Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

At AMF, we are dedicated to working alongside our customers to produce better food for families around the world while creating better lives for our teammates, families, customers, and communities.

Our culture and shared values are spelled out in "The Markel Style" as we encourage and recognize teammates who bring these values to life each day. With the style as our guide, our teams pursue excellence while keeping a sense of humor. Seeking to know our customers' needs, we aim to build financial value for our shareholders while sharing success with others and winning together. We are inspired to work hard and encouraged to challenge management to find better ways of doing things. At AMF, we believe in fostering the professional development and personal potential of our diverse workforce.

If you're searching for the next company to call home, AMF Bakery Systems provides a teammate-centered culture with exciting career growth opportunities. We strive to build extraordinary teams by seeking out a wide range of talent, experiences, and diverse backgrounds. Diversity of thought and the collaboration of various life experiences is what drives growth and innovation at AMF.

Job Description :

The Purchasing Manager will be hands-on and responsible for providing strategic and tactical leadership of the purchasing team while also executing buying responsibilities. Working with internal business partners in the manufacturing, sales, project management, quality, and engineering community, the overall objective is the purchase of components, materials, OEM items as well as Non-Standard items according to the needs of the company, actively controlling costs and vendor performance while controlling inventory levels. Candidates should possess exceptional leadership and communication skills and should be able to sort through complex issues and be able to create a path to solution.

Job Duties Include :

• Ensure the supply base is adequate to provide the necessary materials and equipment for the company to be successful.
• Lead a group of Buyers and have experience driving positive results through internal and external partnerships.
• Collaborate with any other AMF-owned companies to ensure maximum leverage is gained in procurement and inventory opportunities.
• Ensure inventory levels are established and maintained at the levels determined by the Product Groups
• Collaborate across departmental lines to promote design standardization to ensure cost containment.
• Participate in management events as required.
• Understand and enforce company policies and lead by example.

Requirements :

Prefer candidate have experience with A3 / DMAIC / PDCA in practice and the ability to articulate successful implementations of the tools.

Prefer a strong background in ERP / MRP concepts and configurations to support operational goals.

Qualifications

Benefits

AMF Bakery Systems offers a competitive compensation, benefits package, and excellent opportunities for growth throughout our organization globally and within the Markel Food Group