Purchasing Supervisor

Hire Road, Inc.; Meadville (Crawford County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Road, Inc. in Meadville is seeking a Purchasing Supervisor to lead daily purchasing activities, ensuring timely procurement of materials and supplies for plant operations. The ideal candidate will need 5+ years of experience in shipping coordination and strong interpersonal skills to effectively manage supplier relationships.

The Purchasing Supervisor will also coordinate inventory levels and negotiate contracts with suppliers while maintaining compliance with company standards and budget objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of shipping coordination experience is required.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail is necessary.
• Effective oral and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily purchasing activities.
• Manage supplier relationships and monitor inventory.
• Negotiate pricing and contracts with suppliers.

Skills

Shipping coordination experience

Supervisory skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

ERP systems knowledge

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor of Science or associate’s degree in business

Job description

Summary: Purchasing Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating daily purchasing activities to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, supplies, and services necessary to support plant operations. This role manages supplier relationships, monitors inventory and delivery performance, negotiates pricing, contracts and works closely with production, maintenance, shipping and finance teams to maintain material flow and minimize operations disruptions. The Purchasing Supervisor is also responsible for driving continuous improvement in purchasing processes, maintain accurate records within the ERP system and ensuring compliance with company policies, quality standards and budget objectives.

The Purchasing Supervisor should have 5+ years of shipping coordination experience

• Bachelor of Science or associate’s degree in business preferred
• Five years’ experience in purchasing
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Supervisory skills
• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others; team player
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Driven and Self Managing
• Understanding of ERP systems
• Able to multi-task and prioritize tasks
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Supervise day-to-day activities of the supply room, bulk storage and the purchasing function
• Contract special building and ground projects issued by operations or general manager
• Manage Supply spend on a daily basis
• Maintain records on cost saving accomplishments
• Liquidate surplus parts and scrap materials
• Investigate new suppliers/pricing in order to maintain competitive cost
• Work with Quality to sample new materials in an attempt to improve quality and/or lower costs
• Get competitive quotes for all materials
• Establish max.-min. inventory levels for all materials
• Monthly inventory of raw materials and component parts
• Generate purchase orders and monitor open purchase orders
• Maintain purchasing and receiving records to support Sox requirements
• Expedite past due and critical purchase orders
• Purchase monthly requirements of steel scrap and alloys
• Purchase raw materials for melting, molding, and core room
• Maintain proper inventory levels of raw materials to support production
• Maintain Inventory system
• Request safety data sheets
• Monitor material price increases
• Maintain raw material rejections
• Maintain approved supplier list through periodic surveys
• Establish and monitor quarterly goals
• Other tasks assigned by Controller