Job Description:

● Create the strategies and policies carried out by employees with purchasing

responsibilities within the organization.

● Oversee the purchasing of services and supplies necessary for operation of an

organization including machinery, equipment, tools and raw materials.

● Review proposals for price, delivery time and quality and then select suppliers.

Approve and qualify vendors.

● Assist in instituting and promoting cost reduction projects. Monitor the cost, schedule

and performance factors of major subcontractors.

● Coordinate with other departments to determine materials needed and schedules to

be met.

● Use RFIs/RFPs, leveraging, and benchmarking to deliver business results and

competitive advantage. Establish and execute pertinent written agreements.

● Research and develop sources of supply for assigned commodities.

● Analyze suppliers and markets to identify trends, industry dynamics, opportunities for

marketplace advantage, and new ideas for products, processes and services.

● Gather information about competitors’ materials, technologies, supply base, sourcing

strategies, etc. to benchmark competitors’ costs, service, etc.

● Work to develop/publish/implement strategies that enable high quality, delivery, and

productivity cost savings.

● Negotiate with suppliers to achieve the lowest cost consistent with considerations of

quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.

● Develop and maintain appropriate and productive supplier relationships.

● Identify business unit needs and opportunities related to indirect purchases, inbound,

raw material freight and the procure-to-pay process. Develop and coordinate projects

between Corporate or Company Purchasing and the business unit.

● Improve cooperation across geographic and organization boundaries by identifying

barriers and working with Regional Purchasing Leaders and Global Procurement.

● Develop and maintain appropriate and productive supplier relationships, including

involvement in critical negotiations.

● Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s degree required.

● 5 to 8 years purchasing/procurement or related experience with Supervision and

Leadership experience preferred.

● Excellent customer service skills.

● Excellent oral and written communication skills.

● Proven vendor selection and negotiation skills with strong business acumen.

● Knowledge of negotiating and developing contracts.

● Possess leadership, mentoring, training and project management experience and

skills.

● Presentation experience and skills required.

● Understanding of related computer systems, such as Google Workspace, ERP

tools, and other common procurement tools used for sourcing and analytics.