Senior Purchasing Manager – Coatings & Materials

Kids for the Future; Sheboygan (WI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

The Purchasing Manager at Sheboygan Paint Company leads day-to-day procurement activities to support coatings manufacturing operations. You will ensure timely and cost-effective supply of raw materials, packaging, equipment, and indirect materials to meet production schedules and customer commitments.

Collaborating with Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Finance, and suppliers, you will drive supply continuity, cost management, and supplier performance while developing the purchasing team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
• Experience in coatings, chemicals, paints, adhesives, specialty materials, or a related manufacturing enviornment.
• Proven success negotiating supplier agreements and managing supplier relationships.
• Experience working with ERP systems and procurement analytic tools.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing operations, including purchase orders, order confirmations, expediting, and issue resolution.
• Ensure uninterrupted availability of raw materials, packaging, and indirect materials.
• Anticipate and mitigate supply risks, shortages, and lead-time challenges.
• Partner with Operations and Planning to align procurement with production and demand requirements.
• Maintain accurate ERP purchasing data, including pricing, lead times, and supplier information.
• Resolve invoice, receiving, and quality discrepancies with cross-functional teams.
• Lead sourcing activities, including supplier evaluations, RFQs, and quote analysis.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and supply agreements to improve value and reliability.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive corrective actions when needed.
• Support supplier consolidation, alternate sourcing, and risk mitigation efforts.
• Collaborate with R&D and Quality to qualify new materials and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Purchasing & Procurement

ERP systems

Supplier relationship management

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement analytics tools

Job description

The Purchasing Manager at Sheboygan Paint Company leads day-to-day procurement activities to support coatings manufacturing operations. You will ensure timely and cost-effective supply of raw materials, packaging, equipment, and indirect materials to meet production schedules and customer commitments.

Collaborating with Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Finance, and suppliers, you will drive supply continuity, cost management, and supplier performance while developing the purchasing team