Purchasing Excellence

Stiles Machinery

$80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
  • 3-5+ years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Operations, Purchasing, or Shared Services
  • Strong expertise in Power BI for data modeling and KPIs
  • Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and complex functions
  • Experience with automation tools like Power Automate
  • Working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
  • Proven ability to drive measurable improvements in cost and efficiency

Responsibilities

  • Support cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives across Purchasing and related departments
  • Identify and redesign business processes to enhance efficiency
  • Develop standardized workflows and best practices
  • Design Power BI dashboards for operational visibility
  • Consolidate data sources into actionable reporting tools
  • Drive the automation of manual processes
  • Partner with business leaders to define performance metrics

Benefits

  • Flexibility to work on diverse projects across various departments
  • Opportunity to influence company-wide continuous improvement initiatives
  • Access to advanced tools such as Power BI and Power Automate
  • Potential for personal growth through cross-functional collaboration
  • Chance to drive digital transformation within the organization
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

  • Support cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives across Purchasing and other departments
  • Identify, map, and redesign business processes to improve efficiency and scalability
  • Develop and implement standardized workflows, SOPs, and best practices
  • Design and deploy Power BI dashboards and KPI reporting for operational and executive visibility
  • Consolidate data sources into centralized, actionable reporting tools
  • Drive automation of manual processes using Power Automate and related tools
  • Partner with business leaders to define performance metrics and reporting structures
  • Experience working collaboratively with functional teams (i.e Finance, AP, Payroll, Engineering, Procurement)
  • Facilitate process workshops, working sessions, and cross-functional alignment discussions
  • Establish and manage a continuous improvement pipeline, tracking impact, savings, and efficiency gains
  • Act as a bridge between business, data, and systems, enabling digital transformation
  • Drive adoption of new tools, processes, and best practices across the organization
  • Provide data-driven insights to support leadership decision-making
  • Build and promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
  • Perform bid administration and contract buyouts as needed; this includes generating complete bid documents for issuance as RFQs to bidders, providing answers to all bidders for any questions that occur during the bid cycle, reviewing bids and creating pricing comparison summaries, coordinating and documenting clarification meetings with potential subcontractor/suppliers, and negotiating final pricing
  • Perform other duties as assigned to support purchasing activities including but not limited to operational, audits, strategic.
  • Ability to travel when required, limited.


What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
  • 3-5+ years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Operations, Purchasing, or Shared Services
  • Proven track record of supporting cross-functional process improvement initiatives
  • Strong expertise in Power BI (data modeling, dashboards, KPI development)
  • Advanced Excel skills (data analysis, pivots, complex functions)
  • Experience with automation tools (Power Automate or similar)
  • Working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent)
  • Demonstrated ability to drive measurable improvements (cost savings, cycle time, efficiency)
  • Experience supporting functions such as Finance, AP, Payroll, Engineering, or Procurement
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights
  • Ability to influence stakeholders and drive change without direct authority
  • Excellent communication skills across technical and executive audiences
  • Experience in engineering-driven or project-based organizations (preferred)


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