Purchasing Manager

• Directly supervise Buyers in the procurement and on-time delivery of components including direct-buy, repairs, and value-add services to consign inventory.
• Coordinate Buyers for the consigned inventory process including requesting/tracking inventory to be picked and shipped, purchasing of the value-add service, managing delivery timing in work orders, and tracking and disposition of scrap at suppliers.
• Lead Buyers in coordinating suppliers in the re-work or commercial recovery of nonconforming products.
• Maintain Purchasing (PR) procedures to ensure quality of standard work and to improve efficiency for the procurement team.
• Forecasting procurement cashflow based on accurate open POs maintenance.
• Management of the inputs to the Part Approval process to link an existing supplier to a part.
• Foster strong relationships with leadership at the supply base.
• Develops and implements a Purchasing strategy that aligns with the sourcing function strategy to drive benefits for procurement.
• Develop talent within the Purchasing team.
• Contributes to vendor selection and supports the supplier development process.
• Ability to interface effectively with manufacturing, engineering, finance, and program management functions with a strong customer satisfaction mindset.

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 5 to 10 years of applicable professional experience in procurement.
• 5 to 7 years of procurement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years managerial or supervisory experience in procurement or manufacturing.
• Thoroughly familiar with business processes related to purchase order processing.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, Dynamics Business Central, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with standard terms and conditions in supplier relationships.
• Detail oriented, diligent, and well organized.
• Demonstrated self-starter with ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• US Citizen or permanent resident status required

DESIRED:

• Experience with bills of material, source control, technical drawings, and manufacturing of industrial products and services.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes (i.e. fabrication, castings, forgings, machining, special processes etc.).
• Experience negotiating efficient and cost-effective recoveries with suppliers.
• Ability to independently perform financial analysis and justifications to leadership.
• Familiarity with aero-derivative gas turbine components.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to travel 20%.