Purchasing Manager

ao-inc; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible health plans

401(k) matching

Generous PTO policy

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships

Job summary

ao-inc in Sugar Land, Texas is seeking a highly motivated Purchasing Manager to lead purchasing strategies aligned with company goals across multiple manufacturing plants. This role includes mentoring a high-performing team and improving procurement efficiency while collaborating with internal teams and suppliers.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field, along with 3-5 years of management experience in procurement. Specific perks include flexible health plans, 401(k) matching, and a generous PTO policy.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in procurement management.
• In-depth knowledge of procurement lifecycle management.
• Strong focus on process efficiency and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive procurement strategies and policies.
• Lead and mentor the purchasing team.
• Improve procurement efficiency and supplier performance.
• Monitor purchasing budgets and identify cost-saving opportunities.

Skills

Advanced SAP

Data analysis

Supplier management

Cost negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Mandarin Chinese

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated Purchasing Manager to join our team. This role is responsible for establishing and implementing purchasing strategies aligned with company goals while supporting multiple manufacturing plants. In this role, you will lead a purchasing team to ensure timely, high-quality, and cost-effective procurement. In addition, you will work cross-functionally with internal teams and external vendors and will be expected to challenge inefficiencies and think strategically to drive a tangible impact across the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive procurement strategy, policies, and procedures that align with organizational objectives to ensure efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing purchasing team, fostering a collaborative, results-driven, and service-oriented culture.
• Oversee the daily transactional workflow to ensure timely purchasing execution (Purchase to Pay), including processing purchase requests and purchase orders through systems, confirming shipping dates and arranging shipments, ensuring invoice three-way matching, and resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Monitor and improve freight cost, container utilization, and demurrage rates.
• Facilitate clear communication between Purchasing department and all operational teams to streamline workflows.
• Build and manage supplier relationships and performance, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost, using data-driven insights to guide decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Implement, maintain and improve purchasing systems and procedures to streamline requisition-to-pay cycles and enhance efficiency and transparency.
• Monitor and report on purchasing budgets and variances, identifying cost-saving opportunities and operational improvements.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree or above preferably in Supply Chain, business administration or related field
• At least 3-5 years of working experience as a manager role in procurement or related field
• Proficiency in advanced SAP, data analysis and reporting tools
• In-depth knowledge of end-to-end procurement lifecycle management, supplier management, and cost negotiation
• Proven ability to manage high-volume, diverse categories of spend without direct supervision
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and focus on process efficiency and internal customer service
• Highly organized, analytical, and proactive, and have strong sense of urgency, flexibility and adaptability
• Mandarin Chinese speaking is strongly preferred

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

Why AOI?

In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers:

• Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs
• Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
• Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year
• Relocation package available within US
• Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)