Purchasing Manager Jobs

Purchasing Manager

Matern Staffing is hiring a Purchasing Manager at a food manufacturing facility in Stafford, Virginia.

Purchasing managers play a critical role in ensuring the quality of products and services in industrial manufacturing companies. They are responsible for selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing the supply chain to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality materials and components.

As a Purchasing Manager you'll use your problem-solving skills and knowledge of purchasing to plan and oversee the daily material needed to produce goods for the plant. You will also provide strategic recommendations to improve processes and follow best practices. Sure, some days might be hectic, but you’ll enjoy working ensuring the supply chain is of quality material.

Salary

$95,000.00

Benefits:

• Sick Leave and Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• 401(k) with 10% employer matching (after one year of employment)
• Paid Vacation (5 days after six months of employment, 10 days from 1-4 years of employment, 15 days after 5 years of employment)
• Health savings account

What You'll Do:

• Check the cost, specs, and appearance of existing ingredient, packaging

plant supply and special-order materials and make purchases that are low on inventory a

• Accurately maintain material and inventory data and conduct weekly and end of month physical inventory
• Analyze risks related to material procurement, distress materials and WIP
• Propose solutions to reduce discrepancies.
• Analyze processes and propose lean management solutions to deduce discrepancies and increase efficiencies.
• Oversee staff inclusive of hiring, training, educating, scheduling and conducting performance evaluations.
• Put-away and shipping of ingredient, package and WIP items, and fill out the “Product Receiving Log”
• Manage material control systems inclusive of vendor/material data, WIP costs, shipping/ receiving, and forecast/actual ordering data

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, Business Administration, or related field required;

M.B.A. preferred.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Understand of Lean Management processes
• Excellent managerial and supervisory skills.
• Ability to interpret financial data as needed to meet production
• Five years of related experience and at least 3 years of supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of inventory and supply chain management
• Knowledge of procurement software and tools

goals.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

About our client:

For over 55 years, our client has been devoted to bringing happiness to the table by providing safe, comforting gourmet dishes. Through product development, production innovation, logistics perfection, high safety and quality standards, and customer satisfaction they produce ready-to-eat meals for convenience stores, including bento meal boxes, onigiri rice balls, and side dishes.

About Matern Staffing:

For over 55 years Matern Staffing has built relationships with businesses and job seekers to provide staffing solutions and job opportunities to the areas of Virginia, Maryland, and beyond. We believe that when employees and business partners succeed, families and communities thrive.

Matern Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.

Matern Staffing is a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) certified employer