Purchasing Manager

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Position Summary: 

The Purchasing Manager at Diamond Drives, LLC oversees all materials management functions across the multi-site operation. This role involves managing supplier relationships and the supplier approval process. The manager utilizes lean manufacturing principles to achieve the least cost of ownership for materials, minimize quality and delivery risks, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement both internally and externally.

This position is an onsite position that reports to the Materials Manager and is a key contributor to the business planning process.

Essential Job Duties:

• Talent Management: Provide leadership and direction to the supply chain team, including associate development, talent and succession planning, performance management and mentoring.

• Supply Chain Management: Manage all direct materials and MRO supplier relationships.  And develop supplier strategies to ensure the correct delivery, quality and supply flow of products from vendors.

• Partner with Operations regarding any predicted changes in capacity needs and recommend course of actions.

• Develop/implement procedures that successfully interpret incoming demand and integrates them into the operating plan, while staying within the boundaries of operational capacity and efficient utilization of all plant resources.

• Develop Lean strategy for plant supply chain/materials management to identify normal from abnormal conditions and develop waste elimination strategies. Drive Lean concepts and initiatives.

Qualifications: 

• Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field; or equivalent experience.

  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in the supply chain with experience leading or influencing teams, in a manufacturing environment.

  • Demonstrated experience managing and working with suppliers (internal and external).

• Preferred:

  • Experience: 7 years of experience in Supply Chain with experience leading or influencing teams, in a manufacturing environment.

  • Experience in SAP.

  • Demonstrated experience building/developing systems and processes utilizing lean tools.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.