Senior Procurement Strategist - Manufacturing

Charles Street Talent Advisors; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Street Talent Advisors is searching for a Senior Procurement Specialist in Charlotte, NC to manage strategic and tactical purchasing across a diverse supplier base. You will ensure timely availability of materials while balancing cost, quality, inventory, and delivery requirements.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance to support production and drive continuous improvement throughout the procurement process.

Qualifications

• Experience purchasing in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement, MRP, inventory management and supply chains.
• Experience purchasing raw materials, components, mechanical/electrical parts, or similar.
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers and manage performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement of raw materials, components, finished goods, and services for manufacturing operations.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships while monitoring cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, contracts, and other supplier agreements.
• Issue and manage purchase orders with accuracy and compliance to policies.
• Analyze MRP/planning requirements and translate demand into purchasing actions.
• Monitor inventory levels and supplier lead times to minimize shortages and disruptions.
• Collaborate with Production Planning and Operations to meet production schedules.
• Support engineering and quality on new products, changes, supplier qualifications, and quality issues.
• Identify cost-reduction and supplier improvement opportunities.
• Track and resolve supplier delivery, quality, pricing, and capacity issues.
• Assist with supplier selection, sourcing initiatives, RFQs, and competitive bidding.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Epicor

Infor

Job description

Charles Street Talent Advisors is searching for a Senior Procurement Specialist in Charlotte, NC to manage strategic and tactical purchasing across a diverse supplier base. You will ensure timely availability of materials while balancing cost, quality, inventory, and delivery requirements.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance to support production and drive continuous improvement throughout the procurement process.