Purchasing Manager

The Procurement Manager is responsible for organizing and supervising functions for Pkg/IPS purchasing team and IPS sourcing team. This includes purchasing activities, onboarding and managing suppliers, managing costs/prices, quoting, item setup and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Manage departmental operations in sourcing/purchasing
• Work with client services, sales and account management teams to define requirements and manage issue resolution
• Maintain configuration of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
• Manage workload balance between team members
• Supervise employees
• Manage escalations
• Provide training to employees in the following areas:
• Process
• Work instructions
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
• Maintain relevant metrics
• Oversee data collection for performance measurement
• Report to executive management on performance
• Review and acting based on performance
• Monitor compliance with internal and external requirements
• Review and updating processes and work instructions
• Find and support opportunities for improved performance, cost-savings and efficiency
• Develop, lead and execute department strategies
• Manage team performance in the following key areas:
• Onboard suppliers that meet financial and regulatory requirements
• Set up pricing and payment terms
• Item set up and maintenance
• Management of regulatory compliance documentation
• Purchasing
• Inventory and service levels on stock products

Secondary Functions:

• Maintain a safe, clean and orderly work area
• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Education/Certifications:

• High school degree or equivalent (Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred)

Experience:

• Minimum five years related experience and/or training

Skills and Qualification:

• Flexibility in daily hours worked based on workloads
• Ability to travel (infrequently)

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Team management skills
• Strong organization skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Basic user abilities in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and instructions
• Ability to present information to managers, clients, suppliers, peers and employees
• Ability to learn and work with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software
• Ability to follow work instructions and procedures
• Strong customer service skills
• Excellent math skills
• Problem solving ability
• Self-motivated
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast paced, stressful environment
• Ability to work with and meet deadlines

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for an extended periods of time

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 10.5 Paid Holidays
• Career Development Opportunities