Procurement Manager

BENEFITS:Medical Dental Vision 401K

AHF Products has a great career opportunity for a Procurement Manager at our headquarters in Mountville Pa. As a Procurement Manager you will be responsible for identifying developing and managing relationships with existing and prospective AHF suppliers including measuring and improving supplier performance. This position must ensure that cost-effective materials are selected and the suppliers have the necessary supply chain production and management systems in place to meet AHF and AHF customer needs. Success will require regular interaction and communication with Product Management Project Management R&D & Supply Chain to ensure alignment and maximize total customer satisfaction.

This position leads large highly visible procurement new business development cost-reduction process improvement and optimization projects from initial design to final implementation with strong accountability for start-up execution & effectiveness achieving savings targets execution and managing results in a collaborative manner.

JOB DUTIES:

Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans; develop supplier requests for quotes manage the request for proposals working with the Global Sourcing team to assure all material specifications supplier quality programs volumes service metrics and capacity are identified.
• Negotiate price terms and conditions for product and services from domestic and foreign suppliers and consultation from domestic and foreign suppliers.
• Provide consultation to all internal customers on suppliers and market conditions and their impact on our business.
• Proactively communicate with both internal and external customers.
• Create metrics scorecards to communicate priorities and performance.
• Build partnerships with suppliers to collaboratively create win-win solutions. Effectively manage between sometimes competing priorities find the best solution for the business while maintaining internal customer satisfaction relationships and trust.
• Drives the use of formal supplier evaluation process. Lead supplier development events to improve quality decrease defects or decrease costs to suppliers products.
• Analyze commodity spend to leverage volume and increase sourcing effectiveness develop strategic commodity plans forecasts determine sourcing strategy analyze and adopt world-class practices and determine the feasibility of in-sourcing/on-shoring vs. outsourcing/off-shoring.
• Lead guide and monitor supplier contract negotiation process coordinate negotiation strategy and objectives and conduct supplier due diligence.
• Benchmark best practices across the company internally and externally to similar facilities to create a world-class procurement function.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in supply chain business finance or accounting or equivalent with related experience in the procurement field
• Minimum 3 years procurement experience required
• Prior experience in the wood or resilient flooring industry is preferred
• Must be able to successfully complete and pass a background check employment verification and drug screening
• Positive and Verifiable Work History

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Push pull carry and lift 20-50lbs
• Frequent walking and sitting
• Regular stretching bending stooping twisting reaching grasping and other such repetitive movements
• Must be able to communicate hear comprehend and write in English
• Must be able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment

MENTAL DEMANDS:

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Think analytically
• Make decisions
• Develop options and implement solutions
• Work with a team
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA)
• Attention to detail
• Communicate effectively
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Work with a Sense of Urgency

AHF PRODUCTS:

AHF Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

AHF Products is a leading hard surface flooring manufacturer in the USA with a family of trusted brands serving the residential and commercial hardwood tile and vinyl flooring markets. With decades of experience in award-winning flooring design product development manufacturing and service we create quality flooring to last for generations through inspiring designs innovation and a deep commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential flooring brands include Bruce Armstrong Flooring Hartco Robbins LM Flooring Capella HomerWood Hearthwood Raintree Autograph Emily Morrow Home tmbr Crossville and Crossville Studios. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract Hartco Contract AHF Contract Armstrong Flooring Parterre Crossville and Crossville Studios. Headquartered in Mountville Pennsylvania with manufacturing operations across the United States and in Cambodia AHF Products employs over 3000 dedicated team members.

Required Experience:

Manager