Strategic Purchasing Manager - Manufacturing

AppleOne Employment Services; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Kent, WA is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager - Manufacturing to lead and execute strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and on-site procurement for a stable manufacturing operation.

You will collaborate with operations, production, and finance to ensure timely material availability, optimize costs, and drive measurable savings while managing a small team on site in Kent.

Qualifications

• Lead organization-wide purchasing and procurement strategies for a manufacturing operation.
• Manage sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract terms, and purchasing cost controls.
• Support production needs by ensuring timely availability of materials, equipment, and operational supplies.
• Supervise, support, and develop one purchasing team member.
• Significant purchasing and procurement experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience sourcing a broad range of materials, products, packaging, machinery, equipment, and operational supplies.
• Strong background in vendor negotiations, contract management, supplier evaluation, and strategic sourcing.
• Ability to develop purchasing strategies that balance cost, quality, availability, and operational needs.
• Experience working directly with manufacturing operations and production-related purchasing requirements.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including cost evaluation, savings identification, and terms negotiation.
• Experience supervising or leading purchasing personnel.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, organization, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing and procurement activities across raw materials, food products, packaging, machinery, equipment, and operational supplies.
• Source, evaluate, and develop domestic and international suppliers based on quality, pricing, reliability, lead times, and business needs.
• Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing, payment terms, contracts, and purchasing programs to maximize value and reduce risk.
• Partner with production, warehouse, finance, and operations leadership to support forecasts, capital equipment needs, and production requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance, material availability, purchasing costs, and lead times to help prevent production delays.
• Identify cost savings opportunities, improve purchasing processes, strengthen controls, and support supplier consolidation initiatives.

Skills

Purchasing strategy

Supplier negotiations

ERP systems

Excel

Leadership

Cost control

Cross-functional

Strategic sourcing

Inventory planning

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services in Kent, WA is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager - Manufacturing to lead and execute strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and on-site procurement for a stable manufacturing operation.

You will collaborate with operations, production, and finance to ensure timely material availability, optimize costs, and drive measurable savings while managing a small team on site in Kent.