The candidate will lead in the development of reports and metrics to proactively measure team performance, stocking levels, and lead times to optimize the performance of the organization. In addition, the candidate will lead implementation of policies, procedures and systems that support the company’s Annual Operating Plan including the execution of multi-million dollar purchasing savings initiatives within the business' procurement group that you manage.

You and your team will have tactical responsibility for assuring that materials and services are efficiently procured to support the needs of manufacturing plants in throughout the US.

Responsibilities

• Develop a center-led procurement program that adds value and efficiency to the organization
• Oversee purchase order processing and purchase order fulfillment for each business unit
• Directly and in a supervisory capacity, conduct competitive bidding and develop strategic contracts
• Support team as needed in invoice reconciliation
• Develop and communicate a procurement business plan; establish, communicate and implement long-term goals for the department in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency
• Develop effective working relationships with the leaders of the business unit
• Develop, communicate and administer procurement team performance appraisals and development plans
• Serve as the primary contact for procurement related questions, training, policy and procedure interpretation and alignment by all departments for the business unit you support
• Develop and implement procurement-related training programs for the procurement team and organization
• Create and implement Departmental Key Performance Indicators to track overall performance of your organization in meeting goals and objectives
• Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs with a focus on their ability to enhance organizational value and efficiency
• Meet regularly with respective departments regarding procurement for their understanding and/or recommendations to enhance policies and procedures.
• Develop, communicate, and implement new/revised policies, procedures as required

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Strong leadership skills in the development of personnel
• Excellent analytical and computer skills particularly Microsoft Excel in the development of reports and metrics to create strategies driven by data
• Demonstrated ability to learn new ERP systems to quickly maximize their efficiency in the overall purchasing process
• Strong communication skills
• Outstanding team building and leadership skills

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, Logistics or related field
• 7-10 years of direct purchasing experience, with at least 3 years in a management role overseeing purchasing agents/buyers
• Results-oriented, metrics-driven leader with expertise in purchasing, supplier collaboration, development, and compliance
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the multi-step strategic sourcing process
• Demonstrated ability to lead and direct procurement personnel & activities in multiple locations (Ideally in different States)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in managing work flow and material lead times to support manufacturing operations to assure that production is never impacted from material stockouts
• Experience building a supplier performance management program

Preferred

• MBA
• Direct experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP platform
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes for engineered products including Steel fabrication