Strategic Supply Chain & Procurement Manager

Careersathope; Morgantown, Northern (WV, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope Gas is seeking a Manager, Supply Chain Services to lead purchasing, vendor relations, materials, inventory, and service activities that support operations. You will establish priorities, coordinate procurement, and improve supplier relationships to bolster service levels and control spend.

The role requires a strong background in procurement, supplier management, negotiation, and leadership. Expect collaboration across operations, finance, and legal, with a focus on process improvements and

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of purchasing, procurement, supplier management, inventory, materials, warehousing, logistics, and purchase-order processes.
• Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft applications, OnBase, Novara, and related purchasing and information platforms.
• Strong negotiation, contract review, spend analysis, inventory-control, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, supplier relationships, business-unit requests, and cross-functional issues.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and process-improvement skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages purchasing, vendor relationships, materials, inventory, requisition, and purchase-order activities that support business-unit needs.
• Establishes inventory practices, minimum and maximum levels, controls, and accountability measures for materials and non-inventory items.
• Coordinates supplier selection, quotes, negotiations, onboarding, purchase approvals, pricing, delivery, quality, and contract terms.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business units, the Legal Department, and vendors to review, negotiate, and finalize contract terms and conditions, ensuring alignment with operational requirements, risk management standards, and company objectives.
• Oversees buyer queues, requisition quality, purchase-order creation, invoice resolution, and timely responses to business-unit requests.
• Monitors material availability, inventory counts, system records, purchasing data, and supplier performance and implements improvements.
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and improves purchasing, logistics, warehousing, and inventory-turnover practices.
• Partners with operations and construction, finance, accounts payable, warehouse staff, and vendors to resolve issues and maintain service continuity.
• The Manager, Supply Chain Services works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current trends and extensive knowledge of Supply Chain Management programs, and department processes.
• The Manager, Supply Chain Services administers performance management and disciplinary actions. The Manager, Supply Chain Services primarily focuses on administering established policies and procedures but may have some impact on Supply Chain Management department budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Inventory management

Negotiation

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related

5+ years people leadership experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft applications

OnBase

Novara

Job description

Hope Gas is seeking a Manager, Supply Chain Services to lead purchasing, vendor relations, materials, inventory, and service activities that support operations. You will establish priorities, coordinate procurement, and improve supplier relationships to bolster service levels and control spend.

The role requires a strong background in procurement, supplier management, negotiation, and leadership. Expect collaboration across operations, finance, and legal, with a focus on process improvements and