Purchasing Manager

This position is responsible for leading and developing purchasing practices that are efficient and effective, pertaining to current product and direct purchases.

Essential Functions:

• Vendor management: costing, set up lead times, payables, quality, and negotiate terms
• Quality: Ensure parts we need meet co-specs
• Signing authority for buyers
• Coordinate costs with division locations for bulk buying
• Inventory reporting
• Run speed and variable report
• Manage the continuous improvement of the supply base working with commodity managers to improve service and quality performance.
• Manages the development and maintaining of manufacturing processes and technologies to support zero defects, ensure on time delivery and be cost competitive.
• Provides information to facilitate the coordination of overall organization distribution and customer service functions. Collects information on present and future distribution needs.
• Ensures quality objectives are met and takes timely corrective action when below objectives.
• Maintain and reinforces a positive working relationship with all levels of all the organization.
• Utilize MRP system to forecasting
• Performs all related duties as assigned by management.

Education and Training:

• Bachelor's degree
• APICS certification preferred

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five to ten year's minimum experience in automotive/manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with and working experience in a TS-16949 or other Quality regulated manufacturing environment

Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to use MRP system preferred
• Ability to manage others required

Physical Demands:

• Sitting
• Standing
• Repetitive Tasks
• Travel
• Exposure to sometimes extreme temperatures in the production environment

Behavioral Traits:

• Ability to work independently

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing

• This is not a comprehensive list of duties. Reyco Granning is an at-will employer, meaning the employee is free to resign at any time, just as Reyco Granning is free to terminate employment at any time without cause or notice.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Req Benefits: We offer a full complement of benefits that include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life, travel, and disability insurance; a flexible spending