Procurement Manager

FILTEC

$80K — $110K *
Solon, OH 44139In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field
  • 10+ years of operational procurement experience (not sourcing)
  • Experience in industrial or electrical assembly environments
  • Strong ERP knowledge (BAAN, M2M, SAP, Dynamics)
  • Understanding of procurement and supply chain operations

Responsibilities

  • Manage and standardize procurement execution across all sites
  • Ensure alignment with MRP signals and planning priorities
  • Act as a coordination point across sites to streamline procurement operations
  • Control inventory levels and manage safety stock
  • Drive supplier on-time delivery performance and manage backlog
  • Secure material availability to prevent shortages
  • Lead and develop procurement teams across multiple sites

Benefits

  • 401(k) & 401(k) matching
  • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Legal and identity theft protection
  • Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Procurement Manager to ensure efficient, reliable, and standardized procurement execution across all sites, supporting production continuity and customer commitments.

The role plays a key part in driving supplier performance and operational excellence, while ensuring strict alignment with sourcing strategies, contracts, and global procurement processes.

Acting as a key interface between suppliers and operations, you will manage end-to-end execution from purchase order to delivery, with a strong focus on:
  • MRP execution
  • inventory control
  • on-time delivery
  • shortage mitigation

You will also contribute actively to S&OP, ensuring procurement execution is fully aligned with demand and supply plans.

Key responsibilities

Procurement Operations
  • Manage and standardize procurement execution across sites (POs, confirmations, expediting)
  • Ensure alignment with MRP signals and planning priorities
  • Act as a coordination point across sites

MRP Execution & Inventory Control
  • Ensure effective execution of MRP signals (requisitions, rescheduling, cancellations)
  • Control inventory levels (safety stock, excess & obsolete, turns)
  • Work closely with Planning to balance service level and constraints
  • Contribute to parameter optimization (lead time, MOQ, stock)

Supplier Order Management & Delivery Performance
  • Drive supplier on-time delivery (OTD) performance
  • Manage confirmations, backlog, and late orders
  • Escalate critical topics with sourcing teams

Material Availability & Prioritization
  • Secure material availability for operations
  • Manage shortages and prioritization across sites
  • Anticipate risks via Planning and S&OP interactions

ERP Governance & Data Consistency
  • Ensure consistency of procurement master data
  • Maintain strict ERP discipline in execution and transactions

Supplier Performance (Operational)
  • Track supplier KPIs globally (OTD, backlog, responsiveness)
  • Participate in operational reviews for key suppliers
  • Escalate structural issues to sourcing

Team Management
  • Lead and develop procurement teams across sites
  • Ensure clear prioritization aligned with business needs

Process & Continuous Improvement
  • Deploy best practices in procurement and MRP execution
  • Improve lead times, inventory turns, and shortage reduction
  • Define and track KPIs at network level

S&OP Contribution
  • Represent Procurement in S&OP governance
  • Provide visibility on supplier constraints and risks
  • Ensure alignment with supply and inventory plans


Profile
  • Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related)
  • 10+ years of experience in operational procurement (not sourcing)
  • Experience in industrial or electrical assembly environments
  • Strong ERP knowledge (BAAN, M2M, SAP, Dynamics...)


Key skills
  • Procurement & supply chain operations
  • MRP & inventory management
  • S&OP processes
  • ERP systems
  • Supplier performance management
  • Cross-site coordination


We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
  • 401(k) & 401(k) matching
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Legal and identity theft protection
  • AFLAC
  • Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
  • HSA, FSA
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program

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