Job Description

• Develop and implement purchasing strategies
• Managing daily procurement department activities, supervise staff, and allocate assignments
• Manage supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, process, timelines, etc.
• Coordinating with inventory control to determine and management inventory requirements
• Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications
• Project Management and continuous improvement of purchasing systems and processes; removes non-value added and manual tasks to achieve optimal performance
• Employee training on purchasing process and how to use the purchasing system
• Negotiates advantageous pricing, terms, warranties, delivery and handling obligations, and penalties for late delivery
• MRP System updated regarding order status, pricing, lead-times, delivery coordination, etc. 
• Coordinates with Supplier development and quality to achieve cost of quality goals and reimbursement success
• Commodity Management support to achieve departmental goals including Supplier selection, RFP’s, RFQ’s for team evaluation
• Global risk management identification and research that could impact the supply, delivery, and customer demand
• Monitors and analyzes supplier performance, developing and implementing action plans to improve as needed
• Understand current industry and government regulations governing sustainability
• Reviews and evaluates pricing changes for company impact
• Participate on new product teams as required, coordinating supplier pre-approvals, quotes, and new product entry into the MRP system
• Manage the processing of invoices, packing lists and other order history documents
• Manage and trend base material Price Indices for various materials. 
• Audits and pre-qualifies vendors in conjunction with the Supplier Quality group for company compliance with diversity goals, cGMP and ISO and other certification requirements
• Develops departmental KPI’s to ensure process control and continuous improvement
• Supervisory responsibilities including:
  • In conjunction with Director of Procurement, hires and manages Procurement staff as assigned
  • Administers everyday activities of purchasing staff and provide training to staff to ensure compliance to cGMP
  • Conducts performance evaluation conversations and coaching
• Ensures compliance to all purchasing policies
• Analyze all vendor performance to improve purchasing process
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with suppliers and prepare reports for purchasing department and provide effective interface with all departments
• Monitors all purchasing activities and design various cost-effective methods according to demands
• Manages supplier contracts
• Supervises audit activities for departmental compliance with cGMP, ISO9001, IATF 16949 and all other certification requirements.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Supply Chain/ Business/ Engineering or related field; equivalent level of education, training and experience may be considered 
• 5+ years of experience at a supervisory, management, or senior professional level role with emphasis on purchasing, procurement, or materials management 
• Broad knowledge and understanding of business costing, economics, and commercial awareness
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, material specifications, pricing indices, etc.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills; builds positive working relationships with staff; can effectively lead, coach/mentor and develop clerical and support staff