Manager, Purchasing (Finance)

Job Summary

The Purchasing Manager oversees all aspects of purchasing operations, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality within procurement processes. This role involves negotiating supplier pricing, establishing long-term supplier agreements, managing supply levels, and coordinating staff schedules to support purchasing functions. Additionally, the manager is responsible for maintaining quality standards within procurement activities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and operational requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages Purchasing team, ensuring critical supply stock levels are maintained, negotiating with high-volume suppliers, and providing feedback as needed.
• Oversees staffing within the Purchasing team to maintain appropriate levels.
• Ensures timely communication across multiple levels of the organization regarding purchasing and inventory issues, securing necessary approvals when required.
• Negotiates simple procurement contracts and secures optimal pricing.
• Proficient in ERP system transactions.
• Identifies and implements process improvements.
• Manages supply volumes for clinical kitting operations, biorespoitiory and sample processing:
  • Oversees current suppliers.
  • Identifies and engages new suppliers as needed.
  • Maintains a clean, organized, and 6S-compliant work environment.
• Orders office and safety supplies for the LabConnect business.
• Prepares and reports data on a weekly and/or monthly basis as needed.
• Performs additional duties and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university (preferred) with 5+ years relevant experience OR 7+ years relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Degree in Supply Chain Management preferred.
• 3-5 years' experience in a regulated environment preferred.
• Prior knowledge or experience in procurement and services

Experience in interacting with supplier websites to streamline procurement and foster strategic supplier relationships. Proficiency utilizing ERP systems. Experience with Microsoft NAV and Dynamics 365 Finance is a plus. Six Sigma certification is a plus.

Language Ability

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including word processing and spreadsheets.

Certificates and Licenses

Six Sigma certification preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The individual in this job will manage employees in the Purchasing function and will assist in the management and direction of inventory control and other work groups.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform other related duties as may be required by their supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.