Purchasing Manager

Fort Recovery Industries, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Recovery Industries, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Manager to source raw metal, tooling, packaging, and MRO with discipline for cost, quality, and timeliness.

You will monitor commodity markets, negotiate contracts, and collaborate with production, quality, and engineering so future programs launch without material surprises. This role requires 5+ years of purchasing in manufacturing, strong negotiation skills, ERP proficiency, and the ability to read material specs and drawings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years purchasing or procurement experience in manufacturing (die casting, metal fabrication is a plus).
• Ability to read material specs and drawings, not just PO lines.
• Experience negotiating contracts, pricing, and terms and tracking market moves.

Responsibilities

• Build and run purchasing strategies for zinc, aluminum, and other raw materials, balancing cost, quality, and supply risk.
• Find, qualify, and manage suppliers for raw metal, tooling, packaging, and MRO.
• Negotiate contracts and monitor market movements to avoid surprises in cost and delivery.
• Work with production, quality, and engineering to ensure specifications match the process.
• Hold suppliers accountable for on‑time delivery and quality; drive cost reductions without hurting quality or delivery.
• Lead RFQs, onboarding of new suppliers, and sourcing for new programs and capital projects.
• Ensure compliance with company policy, customer requirements, and material certifications.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiation

Cross‑functional collaboration

Data driven procurement

Education

Bachelor’s in supply chain, Business, or Engineering

Tools

ERP purchasing module

Job description

Own the metal. Own the margin. Keep the plant running. Zinc and aluminum do not wait. Neither does production. Fort Recovery Industries is looking for a Purchasing Manager who can source raw metal, tooling, packaging, and MRO with the same discipline we put into every casting — right cost, right quality, right time. This is not a catalog‑order job. You will watch commodity markets, negotiate real contracts, qualify suppliers, and sit at the table with production, quality, and engineering so the next program launches without a material surprise.

Why This Role Matters

• You control the spend that feeds the die casting process — zinc, aluminum, and everything around it.
• You protect the schedule. Missed metal is missed shipments.
• You're judged on results, not hours logged — cost saved, suppliers who deliver, programs that launch without a hitch.

What You’ll Do

• Build and run purchasing strategies for zinc, aluminum, and other raw materials — balancing cost, quality, and supply risk.
• Find, qualify, and manage suppliers for raw metal, tooling, packaging, and MRO.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms. Track zinc and aluminum market moves so we are never guessing.
• Work side by side with production, quality, and engineering so specs actually match the process.
• Hold suppliers accountable: on‑time delivery, quality, and corrective action.
• Spot and fix supply risk — single‑source exposure, shortages, long lead times.
• Keep ERP purchasing data clean: pricing, lead times, reorder points.
• Drive cost‑outs that do not blow‑up quality or delivery.
• Lead RFQs, new supplier onboarding, and sourcing for new programs and capital projects.
• Stay compliant — company policy, customer requirements, conflict minerals, material certifications.

Who Thrives Here

• Bachelor’s in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or equivalent firsthand experience.
• 5+ years purchasing or procurement — die casting, metal fabrication, or other manufacturing is a strong plus.
• You understand (or can quickly learn) how zinc and aluminum are priced and traded.
• You can negotiate a contract and still keep the relationship.
• You have used an ERP purchasing or materials module and actually trust the data you put in it.
• You can read a material spec and a drawing, not just a PO line.
• You like scorecards, forecasts, and cost files more than you admit.
• You talk easily with the floor, quality, engineering, and finance.
• APICS or CPSM is a plus. Curiosity about commodities is required.

The Details

• Location: Fort Recovery, Ohio (on‑site)
• Status: Full‑time, exempt
• Travel: Occasional supplier visits
• Environment: Office plus regular time on a live manufacturing floor

Salary is negotiable based on experience. Fort Recovery Industries is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.