Senior Strategic Purchasing Leader

Lippert Components, Inc.; Goshen (IN); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401k with employer match

Vacation and paid time off

Career development and mentoring

Zusammenfassung

Lippert Components, Inc. is seeking a Senior Purchasing Manager to lead strategic sourcing, procurement operations, supplier management, and supply planning across a multi-site manufacturing organization.

You will manage a team of purchasing professionals, drive cost reduction, optimize inventory, and align with Operations, Engineering, Finance and Quality to ensure material availability and supplier performance.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive purchasing, sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing purchasing teams.
• Experience sourcing steel, fabricated metal products, industrial commodities, or manufacturing components.
• Strong supplier management and contract negotiation experience.
• Experience with ERP systems and supply planning tools.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data and make fact-based business decisions.
• Strong sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability.

Aufgaben

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of purchasing professionals.
• Establish performance goals, accountability measures, and development plans.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, urgency, and customer service.
• Support succession planning and professional growth within the purchasing organization.
• Standardize purchasing processes and best practices across multiple business locations.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for steel, fabricated components, weldments, assemblies, coatings, production services, MRO products, and indirect materials.
• Lead competitive sourcing events, RFQs, bid analysis, and supplier selection processes.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, payment terms, freight agreements, and supplier partnerships.
• Identify, qualify, and develop suppliers to improve cost, quality, delivery, and capacity performance.
• Develop supplier scorecards and conduct regular supplier business reviews.
• Implement risk mitigation strategies through dual sourcing and supplier development programs.
• Manage supply planning processes and procurement parameters, including lead times and safety stock levels.
• Partner with operations and planning teams to balance inventory investment with customer service objectives.
• Analyze demand fluctuations and proactively adjust supply plans and supplier commitments.
• Support inventory optimization and working capital improvement initiatives.
• Ensure timely placement, management, and follow-up of purchase orders.
• Resolve delivery, quality, and supplier performance issues.
• Monitor purchasing, inventory, and supplier performance metrics.
• Lead escalation efforts during supply disruptions and material shortages.
• Support plant operations through effective communication and rapid problem resolution.
• Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards for procurement and supply chain performance.
• Lead reporting and analysis efforts to drive strategic decision-making.
• Conduct cost analyses, benchmark evaluations, and savings tracking.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and operational efficiencies.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and annual operating planning activities.
• Partner with Engineering on new product introductions and supplier selection.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Operations to support material availability and capacity planning.
• Work closely with Finance on forecasting, cost savings validation, and inventory management.
• Support Quality initiatives related to supplier performance and corrective actions.
• Participate in corporate sourcing, inventory reduction, and supply chain resiliency initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

ERP systems

Sourcing strategy

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Supply planning tools

Jobbeschreibung

Lippert Components, Inc. is seeking a Senior Purchasing Manager to lead strategic sourcing, procurement operations, supplier management, and supply planning across a multi-site manufacturing organization.

You will manage a team of purchasing professionals, drive cost reduction, optimize inventory, and align with Operations, Engineering, Finance and Quality to ensure material availability and supplier performance.