Senior Purchasing Leader — Materials, ERP & Supplier

Electronic Power Design

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Electronic Power Design, Inc. in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Purchasing Agent to strengthen supplier relationships, manage complex purchasing, and ensure materials are available to support production commitments.

You will mentor Purchasing Agents, maintain ERP data in Global Shop Solutions, and drive continuous improvement across procurement, logistics, and operations to improve purchasing accuracy and supplier performance.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years in purchasing/procurement within manufacturing.
Experience using ERP systems such as GSS, SAP, Epicor, Oracle, Infor.
Strong PO management, expediting, inventory support, and procurement processes.
Advanced Excel skills with reporting, pivots, lookups.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
Experience mentoring Purchasing Agents.

Responsibilities

Execute purchasing activities for assigned commodities, suppliers, and materials.
Prepare, release, maintain, and update POs in Global Shop Solutions.
Coordinate supplier acknowledgments, deliveries, expediting, and PO follow-up.
Monitor supplier performance and support risk mitigation.
Mentor and train junior Purchasing Agents.
Promote collaboration and continuous improvement across the team.