JOB REQUIREMENTS: Purchasing Supervisor PAY GRADE: Salaried JOB SCOPE: The role of the Purchasing Supervisor is to plan, execute, and finalize purchasing and procurement strategies for spend across the plant and organization. This includes acquiring resources within budget and facilitating communication between the plant, commodity buyer(s) and group constituents in order to deliver products and services according to business plan objectives, including participation in productivity/savings targets. The Plant Purchasing Supervisor will purchase materials, supplies and services at the best price, quality and delivery available. The Purchasing Supervisor will directly supervise assigned personnel. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises and develops the assigned staff in charge of the procurement for the plant. Propose and manages the local Purchasing budget. Implements Purchasing \"Best in Class\" processes and procedures. Contribute to reach purchasing objectives for the plant: purchasing index, quality level, number of suppliers, payment terms, and works hand in hand with others on material cost reduction initiatives. Scope covers all areas of site\'s purchasing: Direct material, MRO, capital pjojects and any other service or item that is purchased locally. Concour to manage Purchasing projects. Contribute to the application of sourcing strategies. This includes interface with specific commodity manager(s) and plant stakeholders. Monitors and analyzes trends in plant spending and inventory control in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings. Analyzes trends and market conditions for the present and future pricing, availability, lead-time, and capacity of goods and services. Coordinates with Commodity Manager(s) to support or conduct negotiation of pricing, terms and conditions of sale and warranties of goods and products with key suppliers and vendors. Monitors vendor, service provider, outsourcer, and/or contractor performance to ensure quality of service. Updates monthly supplier performance matrix(s) in the plant and/or Business Unit Databases (e.g. Zycus iPerform). Develops and delivers purchasing and inventory reports, bid proposals, requirements documentation, and tender documents. Where necessary, develops and implements plans to auction, recycle or otherwise sell obsolete inventory and equipment. Responsible for the management of compliant scrap sale contracts. Where necessary, coordinates delivery of CAPEX and other collateral equipment to the plant. Ensures the necessary materials, tools and services for the operation of the company. Ensures good quality and on-time delivery of the supplied products and achieves budget targets of suppliers (i.e., Parts per Million (PPM), On Time Delivery (OTD)). Co-coordinates quality activity of suppliers. Manages suppliers\' audit and suppliers\'... For full info follow application link. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/DC1828F8779A4DC5