Mayzon is a leading supplier of bathroom and household products such as shower curtains and rods, slipcovers, medicine cabinets and more. Our products are offered in most major retail stores in the United States and Canada.
Mayzon is recruiting a Procurement Manager to join its Demand Planning team. Mayzon is a well-established company with offices in New York City, Montreal and New Castle, Delaware. This position will be out of the Delaware office.
Description
The Procurement Manager will report to the VP of Demand Planning and Procurement and will be responsible for leading a team of buyers, and sourcing, and managing the company's day-to-day purchasing activities.
Proposed Key Roles and Responsibilities
Ensures team members are meeting performance standards.
Oversees all purchase orders ensuring quantities follow guidelines across finished goods, raw materials, domestic and overseas.
Provides guidelines to team ensuring buying strategy aligns to long lead inventory targets.
Leads and summarizes the supply chain gap process ensuring high profile items are escalated as necessary.
Responsible for the visibility of inventory 52 weeks out
Leads the implementation of new ERP to develop purchasing workflows and approvals in the system with appropriate approval levels.
Conducts cost analyses and sets benchmarks for improvement.
Optimizes inventory levels, implementing strategies to ensure availability of products.
Takes the lead in creating a platform to review obsolete and slow-moving stock to help offset write offs.
Propose improvements to the current purchasing process that will optimize inventory levels and increase service levels while reducing carrying costs.
Oversees various reports providing visibility to cross functional teams
Collaborates cross functionally across sales, operations and logistics departments to maximize efficiency in purchasing and inventory management.
Interviews new hires, and train new staff as needed.
Responsible for freight strategy and negotiations
3PL liaison
Desired Skills, Abilities, and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with a business or supply chain concentration required
5 + years' experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory planning or similar field
2 + years' experience in managing a team.
Proven track record of reducing inventory through purchasing management
Excellent understanding of material functionality, material flow and handling to optimize supply chain teams.
Strong project management skills, supervising and collaborating across teams
Strong ability to manage priorities and multiple tasks at a high level while consistently meeting deadlines in a dynamic and energetic work environment
Attention to detail and ability to follow through.
Curious by nature, self-starter, takes initiative and able to convert high-level guidance into action.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing to all levels of the organization.