Associate Procurement Manager Jobs

– Associate Procurement Manager

Exact Match is a strategic recruitment partner focused on connecting experienced Professions with exceptional employers across Canada and the USA.

Our client, a global manufacturing company, is looking to hire an Associate Procurement Manager to direct and coordinate the planning & execution of the supply chain activities for a very large volume parts environment. The successful candidate will lead a team of 2-3 purchasing professionals and oversees the end to end purchasing process. They will be responsible for MRP, supplier relations, procurement, inventory management, control & monitoring of material master data and all related planning and sourcing activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage execution and analysis of material forecasting (SAP eSPP) results
• Review supplier delivery performance and establish effective expediting of materials
• Material master data completeness, accuracy & effectiveness
• Regularly evaluate supplier performance with KPI
• Regularly evaluate, train & coach staff toward continuous improvement.
• Prepare RFQ’s
• Drive the part and process qualification for supplier and material quality
• Direct Purchasing team in the daily processes and projects.
• Assist in managing the commercial relationship with suppliers including negotiations and supplier agreements.
• Manage Inventory Planning (SAP DRP) for cost-effective procurement and to meet KPI’s for Fill Rate, Inventory turns and MOS
• Supervise and develop process models for internal procedures and continuous improvement
• Manage the end to end Kit to Stock (KTS) processes to support internally kitted materials
• Support S4HANA & S4HANA eSPP by being the SME in all core modules
• Review purchase orders and monitor confirmations and supplier on-time shipping performance.
• Determine material control requirements using eSPP/S4 and related control elements
• Monitor the ordering of materials and the full scope of the purchase order work flow
• Find, evaluate, select suppliers
• Assists in the oversight of the Purchasing Analyst(s), Material Planner(s) & Demand Planner(s)
• Perform data mining functions and create reports to help manage the business.

Qualifications:

• Experience with MRP/ERP & forecasting processes
• Bachelors Degree in Purchasing or Supply Chain Management or equivalent
• Strong working knowledge of SAP
• Ability to create process flow and department procedures and prepare written procedure and process documents.
• Experience with purchasing processes, and supply chain management
• Min 7 years experience with purchasing and inventory management disciplines in high volume environments
• Strong problem solving skills and discernment for various decisions such as selection of MRP status and type for inventory control
• Min 2 years supervisory experience
• Knowledge of inventory management standards and practices