Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of the purchasing department involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Overall responsibility is for the timely procurement of all materials to meet manufacturing, sales, and facility requirements of the organization. Must supervise and lead Purchasing Department employees to make timely and effective decisions and to distribute and use all pertinent information regarding suppliers and supplied materials.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. • Primary responsibility is to arrange purchase and receipt of all materials to meet demand and requirements of the
organization based on quality, price and delivery. Continually strive to minimize total yearly cost of purchased items.
Conduct research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality. • Evaluate vendors' quotes and services to determine most desirable source. Be aware of and communicate all sub-
standard performance by vendors. Resolve issues of sub-standard performance by any vendors. Work to maintain
and/or improve existing relationships with approved vendors. • Evaluate vendor dependability and suitability in meeting the organization's supply requirements. Set criteria for sources
of supply and establish vendor approvals and standards. Work closely with Engineering for authorization of any new
vendor selections: this may include a work sample. • Control purchasing department budgets. • Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities. • Produce reports and statistics on past and future purchasing volumes. • Interview, hire and train purchasing department staff. Provide regular evaluation of performance. • Evaluate commodities to be purchased and assign buyers accordingly. • Attend project meetings with Sales, Engineering and Production Management on project and pro-vide purchasing input
in regard to sourcing and material deliveries. • Responsible for final acceptance of price, quantity, and delivery of all purchased items including creating and maintaining
of accurate record keeping. • Arrange for and evaluate competitive quotations and contracts and ensure compliance, by the vendors, to accepted
quotations and contracts. • Expedite purchase orders to ensure timely deliveries to avoid any delays in manufacturing processes. Communicate any
material shortages, unforeseen problems or changes with purchased materials to relevant departments including
materials, production, sales, engineering and facility managers or their staff. • Work together with other departments to meet all needs for special projects. (i.e. process units) • Keep abreast of changing trends in prices and availability of materials and recommend necessary actions to maintain
supplies of materials to meet production and sales demands. • Verify compliance of suppliers to all accepted quotations and/or contracts and bring closure to purchase orders. • Communicates with international suppliers. • Coordinate shipments from both domestic and international suppliers including providing all documentation to US
Customs for importing and exporting of products and materials.