Senior Purchasing Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure uninterrupted supply of production materials to meet manufacturing schedules.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Manage long-lead and critical commodities.
• Resolve material shortages, supplier escalations, and logistics issues.
• Optimize inventory while maintaining production continuity.
• Partner with Engineering during New Product Introduction (NPI) to source new technologies and components.
• Work with Manufacturing and Planning to support production ramp-ups.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality to resolve quality issues and improve supplier capability.
• Support Operations in achieving production, quality, and delivery goals.
• Develop supply continuity plans for critical components.
• Monitor geopolitical, commodity, and logistics risks.
• Establish dual sourcing and business continuity plans.
• Ensure compliance with ESG, environmental, ethical sourcing, and trade regulations.
• Manage and mentor procurement professionals.
• Establish procurement KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Promote Lean, Six Sigma, and digital procurement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
• MBA in Operations or Supply Chain preferred.
• Able to travel up to 20%
• Professional certifications (CPSM, CIPS, APICS/ASCM) are desirable.
• 6 –12 years of procurement experience in energy systems, electrical equipment, automotive, industrial equipment, or high-tech manufacturing.
• Experience managing global suppliers and cross-functional sourcing projects.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle or similar.
• People management experience.
• Technical Competencies
• Strategic Sourcing
• Global Supplier Development
• Commodity Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Cost Analysis & Should-Costing
• Value Engineering / Value Analysis
• Supply Risk Management
• Inventory Optimization
• Production Planning Support
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Supplier Quality Systems
• Procurement Analytics
• ERP & eProcurement Systems
• Leadership Competencies
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Negotiation & Influencing
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership
• Change Management
• Problem Solving
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Contract Compliance
• New Supplier Qualification Cycle Time
• Production Line Stoppages Due to Material Shortages
• Supplier Risk Mitigation Effectiveness
• NPI Material Readiness Achievement
• $155,800.00 - $224,200.00

Salary Ranges:

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA in Operations or Supply Chain preferred.