Purchasing and Sourcing Manager

Description

• Logistics: Develop and implement comprehensive logistics strategies including export controls. Manage inbound and outbound logistics processes to ensure cost-effective delivery of materials and improve customer satisfaction.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of supply chain professionals. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the supply chain organization. Coordinate with Human Resources to develop succession planning strategies, ensuring leadership continuity and role fulfillment.
• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations as required.
• ensure alignment of supply chain activities with overall business objectives. Communicate effectively with Senior Leadership Team regarding status, goals, and countermeasures through detailed KPI’s.
• Manage global supply chain network, supplier relationships, supplier performance, and risk management.
• Budget Management: Develop and manage the supply chain budget, ensuring cost-effective operations and adherence to financial targets.
• Sourcing and Procurement: Develop and implement sourcing strategies to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials and services. Manage supplier relationships and negotiate contracts to achieve the best terms and conditions.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including disruptions in the supply chain, supplier performance issues, and changes in market conditions.
• Devise and execute global supply chain strategy aligned with Harmar’s organizational goals.
• Service Metrics: Monitor and support service metrics to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction. Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service performance.
• Improve Harmar customer experience and drive profit margins.
• Lead the Purchasing team to use MRP system to effectively order parts at lowest cost at required quality levels, with no stock-outs.
• Sourcing Metrics: Track and report on key sourcing metrics, including cost savings, supplier performance, and compliance with procurement policies. Identify opportunities for improvement and drive initiatives to achieve sourcing goals.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including senior leadership team, sales, engineering, marketing, IT, and customer service, to
• Execute strategic purchasing initiatives.
• Production Planning: Develop & implement SIOP process. Collaborate with manufacturing and operations teams to drive and align production schedules with demand forecasts and SIOP process.
• Deliver continuous supply of high-quality, high-value products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related fiel
• APICS certification is a plus.
• Previous experience with MRP/ERP implementation including comprehensive understanding of bills of material.
• At least 10 years of purchasing & logistics experience in a Manufacturing environment required. 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with Excel, Word, MRP/ERP system, Transportation Management System (TMS). Syspro knowledge preferred
• Hands-on, direct experience with international suppliers.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance