Purchasing Manager

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Are you a business professional with strong relationship building skills? Do you have strong communication skills? Are you a strategic thinker? We are seeking a skilled leader with excellent negotiation skills. Prior work experience with Epicor paired with purchasing experience would make you an ideal candidate for this position with Viking Masek.

We have a fun and relaxed workplace culture, solid benefits package, and significant opportunity for growth for the right person. 

Join the team at a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplace and Sheboygan County's Manufacturer of the Year today!

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Description

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for working with the company’s supplies and products.  Create and maintain meaningful liaison with vendors to assure constant procurement of supplies.  The Purchasing Manager will oversee quality control with Viking’s respective vendors, manufacturers and material providers.  Responsible for strategizing, analyzing and finding cost-effective vendors, deals and discover ways to cut procurement expenses, enforce accountability and shape our vendors to our production needs. Generate, develop and maintain vendor agreements, contracts, company SOP’s, forms and any other pertinent documentation related to the department.  

 

Location

Oostburg, WI - USA

 

Hours

Mon - Fri

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM (can be flexible)

 

Travel

As needed for company business

 

Reports to

Chief Operating Officer

 

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Job Requirements

  • Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or Procurement and Contractual Management
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) a plus
  • Ability to maintain a high quality of work while presented with competing tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong Microsoft Office Skills
  • Experience with ERP purchasing software equivalent to Epicor, SAP, or NetSuite
  • Independent decision-making skills
  • Strong interpersonal communication and negotiation skills

 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Quality Control of all incoming product and materials

  • Develop sourcing strategies, purchasing procedures within company procedures
  • Create Purchase Orders
  • Assist in preparation of bidding documents
  • Work closely with Project Managers and cross functional project teams
  • Monitor all purchase requisitions and handle adjustments with vendors
  • Communication with the Production and Service teams
  • Work with engineering, production, service and other cross functional teams
  • Develops and maintains a professional business rapport with vendors
  • Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times
  • Decision making aptitude with supplies, vendors and/or suppliers
  • Works with co-workers and vendors to resolve items
  • Performs risk management assessments

Expectations:

Learn, embrace & maintain Core Values: Driven & Passionate, Innovative, Win, Teamwork

  • At Viking Masek, we focus on Raising the Bar & Nailing it on a daily basis.
  • Commitment, Accuracy, Accountability, Communication, Closure
  • Positive & supportive attitude
  • Make a promise & keep a promise. Deliver to your internal & external customers.
  • Always deliver the Viking Value Proposition

Standards:

  • Professionalism, Optimism, Realism

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