Procurement Manager
What you will enjoy doing
- Implementing procurement strategy and policies
- Forecasting procurement needs
- Creating and implementing KPI’s
- Continually developing expertise to support growth for new projects
- Monitoring macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react
- Leading the procurement group in all phases
- Identifying and developing training opportunities
- Order materials and services as per negotiated and appropriately approved. Reviewing quotations.
- Preparing purchase requisitions, approving and issuing purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
- Maintaining procurement files
- Tracking Purchasing activity and measurements
- Discussing defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action
- Ensuring supplier compliance with site and company requirements for safety
- Managing vendor and customer relationships and assisting in building effective partnerships
- Assisting department in developing and implementing purchasing strategies for products.
- Responsible for planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipment in a timely and cost effective way; timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications.
- Dealing with Brokers
- Helping to lower the cost and secure agreements
- Liaising with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
- Locating vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interviewing them to determine product availability and terms of sales
- Maintaining records of goods ordered and received
- Controlling purchasing department budgets
- Resolving vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers
- Participating in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
What makes you great
- 4 year degree or equivalent experience (Master's Degree preferred)
- Min. 5 year experience in purchasing
- Excellent negotiating skills
- High ethical and moral standards
- Responsible resource management
What you can expect working with us
- Health and Wellness Care Program
- Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
- Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
- 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
- Medical, dental, vision plan
- Education assistance program
- Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
- Paid vacation; paid holidays
Contact
ALPLA INC.
mrs Tamia Melvin, Human Resources
289 Highway 155 South
30253 MC Donough