Manager, Purchasing

Primary Objective of Position: The Purchasing Manager leads a team of 10 direct reports responsible for all tactical purchasing activities within the Winnebago Motorhome business unit.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Manages the tactical purchasing team members and ensure the procurement processes are in alignment and collaboration with the enterprise supply chain teams
• Identifies, negotiates, and resolves conflicts with respect to material availability and order-promising integrity. Manages communications/escalations when demand cannot be met and recommends alternatives on how the requested demand could be satisfied.
• Manages expectations for all liaisons with product development, engineering, sourcing, and other supporting organizations to ensure appropriate standards are used to meet all necessary requirements
• Develops, implement and manage purchasing processes that effectively meet both the demand and financial commitment of the operations team
• Establishes the requisite KPI’s for the organization regarding procured materials in terms of operational objectives/goals of the business unit and reports their outcomes
• Manages and develops material flow strategies to ensure customer satisfaction, while maintaining established inventory levels to support business objectives
• Create and lead tactical material plans for responsible goods and services. Acts as owner for all associated raw material inventories and provides input to management regarding long term material issues that could impact corporate decisions
• Participate in the monitoring and maintenance of the performance of all reporting systems and proactively participates in new process development by identifying system limitations and recommending alternative actions
• Actively participate in annual supplier value analysis/cost reduction opportunities with the supplier base and sourcing teams
• Manage and support savings tracking processes and participates in special projects as needed

Critical Competencies

• 3 years proven experience in management related area of manufacturing operations or supply chain
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing operations, order scheduling and purchasing procedures, MRP systems and their processes, and supply chain best practices
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relations of cooperation and communication with staff at all levels.
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Excellent English verbal and written communication

Education

• BS or BA in Business Management, Operations, Materials, or Supply Chain desired. Experience coupled with continuing education may be accepted in lieu of a degree
• APICS certification or ongoing education highly preferred