Purchasing Manager

Job title: Purchasing Manager

Reports to: Director of Finance

Supervisory responsibilities: Purchasing Department (current headcount: 2)

Summary/objective: The Purchasing Manager is responsible for all purchasing functions, optimizing vendor relationships, and maintaining budgetary controls on certain expenses.

Essential functions:

• Develop overall strategy for the purchasing department, balancing cost and performance.
• Supervise, coach, and develop the purchasing team.
• Identify and qualify potential new vendors.
• Negotiate and review vendor contracts.
• Lead purchasing continuous improvement meetings.
• Collaborate with design departments and project managers to order stock list items so that materials are available for jobs when required, while minimizing materials stored on the floor.
• Work with the Director of Finance and other department heads to control costs by maintaining certain expenses within established budgetary goals.
• Purchase all required materials for jobs and shops by following established accounting procedures and using material requisition forms, purchase orders, and receipt of goods through the Company’s accounting software.
• Purchase necessary items, using vendors that supply the best price, quality and delivery.
• Provide information on shipments, returns, credits and price changes to A/P department.
• Improve tracking and reporting of materials, distribution, storage and inventory.
• Maintain SDS paperwork and follow all of Company’s safety policies.
• Carry out ISO 9001-2015 requirements.

Required competency, education, and experience:

• Candidate must have a high school diploma
• Candidate must have valid driver’s license
• Candidate must have good communication and people skills
• Candidate must demonstrate professional demeanor
• Candidate must have good organizational skills
• Candidate must have strong knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Excel

Preferred education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
• Previous experience in automation and integration is a plus

Work environment: Office setting in a manufacturing environment.

Physical demands:

• Candidate must be able to lift 40 pounds.
• Candidate must have full use of all limbs.

Position type and expected hours of work: Full time, in office. 

Travel: <5%

Compensation/Benefits: STS offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes competitive pay, dental insurance, vision insurance, health insurance, short term disability, long term disability, company paid life insurance, voluntary life insurance, 401(k) plan with match, education reimbursement, paid vacation and holidays, and flex spending.

Other duties: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

STS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. STS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.