Purchasing Manager

Summary

Manages procurement activities for production and non-production products and services. Leads and executes strategies to achieve agreed upon service levels with internal and external customers. Teams with Strategic Sourcing Quality Engineering and Material Flow in the production environment to achieve and manage favorable commodities contracts. Teams with Facilities IT HS&E HR Finance and Capital Equipment Coordinators in a non-production environment to achieve and manage multi-million-dollar contracts and long-term agreements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Determines functional objectives and manages organizational performance to achieve on-time delivery quality and cost performance and contract fulfillment for all purchased products and services Small Business and Strategic Savings targets.
• Manages Supplier Performance and develops and implements supply strategies to achieve world class material availability purchase order alignment lead time reductions inventory management to deliver to master production schedule and plant support requirements.
• Provides for formation and oversight of effective commodity and natural customer-focused teams and interfaces with internal organizations to formulate and implement strategies necessary to increase business flexibility responsiveness to the customer and control of internal process variation. Fosters continuous improvement approaches implementing Six Sigma methodologies to increase efficiencies in all aspects of the business.
• Ensures compliance with prime contract executive orders public law NNSA approved procedures DEAR/FAR requirements and appropriate supply chain management principles.
• Provides direction to Buyers in negotiations with suppliers. Manages supply chain training to employees within the Integrated Supply Chain.
• Directly supervises employees and performs other managerial responsibilities including interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

You Must Have

• Bachelors degree in a technical professional or administrative field
• 7 or more years of multi-functional supply chain/procurement experience
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
• United States Citizenship
• Ability to work on-site as directed by management and as determined by the needs of the business
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations)

We Value

• Advanced degree preferred
• 7 or more years of experience for a manufacturing business or prime government contract
• Experience administering procurement contracts and influencing the establishment of contract parameters
• Advance experience in project/team leadership role with achievement of high-quality results and demonstrated technical awareness with the analysis diagnostic and project management applications of ERP and related business systems
• Practical experience/compliance with FAR/DEAR procurement requirements. Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Business appropriate certification(s) preferred (e.g. CPM)

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