Purchasing Manager

Organization Name: Winter Custom Yachts

Website: www.wintercustomyachts.com

Organization: Custom Boat Building and Boat Yard Services

Department: Administration

Reports To: Katelyn Miller

Job Location: Hubert, NC-28539

Hours/Week: 40

Prepared By: Gabby Mulholland

Prepared Date: 3.14.2025

Job Purpose

Procurement of all company products and services.

Tasks

· Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.

· Maintain health, safety, quality, and legal aspects of the entire purchasing process.

· Research and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.

· Negotiate, administer, and build positive business relationships with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.

· Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data to ensure competitive pricing and work within budgets to secure cost savings.

· Submit purchase orders, track shipments, physically receive shipments, check deliveries for accuracy and stow deliveries accordingly.

· Formulate policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services.

· Complete data entry to submit purchase orders, check out products, and receive shipments.

· Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time, and resolve problems related to undelivered goods.

· Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.

· Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, tracking market conditions, price trends, or futures markets.

· Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.

Detailed Work Activities

· Maintain organization of all inventoried products.

· Maintain accurate physical inventory counts.

· Develop business relationships.

· Establish organizational guidelines or policies.

· Estimate demand for products or services.

· Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.

· Maintain data in information systems or databases.

· Monitor inventories of products or materials.

· Monitor organizational processes.

· Negotiate contracts with clients or service providers.

· Purchase products or services.

Work Content

Physical Demands

The employee may occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; the employee occasionally will walk; Employee will frequently reach with hands and arms, stand, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear

Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment

The employee is occasionally Up to 10 pounds; Up to 25 pounds;

Visions

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus;

Work Environment

The employee may occasionally be around fumes or airborne particles.

Qualification

Years of Experience: 5 years’ experience in logistics, inventory management, purchasing.

Education: Bachelor's degree in business / procurement OR 5 years’ experience as a manufacturing sales rep from marine related business.

Technology: Inventory Management Software, Electronic Mail, and Microsoft 365 (Primarly Excel)

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person