Manager of Purchasing in Cleveland, OH
Title: Manager of Purchasing | Job ID: | Hire Type: Permanent
BH Solutions Group is an Executive Recruiting and Consulting company located in Akron, OH.
Currently seeking a Manager of Purchasing, who will be responsible for vendor negotiations for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and services for our clients corporate and subsidiary locations. This role will collaborate with leaders of various functions in the organization and within the company’s Purchasing/Supply Chain to develop and implement purchasing programs for all business units.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for the Manager of Purchasing
- Developing, leading, and executing domestic and international procurement strategies
- Negotiates with vendors for products and services at the best possible price and service guarantee (including rebates, volume purchases, special program purchases, special terms, etc.)
- Establishes ‘best practice’ purchasing policies, procedures, processes, and supplier measurement criteria in conjunction with Corporate Purchasing; ensures compliance through Managers of Business Locations / Branches
- Develops new supply sources where vendors are inadequate and researches new vendor/product opportunities in conjunction with Executive Management, Sales and Marketing management
- Creates, analyzes, negotiates, and executes corporate bids for services and products
- Negotiates blanket purchase orders, when appropriate, and monitors cost during the time-period
- Coordinates and leads meetings with key purchasing and material scheduling personnel
- Works with General Managers, sales, and business unit/branch personnel as a resource when source of supply is needed or delivery from vendor affects our performance to customers
- Creates, analyzes, reports, and improves corporate metrics against corporate goals for performance through business units/branches
- Acts as a resource for inventory control and logistics management for business units/branches
- Negotiates and tracks our commitments from vendors (including rebate programs with year-end goals based on year-to-date purchases) to assure that we stay on track throughout the year; prepares information and communicates monthly to Corporate Purchasing and the Leadership Team
- Attends trade shows as necessary to find new products, sources and enhance vendor relationships
- Attends vendor events to build and strengthen relationships
- Complies with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics
- Performs other associated duties as directed or required
Education/Experience
Requirements for the Manager of Purchasing
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline; related job experience will be considered in lieu of degree requirement.
- Minimum of 10 years industrial and/or distributor purchasing experience required, steel procurement experience/background specifically required; relevant direct steel mill purchasing background ideal
- Demonstrated ability to work in conjunction with Sales & Marketing to secure/maximize market growth opportunities
- Ability to manage, develop and lead others, specifically in the materials group
- Proven success/strong track record in sourcing and vendor performance management
- Ability to manage claims and conduct weekly meetings to drive compliance
- Ability to track and report key functional metrics to reduce costs/expenses and improve operational efficiencies
- Experience conducting negotiation strategies and closing business deals with optimal payment/freight terms
- Ability to forecast pricing and research global market trends to help leverage buyer-vendor relationships
- Ability to gather and analyze data to make sound purchasing decisions
- Proven experience in domestic and global logistics desired
- Strong negotiations skills and experience
- Previous inventory management a plus
- Excellent analytical, math and spreadsheet skills and overall PC literacy (Microsoft Office) are required
- Experience working with and recommending enhanced analysis in multiple ERP systems
- Analytical skills – must be able to synthesize marketing and pricing information to draw insights and actionable recommendations (e.g. structure the problem, collect data, identify issues and present results); should have strong quantitative skills with a portion of his or her background in financial or economic analysis
- Must possess successful experience in leading cross functional teams on projects
- Must have advanced writing and communication skills, and be able to interact and persuade individuals at levels senior to him or her, as well as actively participate in meetings and group discussions with individuals from various functions of the organization (e.g. Sales, Finance, Marketing)
- Must be detail oriented, self-motivated, and disciplined with the ability to multi-task
- Must successfully complete a criminal background check, physical, drug screen and E-verify
- Travel for this position will be as needed to support project requirements, estimated to be up to 30%
Contact: Ben Basnett
Type:
Full-time
Salary:
Commensurate with Experience
Travel:
30%
Area:
Operations / Supply Chain
State:
Ohio
