Purchasing Supervisor

Position summary:

The Purchasing Supervisor role is responsible for managing and directing inbound material requirements for production. This role is also responsible for managing a team of buyers, material handling, and Water Treatment personnel. This position reports directly to the Director of Global Materials.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the direct management of the purchasing team of buyers (6), production personnel in Water Treatment (3), and material handling personnel (11).
• Responsible to resolve any major quality, delivery, or service issue within the supply chain and ensure a permanent resolution is put in place.
• Leads the team with purchasing planning and inventory control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data trends.
• Negotiates the pricing level of locally sourced items.
• Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; forwards orders to vendors/suppliers; monitors and expedites orders.
• Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; Resolves any receiving errors or freight issues with supplier.; forwards receiving documentation for payment.
• Works closely with Product Development to serve as a liaison between engineering and external suppliers.
• Daily interaction with production to ensure timely delivery and resolve any materials concerns.
• Provides purchasing planning and inventory control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data trends. The manager also uploads monthly a monthly pricing index for the facility.
• Lead Supply Chain initiatives for Taneytown and actively participate in various improvement and launch teams within the facility and company.
• Uses the team lead position on inventory control projects throughout the facility to accomplish goals and tasks.
• Oversee steel scrap collection and tracking and assist with driving down scrap rates.
• Develop best practices to improve material flow in and out of the plant.
• Take initiative to obtain training and staying abreast of state-of-the-art technologies in product, Supply Chain, and Purchasing practices.
• Develop direct reports with best practices and create a mentoring process.

Candidate Criteria:

• The ability to multi-task, prioritizes commitments, manage time effectively and work independently to meet time sensitive deadlines.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected as this role performs a large and wide variety of complicated tasks.
• Must have strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Must be detailed oriented, possess excellent organizational skills and can work independently with a minimal level of supervision.
• Complete understanding of production process and equipment application.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, General Business, or appropriately related field.
• A minimum of 5 years’ work experience with proven ability to learn new skills and responsibilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, SharePoint, ERP systems (Sage100, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• It is very important to communicate professionally and effectively interface within the plant at all levels and with other Evapco locations around the world. Work habits must simultaneously embrace the concept of speed and excellent quality.