Strategic Purchasing Leader | Global Sourcing

Advanced Machine & Engineering Co.; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead strategic and day-to-day procurement activities, ensuring material availability and cost efficiency across manufacturing and resale operations.

You will develop strategies, manage supplier performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support growth. The role emphasizes leadership of the purchasing team, negotiation of contracts, and ongoing process improvements, including ERP-driven digitization to enhance

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience: Several years in strategic and operational purchasing, preferably in manufacturing.
• Reading: English proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute purchasing strategies aligned with objectives.
• Identify and develop suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, reliability.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and terms to achieve favorable outcomes.
• Ensure material availability for internal manufacturing and resale operations.
• Lead purchasing KPIs and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Logistics, and Quality.
• Manage purchasing budgets and report performance to leadership.
• Drive purchasing digitization and process improvements.

Skills

Strategic purchasing

Negotiation

Supplier management

Cost reduction

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

KPI tracking

ERP systems

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Industrial Engineering / Supply Chain Management

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead strategic and day-to-day procurement activities, ensuring material availability and cost efficiency across manufacturing and resale operations.

You will develop strategies, manage supplier performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support growth. The role emphasizes leadership of the purchasing team, negotiation of contracts, and ongoing process improvements, including ERP-driven digitization to enhance