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

Compensation

$70,000 - $90,000 / two weeks