Senior Purchaser

Johns Manville Corp - Berkshire Hathaway; Scottsboro (AL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentoring program

Job summary

Johns Manville in Scottsboro, AL is seeking a Senior Purchaser to manage purchasing of raw materials, packaging and MRO supplies. This full-time role oversees supplier relationships and an annual spend ranging from roughly $1M to $10M to ensure material availability for production.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of manufacturing purchasing experience, strong analytical skills, SAP and Excel proficiency, and CPIM/CPM or similar certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of purchasing or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, inventory, and negotiations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• CPIM, CPM, or similar certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing and inventory for raw materials, packaging, and MRO supplies.
• Oversee approximately $1M-$10M in annual spend and local service contracts.
• Ensure continuous material availability to support production.
• Negotiate with suppliers and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations on sourcing and improvement initiatives.
• Qualify new suppliers and develop alternative sourcing strategies.
• Drive inventory optimization and reduce obsolete materials.
• Track and report supplier performance and savings results.

Skills

Supplier relationships

Inventory management

Negotiations

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel

SAP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Purchaser

Scottsboro AL

R26_1382

Full time

Pay Range

$81,600.00-$112,200.00 Annual

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus.

Keep our plant running. Drive cost savings. Build strong supplier partnerships!

Your Day to Day:

• Manage purchasing and inventory for raw materials, packaging, and MRO supplies.
• Oversee approximately $1M-$10M in annual spend and local service contracts.
• Ensure continuous material availability to support production.
• Negotiate with suppliers and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations on sourcing and improvement initiatives.
• Qualify new suppliers and develop alternative sourcing strategies.
• Drive inventory optimization and reduce obsolete materials.
• Track and report supplier performance and savings results.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of purchasing or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, inventory, and negotiations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• CPIM, CPM, or similar certification preferred.

Why Join Us?

You'll play a key role in supporting plant performance, leading cost reduction initiatives, and building a strong, resilient supply chain that helps drive business success.

Travel: Moderate (approximately 11-29 days per year)

Location: Manufacturing facility environment with office and plant interaction.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process. Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters. Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

About Us

Johns Manville is a proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, serving customers in more than 80 countries, supplying innovative products to the construction, aerospace, automotive, filtration and energy industries. With a more than 160-year legacy, we understand that our story continues to grow only with the right people saying, thinking and doing the right things. Make your story our story.

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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