Purchasing Manager

General Position Summary:

Manages assigned regional purchasing functions and formal supplier management in support of assigned purchasing region, regional Operations, and internal stakeholders. Manages planning and implementation of procurement programs, vendor and savings initiatives, continuous improvement initiatives and other internal projects. Develops and manages systems and processes, implements corporate and department policies as appropriate. Measures, manages, and develops assigned staff and leverages available resources to achieve assigned business objectives and procurement organizational goals.

Job Scope:

This position operates within broadly established parameters, requires the application of technical principles to solve complex problems, and is responsible for defining, developing and implementing purchasing-related processes and systems to support the assigned Purchasing region. Specific focus is on implementing continuous improvement and automation within assigned responsibilities. Responsible to develop annual regional purchasing plans. Executes the regional Supplier Management Program and ensuring the assigned region(s) delivers operational support and captures savings. Ensures availability of goods and services while managing appropriate service level expectations and policy compliance. Effectively manages internal relationships. Serves as the regional Purchasing subject matter expert in tools, systems, and processes for the assigned business segments.

Annual salary range:

• AL $86K- $90K
• GA $90k – $94K

Essential Functions:

• Plans, coordinates and executes annual purchasing objectives in support of assigned purchasing region. Provides purchasing support to internal customers. Specific focus on managing Preferred Suppliers, formal supplier management programs, contract implementation and management. Drives the professional development of assigned team and leads continuous improvement, automation, and change management activities.
• Maintains purchasing standards, drives performance metrics, and improves purchasing performance across team responsibilities. Implements automated systems to facilitate and monitor purchasing functions of assigned employees and provides cost data for use in planning, budgeting and other functional activities as needed. Maintains proper risk management and controls.
• Develops and enforces purchasing procedures to satisfy company policies, department objectives, and operational support. Remains informed of all new developments relative to materials and supplies and makes recommendations designed to reduce costs, improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Communicates effectively and constructively across the organization and with external suppliers. Collaborates effectively with other departments, operational leaders, peers and suppliers. Provides effective follow up and timely status updates.
• Measures and manages assigned staff and uses available resources to achieve assigned business objectives. Develops staff and achieves procurement organizational goals.
• This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented, as necessary.

Specific Job Skills:

• Procurement and Purchasing Management.
• Supplier Performance Management.
• Business Planning.
• Inventory Management.
• Stakeholder management and support.
• Strong contract management skills.
• Team Player with strong relationship management skills.
• Ability to teach, coach, and mentor purchasing staff.
• ‘Change Agent’ with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Effective problem solving and analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated negotiation, organizational, and system analysis skills.
• Quantitatively oriented problem-solving/Lean Thinking skills.
• Small to medium sized presentation skills.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with emphasis in business, preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 6 or more years of purchasing experience with experience in a heavy industrial multi-location manufacturing environment highly preferred.
• Expertise in one or more ERP/Purchasing tools, Oracle preferred.
• Prior experience with or knowledge about Lean Management and/or involvement implementing change management initiatives.
• Previous supervisory experience strongly preferred.

Supervisory responsibility:

This position manages a regional purchasing team including assigned buyers, supervisors, and/or managers across multiple operating locations.

PLEASE NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

All U.S. applicants must be 18 years of age or older and all Canada applicants must be 16 years of age or older.

Radius Recycling, Inc. participates in e-verify for all U.S. new hires.

An offer of U.S. employment by Radius Recycling, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a post-offer drug screen and background check.

All new hires must review and sign an Arbitration Agreement. This applies to all U.S. non-union employees.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Radius Recycling, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, marital status, disability status, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, age, prior industrial injury, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status under local, state or federal law.