Sourcing & Procurement Manager - Crockett, United States - Fusion Recruitment

Description

Overview:
All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

Our client is an established manufacturing company that supplies their technology to clients in the oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, and industrial sectors worldwide.

Due to their continued growth, they require the services of a

Sourcing and Procurement Manager

to be based in their Houston, TX facility.

Responsible for establishing and executing a world class supply chain strategy that meets the quality, cost and delivery expectations of the company's manufacturing objectives.

Lead a team of purchasing agents and sourcing specialists to maintain material flow and develop strong supplier relationships.



Responsibilities:
Manage all purchasing activities in support of manufacturing schedules for direct material, indirect material and subcontract services:

Lead team of buyers to ensure purchasing activities are completed timely and effectively.

Manage and monitor material costs to ensure business objectives are met related to cost targets, cost reduction initiatives, and PPV control.

Liaise between planning, engineering and logistics team to ensure effective flow of information and collaboration on obstacles.
Monitor MRP output to identify risks, gaps and challenges and work with necessary functions to resolve.
Establish and monitor KPIs and exception messages to ensure material is supporting production schedules. Identify delivery risk and work with necessary team members to resolve.
Identify and drive process improvement initiatives to ensure efficient and effective processing in all related tasks.

Support a team of buyers as it relates to challenging buying tasks, such as material availability, to find a solution that meets requirements and delivery timeline.

Develop and oversee a robust supplier network to meet business objectives related to cost targets, lead time reduction and supplier diversification:

Develop tools and KPI's to monitor supplier performance related to delivery and quality.
Engage suppliers in RCA and CAR efforts related to defects and nonconformances, including negotiations for cost recovery.

Provide input into quoting process for high impact orders to establish cost and sourcing strategy to optimize order win rate.

Identify gaps in supplier network and identify, onboard and support new suppliers.
Support Quality initiatives related to supplier audits, compliance to appropriate regulations, and necessary onboarding requirements.
Prepare for and lead the S&OP section related to sourcing and procurement to senior leadership.

Maintain system integrity for all purchasing parameters and develop or enhance standard work instructions to drive consistency and best practices.

Analyze procurement trends to review component purchase lot sizes, lead times, etc. and maintain system parameters accordingly.
Identify gaps in standard work instructions and develop procedures to increase throughput and efficiency through department. Train and enforce with all team members.
Oversee the maintenance of our client's approved vendor list.
Develop and mentor team members to cross train and build resilience within the department.

Supervisory

Responsibilities:
Directly supervises employees in the Purchasing and Sourcing Departments.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree (BA) from four-year College or University.
Must have at least 10 years purchasing experience and at least 5 years of direct managerial experience.
APICS CPIM preferred.


Required Skills and Abilities:

ProactiveMust be able to work independently with little supervisionSafety consciousAble to function within a team environmentExcellent verbal and written communications skills.

Customer service focused while possessing superb customer service skillsAbility to analyze and decipher technical content quicklySkilled in planning, organizing, tracking, and adjusting projects with multiple phases in coordination with all departmentsProficient in Word, Excel and AccessExperience with an MRP system.

Proficient in Microsoft Suite, including PowerBI.Experience with third party software, such as SourceDay, preferred.

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