Purchasing / Materials Manager

Purchasing / Materials Manager

This role serves as the primary liaison between customers and internal materials teams, ensuring strategic and tactical alignment across procurement and demand planning functions. The position involves interpreting customer material requirements, driving fulfillment strategies, and maintaining strong communication internally and externally to support aggressive growth objectives.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute inventory strategies to achieve targeted inventory levels and support revenue goals.

Collaborate with scheduling, demand planning, and procurement teams to ensure customer satisfaction and site objectives are met.

Review and approve purchase orders within signature authority, ensuring defensible positions on pricing and claims.

Monitor and report on financial metrics impacting materials performance, including purchase price variance, inventory levels, and obsolescence.

Participate in forecasting activities for revenue, inventory, and margin objectives.

Drive supply chain optimization initiatives and maintain inventory levels that support on-time delivery.

Provide input into repricing processes when needed to mitigate risk and support cost reduction strategies.

Oversee purchasing and buyer teams, including dotted-line coordination with offshore resources.

Essential Skills

Supply chain management

Planner

Procurement

ERP systems (e.g., SAP)

Inventory management

Data analysis

Vendor management

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Leadership

Materials management

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field required.

8+ years of related experience preferred (or 6 years with a Master's degree).

Minimum 3 years in a similar industry role.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Ability to lead in a dynamic environment and manage both onsite and offshore teams.

Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets (data manipulation, graphs, formulas).

Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, JDE, Connexus, and Google Suite tools.

Work Environment

This position is onsite with office hours from 8 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM, Monday through Friday, with flexibility. You may be required to travel to customer locations as needed and to the headquarters for executive meetings.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Neenah, Wisconsin.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $85000.00 - $103000.00 / yr. Medical Coverage, 401K Benefits, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Wellbeing program, Dental, Vision, HSA Offering

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Neenah,WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2025.

About Aston Carter :

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.