Purchasing Manager Jobs

Ref

29269

Location

Senior Flexonics - 300 E Devon Ave, Bartlett, IL 60103

Advertised salary

100,000 - 115,000

Employment type

Full-time

Closing date

31 August 2023

Description

ABOUT SENIOR FLEXONICS

The Senior Flexonics division of Senior PLC serves markets with products for land vehicle emission control and industrial process control applications. As the largest manufacturer of flexible automotive components in the world, focusing majorly on diesel engines, Senior Flexonics has extensive manufacturing and distribution facilities on six continents. Senior’s diesel technologies support a growing number of major North American and European automotive and heavy truck manufacturers in meeting stringent emissions standards.

Senior's global values underpin what Senior does and how it does it...

• Safety
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Customer Focus
• Excellence
• Respect & Trust

WHY JOIN SENIOR FLEXONICS

Joining Senior Flexonics means not only a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team, but you will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, commission plan, and a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, employee recognition program, matching 401k plan, paid vacation, flexible hours, employee wellness activities, tuition reimbursement, and community involvement initiatives.

JOB SUMMARY

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for negotiating long-term and short-term strategic sourcing streams while achieving year over year cost savings. Responsible for managing sourcing, procurement, and purchasing initiatives that drive savings and process improvements that support Senior's long term operational strategy. The Purchasing Manager will provide tactical, strategic, and functional leadership to all Purchasing activities in Bartlett, IL, and Saltillo, Mexico locations.

KEY RESULTS AREAS

Team Leadership

• Ability to establish policies and procedures for purchasing team members can utilize.
• Evaluate employee performance throughout the year using both informal and formal coaching and evaluation processes.
• Ensure consistency within the department by continually improving processes.

Strategic Purchasing

• Develop sourcing plans in alignment with strategic deployment objectives and customers.
• Monitor the financial performance of quotations versus actual costs.
• Gather and report metrics for legacy product range performance.
• Develop & implement cost reduction projects.
• Create RFQ's and perform quote analysis. Develop supplier evaluation process for Senior. Ensure suppliers are in compliance with responsible sourcing policy.
• Must have established domestic and international supply base of raw materials, tubing, machinists and stampers, etc. to enhance the current approved supplier list.

Project Management

• Ability to manage large scale projects impacting many facets of the business
• Effective self-management skill sets
• Coordinate plant and business objectives through completion

Supply Chain Alignment

• Review and analyze contractual terms and conditions, pricing, logistics, etc. to coincide with business strategy and customer agreements
• Create business alignment within the supply base

• Coordinate with Operations and Business Unit’s to complete quotations to include detailed quotation tracking meeting customer deadlines

Market Awareness

• Self-motivated to assess risks associated with markets.
• Must have sufficient knowledge of the business market. Ability to respond to market conditions
• Lead and prepare Senior Leadership for effects of the market that may impact the business.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

• Sales quotations and RFQ process experience
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, medical, and/or metal fabrication industries preferred.
• 7 to 10 years’ experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain, and/or Procurement in a fast-paced manufacturing setting
• Intermediate Microsoft Suite skills
• ERP and MRP experience, Infor Syteline highly preferred

COMPETENCIES

• Personal Accountability
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Sense of Urgency
• Customer First Mindset
• Results Orientation
• Problem Solving
• Communication

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Access to our facility (and therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, and properly licensed foreign persons.