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Purchasing Manager

Bundy Baking Solutions
  • Tennessee
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Position: Purchasing Manager
    Company: Chicago Metallic
    Location: 1502 N Central Avenue, Humboldt TN 38343
     
    Position Summary
     
    The Purchasing Manager is responsible for sourcing and purchasing essential materials and services to meet production schedules.
     
    This role involves researching raw materials and suppliers, comparing costs, negotiating purchase agreements, and developing inventory controls to identify demand for new materials. The primary objective of these activities is to minimize the risk of business disruptions caused by shipping delays, order cancellations, or cost increases.
     
    As a key frontline representative of the company, this position requires maintaining professional communication with both internal and external customers.
     
    This position reports to the Plant Manager.  Receiving personnel report to the Purchasing Manager.
     
    Primary Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
     
    • Maintenance of the system of ordering materials (MRP/Crystal reports, etc.), supplies, equipment, and their storage.
    • Updating material and production routing sheets, and updating our customers' price list.
    • Solicit bids from potential suppliers, and assess their quality and reliability
    • Evaluate price proposals and negotiate contracts with suppliers
    • Communicating with all department representatives for supplies and budget guidelines
    • Creation of purchase orders for materials and supplies necessary to meet production demands
    • Ensure accuracy of all orders
    • Communicate orders to suppliers
    • Contact suppliers to verify shipment details (quantity, pricing, and availability)
    • Track and expedite orders
    • Confer with department representatives and suppliers to resolve issues or eliminate delays
    • Prepare Purchasing/Materials correspondence with limited supervision/direction
    • Resolve Invoice problems
    • Check all deliveries/packages and distribute appropriately
    • Develop strategies and monitor performance to optimize inventory levels and report status.
    • Develop the organization’s procurement rules and regulations
    • Manage Receiving personnel, provide daily assignments, and perform annual reviews
    • Perform other duties related to purchasing as assigned
    • Wear safety glasses, safety shoes, earplugs, plant-approved gloves, long pants, and short or long-sleeved shirts (required when on the production floor only). No tank tops or sleeveless shirts
     
    Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills:
     
    A Purchasing Manager should have the following skills and qualifications to be effective in the position:
     
    • Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management preferred, High School diploma or equivalent
      degree (GED) with 5 years of related experience and/or training will be considered.
    • Understanding the flow of goods and services through a manufacturing business
    • Knowledge of procurement software and tools (Macola or SAP Business One preferred)
    • Interpersonal skills such as teamwork and good listening skills
    • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, material safety data sheets, operating and maintenance instructions, company handbook, and procedure manuals.
    • Negotiation skills
    • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
    • Ability to solve problems
    • Attention to detail
    • Competence in stock control and inventory procedures with the ability to develop and maintain new SOP’s
    • Ability to manage time and organize
    • Ability to organize others' work
    • Ability to train and develop direct reports
    • Proficient in computer skills in MS Word and Excel
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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTennessee
    IndustryFood and Beverage Production
    Company Size50 to 99 employees
    Websitehttp://www.bundybakingsolutions.com/home.html

    About Company

    Bundy eRESPONSIBILITY Program

    Bundy Baking Solutions is committed to minimizing our impact on the environment through responsible operations practices. We strive to reduce energy consumption, decrease or negate the impact of our waste streams, and use innovative design, distribution, reclaim and recycling practices to provide products and services that are environmentally sensible.

    Skills

    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Skillsunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Crystal Reportsunmatched
    • Datasheetsunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Inventory Levelsunmatched
    • Inventory Managementunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Procurement Managementunmatched
    • Procurement Softwareunmatched
    • Production Scheduleunmatched
    • Purchase Ordersunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • SAPunmatched
    • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
    • Status Reportsunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
    • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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