Purchasing Manager

Sanmina Corporation; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Bonuses/commission potential

Job summary

Sanmina Corporation in Utah seeks a seasoned Senior Procurement and Supply Chain leader to drive planning, purchasing, and inventory strategies in a fast-paced EMS environment.

You will lead a team, optimize processes, ensure system compliance, and collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to meet production goals and cost targets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive procurement and supply chain experience in manufacturing environments.
• Minimum 3 years in a management role leading teams and projects.
• Strong knowledge of distribution, transportation, supplier ops, and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff motivation and provide advanced supply chain expertise across planning, purchasing, and inventory management.
• Oversee all planning, quotes and purchasing to align with business direction and remove barriers to success.
• Develop and maintain procurement policies in line with corporate systems and compliance.
• Plan and monitor objectives, give feedback, and handle difficult staff situations.
• Define supply chain programs to optimize company effectiveness and ensure policy compliance.

Skills

Procurement & Supply Chain

Leadership

Staff management

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost-benefit analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Operations Management

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Description

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a global powerhouse in integrated manufacturing solutions serving the fastest growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. We are a global engine providing the end-to-end manufacturing backbone for the world's most essential and innovative brands. Whether it's autonomous vehicles, life-saving medical tech, next-gen aerospace, or AI/cloud infrastructure - our integrated solutions don't just meet standards—they redefine them.

Description

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a global powerhouse in integrated manufacturing solutions serving the fastest growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. We are a global engine providing the end-to-end manufacturing backbone for the world's most essential and innovative brands. Whether it's autonomous vehicles, life-saving medical tech, next-gen aerospace, or AI/cloud infrastructure - our integrated solutions don't just meet standards—they redefine them.

What You’ll Do

• Key focus is on leadership and motivation of staff, and contributing advanced Supply Chain, Planning, Purchasing and Inventory management expertise


• Responsible for all Planning, Quotes, and Purchasing functions to ensure that the groups objectives and processes align with the overall business direction; supports employees to achieve their objectives, and removes barriers to success.


• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures in compliance to corporate procurement systems


• Works with employees to plan, assign, and monitor individual objectives and activities based on overall group priorities, and company strategy. Provides useful and timely feedback to staff members on their performance and development plan. Takes the lead on difficult employee situations


• Responsible for defining and establishing Supply Chain programs and processes that optimize company effectiveness.


• Oversees all Supply Chain, Quotes and Purchasing functions, and is responsible to ensure compliance with relevant company policies and procedures, legislation and industry standards


• Effectively liaises with suppliers to ensure strategies, programs and processes required to meet business goals and objectives are implemented and performance is monitored.


• Ensures corrective actions plans are documented and instituted quickly for all performance levels under standard


• Provides various complex reports, analyses, and recommendations as defined by management, both on a regular and ad hoc basis


• Manages deliverables agreed to for the group overall, providing management with regular updates, identifying issues, and barriers, and solutions


• Has full and in-depth knowledge of Supply Chain Program such as VMI, VCI and EDI. Works with teams from both the vendor and internally to ensure that manufacturing and demand are synchronized.


• The role is interdisciplinary, spanning logistics and distribution, purchasing, manufacturing, inventory management, marketing and product development


• Works closely with customer-focused teams to fully understand planned volumes to be manufactured and then participating in Sales and Operations Planning meeting

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive and diversified Procurement and Supply Chain experience in manufacturing environments, including 3 years in a management position


• Strong knowledge of distribution center operations, transportation, supplier operations, operations management, cost-benefit analysis, process improvement, demand planning, inventory management and logistics strategy


• Excellent leadership and communications skills


• Must have the ability to function across a matrix organization


• Bachelors Degree - Business Administration or Operations Management


• Oracle experience preferred


• Six Sigma experience in manufacturing settings, preferred


• Design for Supply Chain and lean manufacturing experience is an asset


• APICS CPIM certifications preferred

Why Join Us?

Sanmina employees also receive benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage


• retirement benefits


• for formal education related to advancing your career at Sanmina


• reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition


• this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment. Sanmina provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Please be aware that this position may require access to technology, software, or technical data that is subject to U.S. export control laws. All offers of employment are contingent on the applicant either 1) being a \"U.S. Person,\" defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, or (iii) other protected individual, such as a refugee under 8 U.S.C.

• 1157 or asylum under 8 U.S.C.


• 1158; or 2) being eligible to obtain a timely export control license or license exception from the applicable U.S. federal agency.