Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

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At Premier Marine, we believe that people come first , and as a valued Purchasing Manager, you will play a crucial role in our family-owned business. Guided by our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Attitude, and Collaboration, you’ll join a dedicated team where your contributions matter. Here, you’ll work on building the world’s best pontoons in a supportive environment that focuses on your personal and professional development. We're committed to ensuring you thrive, so together, we can leave a wake that changes lives on and off the water.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Purchasing Manager who will lead the Purchasing team with hands-on management in all aspects of planning and sourcing materials, supplies, and services for the company while meeting established quality, cost, and delivery objectives. In this role, you will have the ability to shape and implement effective planning and purchasing processes and systems for Premier's products while managing a high-performing team and supporting supplier relationship management and risk mitigation. The Purchasing Manager position manages a team of buyers responsible for the operational flow of items, including material acquisition, inventory reconciliation, and inventory phase-out and obsolescence minimization, in addition to maintaining strategic relationships with all suppliers. The person in this role must be very comfortable meeting and working with co-workers across functional areas at all levels of the organization.

Essential Job Functions

Purchasing / Inventory Management Responsibilities

• Support material procurement and purchasing activities across all product categories.
• Manage and improve upon material planning and purchasing processes, system parameters, reporting, and supplier expectations to meet the sales requirements.
• Manage all aspects of the purchasing process of materials, establish priorities to meet customer orders, and drive improvements in PPV.
• Lead the team in proactively identifying and responding to product availability issues, conducting root-cause analysis, and providing sustainable recovery solutions.
• Maintain accurate system planning parameters across all buyer assignments per established  processes, including recommending process improvements to expand performance and efficiencies.
• Analyze forecast accuracy and other key supply chain factors such as BOM accuracy, order pipeline, stock outages, inventory turn, and supplier score cards to drive appropriate stocking levels and safety stock parameters.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Leverage the EPICOR MRP system to drive buying decisions to support production requirements.

Product Analysis / Process Improvement Responsibilities

Supplier Relationship Management Responsibilities

Requirements :

Required Skills / Abilities

Education and Experience

Physical Requirements

The physical demands needed are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job (sitting, standing, walking the manufacturing floor, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

Premier Marine offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support employees’ health, well-being, and growth. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement savings; paid time off; paid holidays; volunteer PTO; and access to an Employee Assistance Program. Additional programs such as a referral bonus, leadership development opportunities, and participation in the Employee Boat Club are also available.

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