Manager, Purchasing

Purchasing Manager

The Purchasing Manager leads and manages all procurement operations, ensuring that buyers have the necessary resources, guidance, and oversight to execute procurement processes effectively. Responsible for developing procurement strategies, driving compliance with policies, monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), and continuously improving workflows to align with organizational goals. The role serves as the primary leader for procurement activities and vendor relationships, leveraging the ERP system to achieve procurement excellence while aligning with organizational objectives.

What You Will Do :

• Manage and mentor Buyers by providing training, coaching, and feedback while fostering team collaboration to improve workflows, compliance, and vendor partnerships.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies and cross-functional process improvements to standardize practices, optimize workflows using ERP data, and achieve organizational objectives and cost savings.
• Manage supplier relationships by overseeing compliance and profile accuracy, leading negotiations for critical goods and services, and resolving escalated delivery or payment conflicts.
• Ensure the Purchasing team's effective use of ERP systems, collaborating with system administrators to enhance automation features and using analytics tools to monitor procurement KPIs, supplier performance metrics, and cycle times.
• Ensure procurement compliance with policies and regulations, while monitoring and reporting KPIs and performance trends to senior management to identify cost-saving opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across departments to address purchasing needs, resolve escalated issues, and ensure procurement objectives remain aligned with business goals.
• Standardize procurement practices across the organization by implementing best practices that enhance efficiency, compliance, and risk management.

What You Will Need :

Education and Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Reporting Relationships :

The incumbent reports directly to the Director, Procurement. May have individual contributors report to them.