Purchasing Manager

Company: French Gerleman
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: December 6, 2019

Job Description:

The Purchasing Manager will define, implement and deploy purchasing strategies for French Gerleman and will functionally manage the purchasing network.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops and communicates the purchasing category strategies under their responsibility and drives their company-wide implementation
• Manages commodity purchases of copper, steel, aluminum vs. stock market
• Understands end-to-end supply chain management; drives value and savings through improved efficiency, optimize inventory and enhanced supply chain performance
• Supervises four buyer reports, implements continuous improvements, conducts department meetings and annual performance appraisals
• Participates in vendor selection meetings and makes recommendations
• Monitors and publish monthly metrics and inventory reporting/tracking
• Handles returns, dead stock prevention/follow up and special customer inventory
• Works with Pricing Department to ensure correct system costs
• Manages and optimizes year end rebates
• Maintains and build positive vendor relations on local and regional levels
• Works with vendor and FG sales/marketing teams to turn inventory
• Negotiates into stock pricing special buys and incentive deals
• Works with Operations and Warehouse teams to manage inventory issues
• Works with Marketing team on slow moving inventory catalogs and new product launches
• Oversees special inventory contracts and control
• Sets departmental goals and evaluate progress
  Qualifications/ Education/Experience/Skills:
  
  • 5 - 10 years in Purchasing, Supply Chain and/or Finance roles
  • 3 - 5 years experience in Electrical Distribution desired
  • BS/BA in General Business, Supply Chain, Finance or a related major required and/or Supply Chain related certifications would be a plus
  • Self-starter with a proven track record of developing and executing change in a complex environment
  • Strong influence management, project management, creative problem solving and cross-functional team building skills
  • Passionate, high-energy individual who can function in a complex, metric-driven environment
  • Understanding of economics, technical issues and ability to perform independently
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence with formal presentation of complex material in both small and large group settings
  • Superior analytical skills and business acumen
  • Ability to leverage computer software, including ERP Distribution Software (Infor, SAP, Profit 21, Eclipse, Oracle, etc.), Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other analysis software

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