Purchasing Manager
Heico Companies
Remote
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Manages the Purchasing Department ensuring raw materials, MRO, and services are procured at the best value. Directly supervise one MRO Buyer.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage purchasing department to include providing objectives, coaching, and guidance to the team. Achieve results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring and appraising job results; and coaching and counseling employees.
- Establish goals and work processes which minimize costs while increasing efficiencies. Reevaluate and improve such processes as necessary. Communicate improvement recommendations to leadership for discussion and possible implementation.
- Form and maintain strong vendor relations.
- Solicit vendor quotes, and process purchase orders including entry, maintenance, and close out.
- Establish and administer cost analysis programs and processes for inventory and support item purchases.
- Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.
- Manage the freight requirements for incoming and outgoing freight needs.
- Perform make vs. buy analysis and provide recommendations for best value.
- Handle disposition of nonconforming material (scrap, return, repair).
- Update computer database for purchased inventory items for valuation purposes.
- Reduce the risk of key supplier dependency.
WORKING CONDITIONS/EXPOSURES:
- Working conditions are primarily in a climate-controlled, office setting with time often spent in a manufacturing and warehouse environment.
- Employees are expected to maintain their work area in a neat, clean, orderly, and safe manner.
COMPETENCIES:
Core Competencies:
- Building Effective Teams – Coordinating and leading your team for success.
- Customer Focus – Understanding who your customer is and their needs.
- Drive for Results – Identifying key goals and using all available people and resources to get there.
- Managing Vision and Purpose – Believing in a vision for the organization and enabling others to individually believe the vision too.
- Motivating Others – Supporting an environment where people want to and can perform their best.
- Priority Setting – Knowing what comes first.
- Sizing Up People – Recognizing strong talent and what they bring, or could bring, to the organization.
- Strategic Agility – Looking to the future and rising to meet it.
Other Competencies:
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and sustain output from the team.
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, leadership, and team building skills.
- Strong social skills including interpersonal, telephone, and e-mail skills to successfully work and communicate with a variety of personalities.
- Must be able to maintain a professional, organized, and positive demeanor, even when dealing with difficult issues and challenging situations. Ability to stay calm under pressure and multiple demands.
- Ability to think and operate on the fly, to assess situations, to weigh options, and to make sound business decisions.
- Keen understanding of the value of compromise and cooperation.
- Must take initiative to seek out and resolve issues.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Frequent computer use (sitting for extended periods, typing, viewing screen, use of mouse).
- Limited travel, which may include overnight travel.
- Able to freely move around the plant and warehouse to observe manufacturing processes and solve problems.
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS:
- Textile or metals purchasing experience for a manufacturing organization is required.
- Competent keyboarding skills. Proficient in MS Office.
- ERP and MRP experience in a manufacturing setting.
- Ability to perform formula level math to solve narrative problems.
EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS:
- College degree or equivalent related work experience.
EXPERIENCE:
- At least five years in an industrial environment is required.
- Prior leadership experience is preferred.
- A combination of years of experience, advanced education, and industry-specific training and experience may be considered in lieu of the minimum requirements.