Purchasing Manager in Pflugerville, TX

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Job Description Job Description In this role, you will provide Purchasing leadership and support for Banner Industries’ purchasing team. This position interacts internally with Sales, Customer Service, Pricing, Suppliers, and Customers /Distributor partners with the goal of optimizing inventory position, operational efficiencies and maximizing Sales and GM for Banner Industries. Position can be based at our Pflugerville, Hillsboro or Danvers office locations. Primary Responsibilities: Supplier facing: o Assure all orders are placed with suppliers on a timely basis. o Monitor Supplier OTD and work with suppliers to improve. Update lead times in P21 to ensure it reflects our expected true lead time for the product o Follow up on open orders before they are due to ensure expected dates in the system are accurate. o Utilize purchasing strategies (quantity discounts, last time buys, end of year incentives, inventory transfers) to reduce cost of the product we sell and improve margin. o Work with the sales team and suppliers to mitigate any dead or slow moving inventory Internally Facing: o Review requests from the sales team for inventory purchases and assure risk is mitigated before placing stocking orders o Work with Accounting and Warehouse teams on PO discrepancies on Pos including pricing, quantity, receipts etc. o Improve Inventory turns for Banner while keeping Banner OTD high o Determine when inventory transfers are cost effective and appropriate. Measure performance and impact of transfer vs stock decisions. o Develop and maintain Purchasing SOP. Assure these are rolled out across the organization and are part of an onboarding process for new associates Team Development / Management: o Assure staffing levels are appropriate, and work hours are optimized to properly support internal and external customers o Hire, Train, Mentor, Develop and Support the Purchasing team to assure high morale / engagement o Determine KPIs for your team. Communicate effectively and review results regularly. o Prepare monthly KPI updates, perform RCCM on any performance gaps and present to management along with countermeasures being deployed o Evaluate team performance formally every year, and informally on a quarterly basis using objective measures o Continually update a succession plan for your role and the roles on your team Support and participate in the roll out of an E-Commerce strategy Required Skills: · Advanced MS Excel skills. · Overall proficiency with MS Office 2010 (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint). · Ability to multi-task and respond quickly to various information requests. · Attention to detail, excellent organization, ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines. · Strong analytical skills. · Strong sense of responsibility and ownership. · Good written and verbal communication skills. · Willingness to follow procedures and guidelines. · Ability to motivate diverse teams and drive change to achieve goals · Standout colleague and a contributor. · Open and responds to feedback for learning. · Adaptable to change. · Honest, Ethical, Trustworthy and Transparent. · Initiative to recommend process and procedural improvements Desired Experience: · 3 years of purchasing experience is desired. · Epicor Prophet 21 ERP proficiency a plus · KPI development, measurement and reporting · Experience with developing and rolling out SOP KPIs · Discounted Pricing Savings (Volume, EOY, other) (Need Report) · Inventory Turns (Dashboard Inventory) · Reduction of Dead Inventory (Dashboard Dead Inventory) · Valid dates on PO lines (Dashboard OTD) · Reduction of repeat POs (Need to define JOP and standard report)

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