Strategic Purchasing Manager: Materials & Vendors

Allient; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Allient Inc. in Dayton, Ohio, is seeking a Purchasing Manager to direct and coordinate buyers and support staff involved in procuring raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies for an industrial plant, public utility, or other organization.

The role focuses on establishing purchasing policies, analyzing market conditions, and ensuring cost-effective procurement while maintaining delivery and quality commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent number of years of experience required.
• 3-5 years of purchasing/buyer experience required.

Responsibilities

• Establishes purchasing policies and directs purchasing programs accordingly.
• Prepares and assigns purchase orders and change notices to purchasing agents.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
• Keeps informed of economic, industrial and other trends that affect markets, prices, and delivery conditions.
• Reviews and monitors requisitions, supply sources, supplies, quotations, terms, etc.
• Recommends major purchases of materials on the basis of anticipated changes in prices or on unusual availability situations.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Monitors performance and capabilities of vendors to ensure maintenance of delivery, quality, and price commitments.
• Develops and installs clerical and office procedures and practices, and studies workflow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to determine expediency of installing new or improved office machines.

Skills

Purchasing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Job description

Allient Inc. in Dayton, Ohio, is seeking a Purchasing Manager to direct and coordinate buyers and support staff involved in procuring raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies for an industrial plant, public utility, or other organization.

The role focuses on establishing purchasing policies, analyzing market conditions, and ensuring cost-effective procurement while maintaining delivery and quality commitments.