Manufacturing Processes.