Purchasing Manager

Point One
The Purchasing Manager position will support the Director of North American Supply Chain and will have a team of 3-5.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Oversees the purchase of raw material, standard parts, custom parts, auxiliaries and facilities requirements in a timely and economical manner.
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Provides training and coaching to team on purchasing process, tools and best practices.
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Completes employee evaluations and development plans.
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Acts as key point of contact for operational issues that need to be escalated (late deliveries, capacity constraints, quality issues).
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Ensures purchase order guidelines (authorization levels, confirmation dates, past due PO’s, pricing) are adhered to by the team.
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Implements sourcing strategies and ensures all Change Communication forms are actioned within a timely manner.
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Monitors and drives improvement to the purchasing “on-time to operation” metric. Develops and implements other KPI’s as required
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Supports product specific lead time reduction efforts.
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Responsible for item master data integrity and its on-going maintenance. Ensures ordering parameters are consistent with business unit requirements and supplier capabilities.
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Communicates and prioritizes supplier needs and issues to the sourcing team.
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Provides input to supply chain strategies.
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Ensures efficient use of inventory to meet business unit requirements.
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Attends weekly / monthly production meetings as required.
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Other duties as assigned by manager