Purchasing Manager

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x prohibited[?] Posted: 2014-08-23 6:11am

? prev ? next ? Rapidly growing manufacturing company located in Queens seeks Purchasing Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The role of the Purchasing Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize purchasing and procurement strategies for material spending across the organization. This includes acquiring resources within time constraints, financial budgeting constraints, and facilitating communication between the enterprise and its providers in order to deliver products and services according to plan. The Purchasing/Procurement Manager will also define the objectives of products and services in order to oversee quality control throughout their lifecycles.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Direct and manage sourcing strategies from beginning to end.

2. Manage vendor selection and relationship; develop strategies and negotiate with vendors and/or suppliers to increase inventory turns to budgeted and desired levels as determined by senior management.

3. Monitor vendor performance to ensure quality of service. Make recommendation as to corrective action for vendors that do not perform at expected levels.

4. Interview, identify and qualify potential new vendors or suppliers in order to secure more cost-effective sources of products and services.

5. Develop and implement purchasing policies and procedure in conjunction with department-specific requirements, in order to support production and product development.

6. Negotiate pricing, terms and conditions of contracts, sales, and warranties with vendors and/or suppliers.

7. Analyze trends and market conditions for present and future pricing opportunities.

8. Establish and maintain accurate Bills of Material.

9. Develop and maintain Inventory and Purchasing reports.

10. Manages purchase order process; includes reviewing, verifying, investigating problems including quality, calling appropriate parties, preparing documents for payment, clearing shipments, tracking deliveries, scanning and filing of all related documents. Ensures that credits and discounts are received and applied.

11. Draft and submit budget proposals in line with overall company strategies and goals, recommend subsequent budget changes as needed. Measure and manage allocations and expenditures. Recommend realistic cost savings initiatives.

12. Monitor and analyze trends in company spending and inventory control in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings.

13. Manage procurement team staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation and disciplinary actions.

14. In conjunction with the Inventory Control Manager, Controller, and Production Manager, develop and implement plans to auction, recycle or otherwise sell obsolete inventory.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors Degree.

Minimum of 5 years direct work experience in a purchasing or procurement capacity, including all aspects of strategy development and execution.

Ability to deal tactfully with vendors and/or suppliers, who provide a broad spectrum of products and services. Persuasive, encouraging and diplomatic.

Superb budgeting, inventory, and cost-management skills.

Demonstrated experience in personnel management.

General knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing and logistics.

Strong written and oral communication skills.

Good compensation package Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.do NOT contact us with unsolicited services or offerspost id: 4632900371

posted: 2014-08-23 6:11am

updated: 2014-08-23 6:11am

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