Position Summary
The Director of Purchasing is responsible for leading the people, systems, and processes of procurement at Meiji America. The Director of Purchasing oversees the corporate ingredient and packaging spends, and acts as the Purchasing lead on key interdepartmental teams, product lifecycle management, and commodities risk management. Additionally, leads supplier selection, negotiations and qualifications at a corporate level. The Director of Purchasing is also responsible for effective material planning, including inventory strategies and execution at all sites and in all purchased component categories.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
1. Commodities risk management, know the markets, make coverage decisions well time to the market.
2. MRP leader. MRP health and strong requirements planning, including PO signals.
3. Inventory management and strategies. Balancing inventory carrying while reducing MRS.
4. Manage the budget and projections for the department and PPV.
5. Supplier Relationship management.
6. Execute Request for Quotes (RFQ’s) through a strategic spend calendar.
7. Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability.
8. Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
9. Develop corporate materials planning models.
10. Develop and maintain Supply Chain metrics in the Purchasing function.
11. Set annual standard costs for all purchased bill of material components.
12. Manage the financial aspects of the Purchasing function, including PPV projection and department expenses.
Supervisory Responsibilities
The Director of Purchasing supervises a team of 4 buyers, 2 located in York and 2 located in Santa Ana, CA, as well as a Purchasing Manager.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:
1. Leadership – Ability to lead and manage teams to defined and expected outcomes.
2. Good problem-solving skills.
3. Strong interpersonal skills.
4. Analytical skills.
5. Mathematics aptitude.
6. Knowledge of rigid and flexible packaging performance.
7. Knowledge of integrated ERP systems.
8. Ability to act as a ‘deal developer’ providing catalyst to development of a least cost supply chain.
9. Ability to establish project goals and milestones, develop procedures and systems.
10. People Management – Motivating employees, defining roles and responsibilities, and providing feedback and coaching.
11. Skilled communicator understanding and utilizing all means of communication in appropriate and professional delivery.
Education and/or Experience
* Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university and five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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