Director of Purchasing

2 months ago

Fairfield, United States ABCO Laboratories Inc. Full time

Summary:

The Purchasing Director will lead and manage all aspects of purchasing and materials to enable profitable growth. Provide sourcing leadership and management by taking full ownership of all procurement, and logistics supporting the manufacturing department. Plan and execute near term and long-term procurement to effectively increase cash profit margin.


The Purchasing Director will interact with the Managing Director, Production management, Inventory, Sales, R&D and the Controller. The Purchasing Director is expected to identify suppliers, negotiate programs, and build positive relationships. Monitor and evaluate competitive products and pricing and they must have procurement buying experience for a food manufacturing facility.

An ideal candidate would be someone who can leverage market intelligence to identify opportunities for cost reduction and competitive advantage, has excellent project management and cross functional team leadership skills, ability to drive aggressive implementation plans and schedules. This person must be able to problem solve and handle multiple tasks effectively, knowledge of how MRP works, commodity buying experience. A bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, or related field, 5+ years of relevant Procurement Management experience in Food manufacturing, strong leadership experience managing teams, able to work independently with minimal supervision, is a self-starter with ability to complete projects independently and with a spirit of urgency; manage multiple priority projects at once; demonstrate flexibility as priorities change. 


Responsibilities:

Develop, lead, manage and execute ABCO’s strategic sourcing plan. This includes determining current and long-term requirements. Plan and track progress through weekly management review meetings. An active participant in business reviews with ABCO management and suppliers. Supervises and coordinates activities of purchasing department.


  • Provide procurement leadership function to integrate with all teams to implement best in class execution and spend rate.
  • Exemplary knowledge in MRP programs including running MRP reports.
  • Develop a strong rapport with suppliers including key decision makers.
  • Lead cross-functional project activities to set up the supply chain (from raw materials sourcing to manufacturing to distribution).
  • Responsible for knowledge of business, systems and processes through close work with Quality Assurance, R&D, Purchasing, Regulatory and Supply Chain.
  • Monitors and evaluates competitive products and pricing.
  • Satisfy requests for new item development and qualifies opportunities with sales department.
  • Navigate and manage opportunity buys of raw materials when available.
  • Evaluates cost / benefit of various financial scenarios and makes recommendations to senior management
  • Responsible for providing leadership in identifying and developing reliable and cost-effective manufacturing processes for all new and existing products/components manufactured by ABCO.
  • Conduct comprehensive market research to stay informed about industry trends, market conditions, and supplier landscapes.
  • Integrate forecast with sales, marketing, operations and finance to define a monthly, quarterly and long-term procurement plan to improve ABCO’s cash margin.
  • Apply experience and knowledge in supply chain, logistics, operational excellence, return of investment to rationalize and benchmark all course spends on a continuous basis.


Schedule: Monday-Friday.


Pay Rate: Salary to Commensurate with Experience 

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