Procurement Manager
ANDRITZ
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Charlotte • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Provide guidance to the team, assign tasks, manage workload and manage priorities
- Perform resource loading and capacity planning on a quarterly basis
- Support the Procurement Director in defining and executing strategic procurement initiatives
- Assist in implementing strategic directives laid out by management
- Help establish department goals and objectives
- Manage strategic vendor relationships
- Assist in new vendor development initiatives
- Assist in the roll out of Global Procurement initiatives
- Work closely with Project Directors to resolve issues
- Work closely with Engineering managers and Quality managers to resolve issues and impact change
- Enforce company policies, procedures and guideline related to procurement
- Collect, analyze, and report on procurement KPI’s
- Assist with vendor issues and claims
- Participate and lead in major vendor claims (active/passive)
- Validate and sign-off on supply budgets for the sales & proposals team
- Review and participate in the vendor selection process
- Review and vet procurement approval requests. Digital Approval Workflow
- Assist/lead the more critical commercial negotiations around Terms & Condition
- Approve new vendors
- Generate, validate, and publish various procurement reports
- Place purchase orders in peak load periods, as needed
- Oversee the proper issuance of service agreements for site labor services
- Support the implementation of new tools
- Assist/lead any process improvement initiatives
- Assist in various RCA (root cause analysis) exercises, as needed
- Ensure that procurement procedures are kept up to date
- Train new employees or organize refresher trainings as needed
- Manage annual frame agreements with vendors
- Visit vendor facilities
- Help resolve vendor payment issues
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in supply chain preferred
- Logistics min 7-10 years business experience.
- Experience in purchasing large industrial components and/or complex engineered parts (castings or machined parts).
- Experience in production control, expediting, logistics and/or EPC projects is preferred.
- Worldwide sourcing experience including excellent logistics knowledge to deliver parts to job sites in the US.
- Experience in procuring large service contracts.
- 5-7 years of ERP system experience (SAP is a plus).
- Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, Project).
- Familiarity with scheduling software is a plus.
- Knowledge of contract law, terms and conditions, sourcing, total cost of ownership and supply chain principals.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
procurementcapacity planningvendor managementcommercial negotiationsroot cause analysissupply chain managementproduction controllogisticsERP systemscontract law
Soft Skills
team guidancetask managementworkload managementproblem resolutioncommunicationtrainingstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsleadershipanalytical skills