Strategic Purchasing and Inventory Planning Manager

Precision CastParts; Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus plan

Relocation assistance

Paid time off 120 hours

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Environment One Corporation (E/One) in Niskayuna, NY, is seeking a Purchasing and Inventory Planning Manager. This on-site, full-time role leads daily purchasing, inventory management, and production planning, and drives ERP usage and reporting to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

You will supervise the purchasing and inventory planning team, collaborate with Sales, Manufacturing and Engineering to balance service levels and capacity, manage vendor relations, monitor variances, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field required.
• 7-10 years of material and inventory management/purchasing experience, including management of thousands of unique part numbers.
• 5 years of management and/or supervisory experience leading a high-performing purchasing team.
• 3-5 years of import, export, and domestic freight forwarding experience or similar experience.
• Required expertise in information systems management, ERP workflows, data accuracy, and reporting; MAPICS experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success improving purchasing and inventory planning processes through ERP systems.
• Strong expertise in ERP data extraction and validation, report development, and purchasing and inventory trend analysis to guide management action.
• Proficient computer skills in: MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Access.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day purchasing and inventory management activities and oversees the team’s daily work.
• Directs procurement and planning policies governing the purchase and delivery of all items within budget and time constraints.
• Works across departments to balance customer service, inventory investment, and manufacturing productivity, pursuing the highest service levels and productivity with the minimum inventory needed to support those objectives.
• Responsible for monitoring and reducing purchase price variances to meet profit objectives.
• Expedites operations and suppliers that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Works closely with Sales, Manufacturing, and Engineering to balance customer responsiveness with capacity and material constraints.
• Responsible for managing inventory net working capital
• Leads ERP use, data accuracy, and process improvement in purchasing and inventory planning. Develops management reports on inventory, purchase price variances, supplier delivery, and planning performance; analyzes trends and recommends corrective actions.
• Assists in managing vendor and supplier selection. Evaluates selection options based on price, quality, support, capacity, and reliability.
• Develops and maintains relationships with key suppliers and vendors
• Manages, supervises, mentors, develops, and motivates the purchasing and inventory planning team.
• Coordinates material or product requirements with supervisors across departments.
• Leads team to deliver corporate goals for this department in the areas of: Safety, 6S, Inventory, Scrap and On-time shipments.
• Proactively identifies and manages supply chain risks to the organization.
• Assure that the compliance of import and export requirements are met.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Inventory management

ERP systems

Vendor management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MAPICS

MS Excel

MS Access

ERP software

Job description

Environment One Corporation (E/One) in Niskayuna, NY, is seeking a Purchasing and Inventory Planning Manager. This on-site, full-time role leads daily purchasing, inventory management, and production planning, and drives ERP usage and reporting to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

You will supervise the purchasing and inventory planning team, collaborate with Sales, Manufacturing and Engineering to balance service levels and capacity, manage vendor relations, monitor variances, and