Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing Lead, MRO

Tweddle Group; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Tweddle Group is seeking a procurement professional to manage end-to-end purchasing for domestic commodities and services, including MRO, with a focus on cost savings and strong supplier relationships.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, negotiate effectively, and ensure adherence to quality and delivery standards while supporting continuous improvement and TS/IATF16949 related activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain field.
• 3–5 years professional purchasing experience.
• Knowledge of MRO process including service issues.
• Basic understanding of logistics.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement process for strategic sourcing.
• Perform best practices in purchasing select commodities/services.
• Uphold a team-oriented, customer-focused environment within Purchasing.
• Represent the Purchasing team professionally and empathetically.
• Build partnerships with new and existing suppliers, domestic and international.
• Identify, develop and audit a committed supply base to support corporate objectives.
• Negotiate to achieve annual savings goals and cost reduction initiatives.
• Define and implement improvement efforts within Purchasing and cross-functional teams.
• Comply with inventory valuation/turn goals and participate in inventories.
• Support supplier quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Participate in certification audits (TS/IATF16949, FSC, environmental).
• Maintain Approved Vendors List and performance measurements with TS/IATF16949 procedures.
• Review and promote service/supply agreements to protect corporate interests.
• Learn and grow as a Tweddle Group team member.
• Uphold Tweddle’s Corporate Mission and Vision.
• Manage MRO purchases including service issues.
• Handle additional responsibilities as required.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Supplier management

MRO knowledge

ERP systems

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain

Job description

Tweddle Group is seeking a procurement professional to manage end-to-end purchasing for domestic commodities and services, including MRO, with a focus on cost savings and strong supplier relationships.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, negotiate effectively, and ensure adherence to quality and delivery standards while supporting continuous improvement and TS/IATF16949 related activities.