Supervisor Purchasing

**It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!** Job Description:  Accelerate your career. Join the organization that's driving the world's technology and shape the future.  Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. Learn more at [www.ingrammicro.com](http://www.ingrammicro.com) Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey! **Position Summary:** * Responsible for purchasing of products and services to meet company requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels. * Negotiates best deals with vendors and ensures adherence to quality and delivery standards. * Interfaces with multiple internal departments to resolve discrepancies related to invoicing, shipments, etc. Buyers may specialize in a specific area (e.g. services, IT products, etc.) or functional support (sales). * Support personnel manage the paperwork and purchasing systems transactions to ensure adherence to procedures. **What you bring to the role:** * Supervises support level employees. * Sets day-to-day operational objectives for the team. * Problems faced may be difficult but typically are not complex. * Ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports and stakeholders. * Receives predetermined work assignments that are subject to moderate level of control and review. * Supervises support level associates (clerks, production associates, technicians) in an organization characterized by high transactions or processes. * Sets day-to-day operational objectives for the team to ensure task completion. * Assignments are largely established in accordance with schedules and deliverables. * Contributes to the development of processes and procedures and ensure that employees operate within these guidelines. * Can make exceptions to some but not all processes and procedures. * Thorough knowledge of department processes. * Point person to resolve issues elevated by support personnel. **Qualifications:** * High School Diploma or equivalent experience required. * Four-year college degree not required but strongly preferred. Minimum 5 years functional experience including a minimum of 3 years specific experience and 1 year of leadership experience.  #LI-Hybrid