Senior Purchasing Manager

**Senior Purchasing Manager** **Job Summary** The Purchase Manager is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and procurement activities, ensuring uninterrupted supply of direct materials while achieving world-class performance in quality, delivery, sustainability, and supplier innovation. The role partners closely with Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and Finance to support new product introductions (NPI), production ramp-ups, and global business growth. **Key Responsibilities** * Ensure uninterrupted supply of production materials to meet manufacturing schedules. * Review and approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders. * Manage long-lead and critical commodities. * Resolve material shortages, supplier escalations, and logistics issues. * Optimize inventory while maintaining production continuity. * Partner with Engineering during New Product Introduction (NPI) to source new technologies and components. * Work with Manufacturing and Planning to support production ramp-ups. * Coordinate with Supplier Quality to resolve quality issues and improve supplier capability. * Support Operations in achieving production, quality, and delivery goals. * Develop supply continuity plans for critical components. * Monitor geopolitical, commodity, and logistics risks. * Establish dual sourcing and business continuity plans. * Ensure compliance with ESG, environmental, ethical sourcing, and trade regulations. * Lead and mentor procurement professionals. * Establish procurement KPIs and drive continuous improvement. * Promote Lean, Six Sigma, and digital procurement initiatives. **Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management. * MBA in Operations or Supply Chain preferred. * Professional certifications (CPSM, CIPS, APICS/ASCM) are desirable. **Experience** * 6 –12 years of procurement experience in energy systems, electrical equipment, automotive, industrial equipment, or high-tech manufacturing. * Experience managing global suppliers and cross-functional sourcing projects. * Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle or similar. **Technical Competencies** * Strategic Sourcing * Global Supplier Development * Commodity Management * Contract Negotiation * Cost Analysis & Should-Costing * Value Engineering / Value Analysis * Supply Risk Management * Inventory Optimization * Production Planning Support * New Product Introduction (NPI) * Supplier Quality Systems * Procurement Analytics * ERP & eProcurement Systems **Leadership Competencies** * Strategic Thinking * Business Acumen * Negotiation & Influencing * Stakeholder Management * Team Leadership * Change Management * Problem Solving * Data-Driven Decision Making * Contract Compliance * New Supplier Qualification Cycle Time * Production Line Stoppages Due to Material Shortages * Supplier Risk Mitigation Effectiveness * NPI Material Readiness Achievement **Success Profile** The successful Purchasing Manager builds a resilient, cost-competitive, and innovative supply base that enables rapid manufacturing scale-up, supports new technology introductions, minimizes supply chain risk, and delivers operational excellence through strong supplier partnerships and cross-functional collaboration. Salary Ranges: ============== $155,800.00 - $224,200.00