Senior Purchasing Manager

NextGenEnergyJobs; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs seeks a Purchase Manager to lead strategic sourcing and procurement ensuring uninterrupted supply of direct materials while achieving world-class performance in quality, delivery, sustainability, and supplier innovation.

You will partner with Engineering on NPI, collaborate with Manufacturing for ramp-ups, manage critical commodities, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven procurement practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
• MBA in Operations or Supply Chain preferred.
• Professional certifications (CPSM, CIPS, APICS/ASCM) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uninterrupted supply of production materials to meet manufacturing schedules.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Manage long-lead and critical commodities.
• Resolve material shortages, supplier escalations, and logistics issues.
• Optimize inventory while maintaining production continuity.
• Partner with Engineering during New Product Introduction (NPI) to source new technologies and components.
• Work with Manufacturing and Planning to support production ramp-ups.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality to resolve quality issues and improve supplier capability.
• Support Operations in achieving production, quality, and delivery goals.
• Develop supply continuity plans for critical components.
• Monitor geopolitical, commodity, and logistics risks.
• Establish dual sourcing and business continuity plans.
• Ensure compliance with ESG, environmental, ethical sourcing, and trade regulations.
• Lead and mentor procurement professionals.
• Establish procurement KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Promote Lean, Six Sigma, and digital procurement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Commodity management

Contract negotiation

Cost analysis & should-costing

Supply risk management

Inventory optimization

Production planning support

New Product Introduction (NPI)

Supplier quality systems

Procurement analytics

ERP & eProcurement systems

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Change management

Problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Contract compliance

NPI material readiness achievement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management

MBA in Operations or Supply Chain preferred

Professional certifications (CPSM, CIPS, APICS/ASCM) desirable

Tools

ERP & eProcurement Systems

Job description

The Purchase Manager is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and procurement activities, ensuring uninterrupted supply of direct materials while achieving world-class performance in quality, delivery, sustainability, and supplier innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure uninterrupted supply of production materials to meet manufacturing schedules.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Manage long-lead and critical commodities.
• Resolve material shortages, supplier escalations, and logistics issues.
• Optimize inventory while maintaining production continuity.
• Partner with Engineering during New Product Introduction (NPI) to source new technologies and components.
• Work with Manufacturing and Planning to support production ramp-ups.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality to resolve quality issues and improve supplier capability.
• Support Operations in achieving production, quality, and delivery goals.
• Develop supply continuity plans for critical components.
• Monitor geopolitical, commodity, and logistics risks.
• Establish dual sourcing and business continuity plans.
• Ensure compliance with ESG, environmental, ethical sourcing, and trade regulations.
• Lead and mentor procurement professionals.
• Establish procurement KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Promote Lean, Six Sigma, and digital procurement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
• MBA in Operations or Supply Chain preferred.
• Professional certifications (CPSM, CIPS, APICS/ASCM) are desirable.
• Strategic Sourcing
• Commodity Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Cost Analysis & Should-Costing
• Supply Risk Management
• Inventory Optimization
• Production Planning Support
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Supplier Quality Systems
• Procurement Analytics
• ERP & eProcurement Systems
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Stakeholder Management
• Change Management
• Problem Solving
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Contract Compliance
• Production Line Stoppages Due to Material Shortages
• NPI Material Readiness Achievement
• The successful Purchasing Manager builds a resilient, cost-competitive, and innovative supply base that enables rapid manufacturing scale-up, supports new technology introductions, minimizes supply chain risk, and delivers operational excellence through strong supplier partnerships and cross-functional collaboration.