Purchasing Manager - Plumbing

General Statement of Job:

The Purchasing Manager facilitates the process of sourcing and purchasing essential materials for both business's operations. The duties include researching raw materials suppliers and comparing costs, negotiating purchase agreements, and developing inventory controls to identify demand for new materials. Purchasing Manager will create the internal purchasing processes through SAGE and various departments in each company.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees or delegates responsibility for the day-to-day workflow of the department and staff.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.

Essential Job Functions:

• Individual contributor with purchasing responsibility for sister companies within the construction industry
• Create the external purchasing processes for the company
• Refine and develop internal company practices and procedures
• Extend the use of company accounting system to include purchasing applications
• Establish big-picture sourcing strategy
• Manage supplier relationships
• Negotiate contracts and formulate policies with suppliers
• Drive cost savings
• Provide analytics to support management team
• Owns COG budget
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education, Experience, and Training:

• BS/BA in construction management, business, supply-chain, or similar
• 5 to 8 years of purchasing experience
• Requires a valid driver's license in good standing
• Construction background preferred but not required.
• SAGE accounting system a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Standards of Performance:

• Strong analytical skills
• Opportunity to build out a purchasing process.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Position will require excellent communication and social skills.
• Strong opportunity with high-growth companies.
• Demonstrate informative and professional assistance when working with customers, vendors, and team members.
• Act independently and originate new approaches to problems.
• Maintain initiative to preserve the flow of work.
• Work under stress with commitment to deadlines.
• Sustain interpersonal relationships, which encourage openness, candor, and trust, both internally and externally.
• Complete tasks in an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintain Company information in a confidential manner.
• Attends work regularly and on time with a minimum of tardiness and absences and adheres to Company policies and procedures regarding absences and tardiness. Provides adequate notice to higher management with respect to vacation time and time-off requests.
• Willingness to embrace change in a growing company
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks
• Ability to learn new methods & systems required to adapt to changes in the work environment
• Accurate, organized and detail oriented with exceptional follow up skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills
• Opportunity to build out a purchasing process.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Position will require excellent communication and social skills.
• Strong opportunity with high-growth companies.
• Demonstrate informative and professional assistance when working with customers, vendors, and team members.
• Act independently and originate new approaches to problems.
• Maintain initiative to preserve the flow of work.
• Work under stress with commitment to deadlines.
• Sustain interpersonal relationships, which encourage openness, candor, and trust, both internally and externally.
• Complete tasks in an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintain Company information in a confidential manner.
• Attends work regularly and on time with a minimum of tardiness and absences and adheres to Company policies and procedures regarding absences and tardiness. Provides adequate notice to higher management with respect to vacation time and time-off requests.
• Willingness to embrace change in a growing company
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks
• Ability to learn new methods & systems required to adapt to changes in the work environment
• Accurate, organized and detail oriented with exceptional follow up skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Mental and Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to access all areas of the facility to determine needs

Working Environment and Conditions:

• This position requires working in an indoors environment and office environment

Tools and Equipment:

• Office equipment such as computers, printers, copiers