Procurement Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The Procurement Manager is responsible for overseeing Supplier relations and transportation details. Their duties include evaluating their employers’ brand and target audience to determine what products to order, monitoring delivery times from warehouses or manufacturing plants to retail locations and hiring and training purchasing staff members to carry out purchasing tasks. Provide accurate and timely information flow for vital management decision making.

Job Functions :

• Developing sound, cost-effective strategies for the purchasing of materials used in the business.
• Coordinating with HQ partners to identify and source local vendors to supply necessary materials for North America manufacturing sites.
• Maintaining relationships with suppliers while continually scouting for additional vendors.
• Evaluating spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased and the timeliness of deliveries.
• Communicating with management regularly regarding the efficient flow of goods and services affecting production.
• Conducting cost analysis and setting benchmarks for improvement.
• Developing risk management procedures to mitigate losses in the event of product shortages.
• Supervising a purchasing team and delegating tasks across departments when necessary.
• Working closely with the company legal department to make sure contracts and terms are favorable.
• Other duties as assigned.

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description also does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of job change. TYM is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.