Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager

Pursuit Aerospace Central Connecticut seeks a Purchasing Manager for our Plainville site.

Job Summary:

The Site Purchasing Leader coordinates, organizes, and oversees all activities involved in the identification, acquisition, production, and distribution of the company's purchased goods for our Central CT Location.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the daily workflow and schedules of the department.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Mentors purchasing agents.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
• Works collaboratively across the organization on policy deployment targets focused on cash generation and cost reduction.
• Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain.
• Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the company, at sites, and in the factory.
• Maintains required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.
• Implements processes to ensure materials are in hand when required.
• Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company.
• Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implements subsequent changes to processes.
• Identifies optimal shipment and transportation routes with attention to consolidation of warehousing and distribution.
• Negotiates prices for raw material, production supplies, outside services and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and/or shipping companies.
• Participates as an advisory member of the product development team, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
• Acts as part of the team coordinating engineering changes, product line extension, or new product launches to ensure timely and orderly material and production flow transitions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and internal and external customers.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of company products and logistics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate tasks sets and drive solutions in a matrixed environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field required.
• Five years of experience in procurement required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to travel between locations or to suppliers up to 20% of time.

Pursuit is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)