Indirect Purchasing Manager

About the Company: 

Built on a dream and distilled in Austin, Texas, Tito’s Handmade Vodka has been bringing people (and dogs) together over the last two decades. Tito’s Handmade Vodka has gained a reputation for its high-quality vodka, charitable contributions, and its goal to make people happy while making the world a better place. 

About the Position: 

Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Solves complex problems. Works independently, receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Manages Indirect Purchasing organization and supplier relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Maintenance and Engineering Project Management departments to understand needs, manage purchasing activities, and support indirect inventory levels and project execution.

• Hires and manages indirect buyers
• Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues
• Manages supplier relationships including Supplier Agreements and pricing
• Manages and communicates supplier and material lead times to internal departments to support planning and execution.
• Supports competitive bidding processes and negotiations to drive best total value, manage risk, and ensure supplier performance.
• Establishes and maintains RFP/RFQ templates and price thresholds to support consistent selection criteria and award decisions.
• Establishes sole-source exemption criteria and procedures, ensuring appropriate approvals, documentation, and compliance with procurement policy.
• Develops and maintains metrics to develop strategic sourcing strategies (short term, mid term and long term)
• Develops methods of business simplification for the procurement function. Participates in the development of quality documents for the purchasing function.
• Participates in cross-functional projects.  Trains and audits activities of lower level personnel.
• Develop Indirect Purchasing KPIs to monitor spend and efficiency
• Perform regular audits of VMI programs
• Review purchase requisitions as assigned by workflow for completion and accuracy
• Communicate process changes with Vendors
• Negotiate contract pricing and terms
• Process new vendor requests and maintain IFS vendor files
• Review contracts for Capital projects

Requirements

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
• Understands suppliers’ business models and operational processes

Business Expertise

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with the whole organization as well as throughout the supply chain

Leadership

• Is a resource for individual contributors as a mentor
• Leads large capital projects with risks and resource requirements
• Develops training plans
• Sets goals for organization
• Creates synergy with both internal and external customers

Problem Solving

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Presents solutions to executive leadership

Impact

• Impacts a range of customer, supplier, operational, and project activities within entire corporation
• Works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus
• Presents key objectives to both in internal and external groups
• Able to lead a large group and achieve common goals

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7 - 10 Years of Experience

Job

• Supply Chain

Shift

• First Shift

Travel

• Yes, 10 % of the Time

Benefits

What we offer

• Annual Base Salary + Bonus Plan
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Voluntary insurance plans
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and flex time
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
• Financial Wellness Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fifth Generation, Inc.

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