What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Manager position at Bass Pro Shops?
TrueTimber Outdoors is a design, distribution, and sourcing company located in Inman, SC. The company specializes in apparel, textiles, marine components, hydrographic film, and outdoor recreational accessories. As a subsidiary of the national outdoor retailer, Bass Pro Shops since 2014, the company has experienced high levels of growth year after year.
TrueTimber is currently seeking a self-motivated, highly organized Purchasing Manager to join the team at TrueTimber Outdoors. The Purchasing Manager will work closely with the internal management team as well as domestic and international customers and vendors.
Key Responsibilities:
Purchasing Management:
- Responsible for issuing preliminary bookings with factories to confirm production space and estimated delivery times based on costing and sales information from internal team.
- Prepare and submit purchase orders to factories confirming cost and required delivery dates
- Make necessary adjustments to existing orders when changes are requested by program manager.
- Review data imported into system to ensure consistency with preliminary booking information
- Responsible for confirming new item set up details and distributing to database manager
Production Management:
- Manage each purchase order delivery status once all pre-production approvals have been finalized.
- Seek out answers for internal team and customers as needed making sure accurate and timely information is dispersed. Must be in constant communication with suppliers.
- Manage the production WIP for all open purchase orders
- Responsible for sending out scheduled order updates to confirm delivery dates for internal team.
- Confirm shipping details with the factory and work with the program manager to schedule deliveries.
- Provide detailed order information as needed to program manager and alert them of any delivery delays.
- Coordinate with inbound logistics team to review and confirm shipping documents match original PO details.
- Work on standardizing internal purchasing systems, forms, and procedures.
- Maintain strong understanding of customer specific requirements and timelines
Qualifications:
- Good understanding of international production and shipping timelines
- Strong written and verbal communication, with internal team members, customers, and international suppliers.
- Attention to detail and accuracy is critical
- Must be able to manage tight timelines and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience with ERP system- NetSuite experience preferred, but not required
- Proficient in Excel
- Must work well in a team unit and have good organizational skills
- 3-5 years in purchasing/supply chain management
Full Time Benefits Summary:
Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions!
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Voluntary benefits
- 401k Retirement Savings
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Bass Pro Cares Fund
- And more!
Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit your nearest location or contact us at hrcompliance@basspro.com.
