Position DescriptionTitle: Purchasing Manager
Department: Purchasing
Immediate Supervisor: Operations Manager
Status: Exempt Salaried
Location: 1091 Carolina Pines Drive
Blythewood, SC 29016
Position Purpose: The Purchasing Manager is responsible for managing strategic activities to ensure that materials are sourced with suppliers that meet quality and performance standards at a competitive price. Manage selected major commodities representing high dollar value and/or critical impact on manufacturing operations. Perform sourcing activities and manage supply chain for new product launches.
Principle Accountabilities- Based on the total cost of ownership source and establish supply arrangements with new and existing suppliers for raw materials used in the manufacture of the company protective packaging products.
- Support the sourcing and purchasing requirements for the company's R&D efforts and new product development process.
- Evaluate the current supply base for major categories and develop/integrate new or existing suppliers to support current and future requirements of business for existing product lines and new products resulting from innovation projects.
- Negotiate and establish formal and informal purchasing agreements and contracts required for the company's ongoing supply of raw materials.
- Manage and support the company's tactical purchasing
- Participate in the inventory planning and replenishment buying process
- Oversee the purchase execution process including the expediting and de-expediting of materials
- Centrally manage the company's supplier terms and conditions of business including the management and administration of supplier pricing
- Manage and Monitor supplier performance including overall service requirements and quality. Troubleshoot off-standard conditions and ensure proper root cause analysis is completed and correction actions implemented and adhered to ongoing.
- Provide necessary management reporting as needed including spend and cost analysis, PPV, and overall measurement of performance of supply base.
- Work with manufacturing operations on assigned projects and best practices required to support the company's business growth efforts and operational efficiencies.
- Related tasks as requested by supervisor.
- Mediate price/quality disputes. Work with suppliers to implement corrective actions.
- Perform demand and supply market analysis. Obtain information necessary to assess short-term and long-term pricing trends, raw material availability, and industry capacities.
- Monitor Supplier performance. Recommend the addition/removal of suppliers from approved supplier list.
- Perform annual quality assessments using the FHCS Global Quality Assessment Guidelines.
- Manage and implement annual cost saving projects per assigned targets.
Essential Skills and Experience- BS Degree in Business Management or related discipline
- 5-7 years of purchasing management experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Proficient with MS Office Suite
- Industry experience in plastics or packaging preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Team player and ability to work in a matrix organization
- Travel approx. 20% of time
- Position requires the ability to organize and conduct meetings with internal customer and suppliers.
- Position requires an advanced level of negotiating skills needed for involvement in supplier contract process and cost reductions.
- Position requires interaction with other internal groups concerning technical matters, conveying ideas, and recommending possible solutions to problems.
- Formal Project Management training is preferred.
