Purchasing Manager
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: New Albany • North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Supports the overall health of the Business Unit by reducing costs, mitigating supply risk, managing supplier relationships
- Facilitates New Product Development, overseeing Special Projects, and ensuring overall quality
- Manages assigned Team Members, including Tactical Buyer and Category Commodity Buyer(s)
- Locates vendors of materials, equipment, or supplies, and interviews them to determine product availability and terms of sales
- Tracks Supplier Quotations for components and materials for assigned suppliers or product group
- Negotiates with suppliers to achieve the highest value stream
- Analyzes market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability
- Resolves Accounts Payable Issues with Suppliers when needed
- Resolves vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers
- Develops recommendations for Supplier Reductions and Terms Improvement
- Oversees new part number setups in the plant, on contract, and sends the updated agreement to the supplier
- Supports Expediting materials when the need arises to avoid impacting production flow or customer delivery
- Addresses part number issues, parts activation, incorrect lead times and minimums, part numbers that do not work, corrections, changes to measurement issues, etc.
- Prepares reports regarding current and forecast material costs
- Project Management support as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, and/or 10 years of successful Supply Chain experience across multiple roles
- Strong computer skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite software, including intermediate Excel skills
- Experience with ERP systems is a benefit
- Must have strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills needed at all levels in the organization
- Negotiation skills to bring others together to reconcile differences and find alternative solutions
- Basic knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods to CVG Operations
- Sound Judgment and Decision Making
- Problem Sensitivity
- Ability to travel up to 20% locally and internationally to meet business needs.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
supply chain managementnegotiationproject managementmarket analysiscost analysisvendor managementmaterial availability assessmentaccounts payable resolutionreport preparationraw materials knowledge
Soft skills
interpersonal communicationwritten communicationverbal communicationproblem sensitivitysound judgmentdecision makingteam managementconflict resolutionanalytical thinkingadaptability