McWane Ductile Ohio - Purchasing Manager
McWane Ductile Ohio - Purchasing Manager
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Job Description
Are you a firm fair and consistent leader Do you stand your ground while remaining likeable and approachable In the world of purchasing supply chain and people do you know how to build lasting relationships and drive meaningful progress If you can lead people improve processes and navigate complexity with confidence we want to talk to you.
Our ideal Purchasing Manager leads with:
- Initiative: Youre a selfstarter and a doer. Adaptable resourceful and proactive you dont wait to be told you take the reins. Your ownership mindset is backed by experience and a servant leadership style that motivates others to follow your lead.
- Continuous improvement: Youre committed curious and always learning. Whether improving yourself or your processes youre driven to analyze reflect and followthrough. You balance urgency with emotional intelligence making thoughtful moves that bring your team and stakeholders along for the ride.
- Solutionsoriented leadership: You thrive in the details balancing cost timing specs and compliance without losing sight of the big picture. Youre technical enough to understand how things work savvy enough to negotiate smartly and experienced enough to guide others through change. You ask the right questions make informed decisions and solve problems that matter.
- Teamfirst : Youre a true playercoach willing to get your hands dirty empower your team and model accountability. Whether mentoring analyzing data or jumping in to get the job done you lead by example and bring others along with you.
As our Purchasing Manager youre as much a people person as you are a systems thinker. You love the mechanics of how things work tools processes and supply systems alike and you know how to apply that understanding in an industrial environment. You understand that trust is earned and that real progress happens when people feel heard valued and included in the process. Whether youre saving money mentoring a buyer or leading a systems upgrade you find energy in complexity and satisfaction in impact.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a team atmosphere within the purchasing department fostering a goaloriented culture built on trust urgency and collaboration
- Build crossfunctional relationships throughout the organization developing trust and credibility across departments and levels
- Spend time in key departments to understand internal workflows stakeholder needs and how purchasing impacts the broader operation
- Document and streamline purchasing processes conducting gap analysis and gaining alignment on best practices that are clear practical and followed by all
- Understand the raw materials market and stay informed on industry trends to support informed strategic purchasing decisions
- Optimize lead times onboard new suppliers when needed and improve continuity through second sourcing and vendor diversification
- Manage vendor performance and internal compliance reducing risk and ensuring purchasing decisions reflect longterm priorities
- Lead inventory control initiatives including system setup reporting tools and proactive alignment with production and finance
- Play a key role in the companys system migration and supply chain transformation efforts bringing both structure and team buyin
- Identify opportunities for improvement lead change thoughtfully and earn support through clear communication and practical solutions
- Communicate effectively across all levels of the organizationfrom union to corporateadapting your leadership approach as needed
- Coach develop and hold direct reports accountable fostering a respectful highperformance environment rooted in trust and growth
- Oversee strategic purchasing for s and raw materials applying a disciplined valuefocused approach to sourcing decisions
Qualifications :
Required
- 5 years of purchasing experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment
- 5 years of leadership experience including managing teams of 35 direct reports
- Experience managing multimilliondollar inventory and vendor relationships
- Proven success in vendor management including contract negotiation and compliance
- Experience implementing change such as new software system upgrades or process improvements
- Proficient with purchasing or supply chain software with strong Excel skills
Preferred
- 10 years of combined purchasing experience and/or formal education in a relatedfield
- Bachelors degree in a related field
- Certifications such as CPIM CSCP CPSM CPP or CPPM
- Experience with vendormanaged inventory programs
- Power BI experience
Desired
- Experience with international buying and global supplier markets
- Experience working in a unionized environment
Additional Information :
McWane Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is made available to all persons without regard to race color religion sex national origin age and marital status disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with reasonable accommodation Vietnam Era or veteran status. This policy applies to hiring placement recruitment rates of pay or other forms of compensation benefits promotions transfers layoffs recalls Companysponsored training terminations and other employmentrelated activities.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA gender identity) (In CA gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
