What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Supervisor position at Dicastal North America?
Purchasing Supervisor
Job Description
Location: Greenville, MI Department: Purchasing
Reports to: Purchasing Manager Date: February 2025
Summary
Responsible for supervision of purchasing department personnel and processes, including supplier management and procurement of goods and services within budget and in consideration of standards for quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need. Includes working with the United States and China based staff and suppliers. Ensure consistent development of products and supply chain flow occurs to facility. Find new products at or below targeted cost levels at the appropriate quality level. Develop lowest total cost supply chain for various component / raw material categories.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage supplier relations, including participation in development of new products, team sourcing, visits to suppliers, evaluation of supplier performance and problem-solving meetings with suppliers
- Departmental daily safety spot checks
- Ensures employees receive training and understand all safety requirements and procedures related to their work. Enforces personal protective equipment requirements
- Guides and manages team to ensure KPI’s and other performance metrics are met
- Make recommendations concerning action plans for suppliers which fall short of expectations.
- Improve existing overall supplier performance for various component / raw material categories.
- Evaluate and analyze cost structure and cost drivers of various suppliers and lead those suppliers to lowest cost levels
- Identify potential suppliers. Bring new suppliers for various component / raw material categories
- Stay informed of new technologies that can be incorporated into the supply base
- Work with various departments and associates to facilitate bringing new products to market
- Perform cost/price analysis and utilize value analysis to make recommendations for and to implement cost improvements
- Experience in sourcing aluminum A356, paints, coolant fluids is a plus
- Responsible for all duties related to the purchase of MRO (maintenance, repair, operations) items
- Other duties as assigned by management
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred, ideally focusing on science or engineering
- 3-5 years experience in offshore sourcing and supplier management
- Past experience in a manufacturing environment a preferred
- Ability to identify Quality Lean Manufacturing Operations and their presence or absence at supplier facilities
- Knowledge of quality control and statistical processes
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting
- Time management and multitasking skills a plus
- Exposure to a wide variety of manufacturing categories helpful including automotive
Organizational Culture
- Work safely and follow rules and guidelines for safe work
- Reporting to work on time and with a positive attitude
- Responsible for staying focused on tasks at hand
- Being responsible for work performance and completing tasks throughout the day
- Maintains a good working relationship with co-workers
- Support a positive and steady workflow through the company
- Works with a sense of urgency when needed
- Support, coach or mentor co-workers when needed
- Positively support change throughout the company
Physical Work Conditions
- Must be able to work in a hot environment
- Must be able to lift and move aluminum wheels of varying weight
- Must be able to stand and walk for up to 12 hours per day
- Must be able to wear personal protective equipment when required
*Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
