What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Manager position at NRG?
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Job Summary :
The Purchasing Manager plans, schedules and monitors inbound movement of materials from suppliers. Provides leadership, direction, and support to the division purchasing function.
Essential Duties / Responsibilities :
- Determines material requirements and coordinates the efficient movement of materials to Division operations
- Coordinates with other departments to ensure the timely flow of materials within an established timeframe
- Responsible for min / max inventory levels according to the season, usage trends and product availability
- Works on distributor and manufacturer accountability, while maintaining an open and transparent relationship
- Develops and maintains inventory templates for warehouse and other purchasing team members.
- Ensures purchase orders requirements have been met
- Oversees preparation of purchase orders
- Oversees monthly inventory counts
- Performs vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reduce costs and boost efficiency
- Monitors vendor performance, making recommendations to improve vendor performance as needed
- Works with warehouse staff to reconcile receiving discrepancies
- Collaborates with other departments as needed
- Keeps Senior Management informed of activities and progress toward goals & objectives
- Establishes effective reporting and communication with designated team to ensure that they are appropriately informed of management expectations, polices, procedures and programs
- Completes required reports, accounting records and related documents promptly and accurately
- Effectively supervises purchasing team, ensuring staff are trained for optimal performance.
- Leads and develops the purchasing team; maintains appropriate staffing levels
- Ensures that employees attend all required training
- Continually searches for ways to improve results and effectiveness.
- Provides regular performance updates and recommendations to senior management
- Provides leadership to designated teams through effective objective setting, delegation, and communication based on direction from senior management.
- Addresses issues of concern related to performance providing constructive and ongoing feedback and consequences if performance remains below standards.
- Follows all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to safety
- Other duties as assigned
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Preferred Qualifications :
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Physical Requirements :
Airtorn is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M / F / Vet / Disability. Level, Title and / or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.
Official description on file with Talent.
PLEASE NOTE : NRG Energy, Inc. is providing onboarding and pre-employment processes for Airtron LLC. As such, you may encounter "NRG Energy, Inc." or "NRG" in various places during your pre-employment and onboarding process. Please be aware that Airtron LLC and NRG Energy, Inc. are separate and independent companies, and that your employment will be with Airtron LLC and not NRG Energy, Inc.