Purchasing Manager (Indirect) - Hybrid

Summary/Objective

The Maintenance Repair & Operations Purchasing Manager is responsible for managing the non-steel related company purchases to include the procurement of packaging, printing, company services, capital projects/equipment, and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) parts. The Maintenance Repair & Operations Purchasing Manager will routinely look for opportunities to improve both our execution and value creation as we obtain materials and supplies. This manager will also find ways to reduce administrative as well as transactional costs and improve quality. This individual will possess excellent communication skills, a strategic thinker, good with process design/redesign. In order to be effective in this role, The Maintenance Repair & Operations Purchasing Manager must develop, build and maintain strong relationships with individuals across all levels of an organization at all Tempel facilities as well as in the supplier community.

Essential Functions

Supervises non-steel related purchasing resources:

1. Set strategy and priorities that are consistent with the overall Tempel purchasing objectives for the indirect sourcing group.
2. Manages and delegates work and projects for non-steel related purchasing resources.
3. Sets SMART goals and objectives, consistent with the corporate targets, for the indirect sourcing team.

Supervises all maintenance, repair, and operations purchases and other operations related buying:

1. Looks for opportunities to aggregate the needs of multiple Tempel facilities into single leveraged sourcing events.
2. Manages the timely fulfillment of the purchasing needs for the Maintenance and Tool Room departments.
3. Coordinates strategic sourcing activities by identifying appropriate items to be included in any particular event, identifying the best suppliers available, identifies the key criteria for awarding business whether it be best price, quality, delivery or any combination of the above.
4. Manage the purchase process of capital expenditures. Making sure to include KPI’s (key performance indicators for success) a negotiation strategy that includes a list of desired outcomes with minimum/maximum acceptable criteria, manage lease/purchase contract negotiation.

Oversees service contracts and special projects:

1. Responsible for ‘services’ purchasing including the definition and acceptance of the internal customers requirements, contractor pool selection for services ranging from building and grounds (i.e. landscaping, janitorial services, garbage removal) to office equipment service companies. Activities to include researching vendors, managing the RFx process, obtaining quotes, negotiating contracts including pricing and duration.
2. Assists with other purchasing duties on an ad-hoc basis as needed.

Required Education and Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree preferred and 5+ years of Indirect spend management

Competencies

1. Strong negotiation skills in both materials and services
2. Strategic Sourcing Experience
3. Spend Analysis
4. Vendor selection/performance
5. Microsoft Office Suite w/emphasis on Excel
6. Project Management experience
7. Self starting and ability to work with little supervision/direction
8. Able to manage multiple priorities and through ambiguity
9. Excellent communication skills

Preferred Skills

1. Experience working with Oracle

Work Environment