Senior Purchasing Lead & Strategic Sourcing

Peddinghaus Corporation; Bradley (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Peddinghaus Corporation in Bradley, IL is seeking an Assistant Manager of Purchasing / Lead Buyer to oversee sourcing execution and drive cost reduction across direct/indirect categories. You will partner closely with the Purchasing Manager to implement procurement strategies, mitigate supply risk, and enable growth opportunities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires leadership, business acumen, and the ability to influence stakeholders while driving continual improvements

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing/procurement within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement sourcing strategies to reduce total delivered cost.
• Develop relationships and leverage market intelligence to influence internal and external stakeholders, optimizing cost.
• Create and implement procurement vision, strategy, policies, and processes to improve performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, production, quality, and finance to support objectives.
• Support SAP-based purchase order approvals and MRP needs for assigned spend categories.
• Participate in cost reduction initiatives and supplier negotiations.

Tools

SAP

Job description

Peddinghaus Corporation in Bradley, IL is seeking an Assistant Manager of Purchasing / Lead Buyer to oversee sourcing execution and drive cost reduction across direct/indirect categories. You will partner closely with the Purchasing Manager to implement procurement strategies, mitigate supply risk, and enable growth opportunities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires leadership, business acumen, and the ability to influence stakeholders while driving continual improvements