Purchasing Manager
Core
Manage purchasing activities for machinery, raw materials, tools, and supplies to optimize cost, delivery, and inventory levels while ensuring quality specifications.
Role type
Senior Materials/Purchasing Manager
Builds
Packaging automation equipment and related manufacturing services
Domain
Industrial manufacturing (packaging machinery)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, vendor qualification, inventory management, market analysis, ERP/MRP system proficiency, blueprint reading, data analysis
Preferred skills
Syteline ERP experience, mechanical engineering background
Technologies
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), ERP/MRP systems (Syteline)
Responsibilities
Negotiate complex supplier contracts for large volumes of materials and services; Develop and evaluate vendor quotations to ensure optimal price, quality, and delivery; Analyze market conditions to forecast material availability; Interface as a technical resource with engineering, production, and sales teams; Prepare and review purchase orders and contracts for policy conformance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC