Manager, Purchasing

Dover Corporation - Ettrick, VA

Full-time - Manager

Ettrick, VA

5,001-10,000 employees

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Manager, Purchasing at Dover Food Retail is responsible for developing purchasing strategies, fostering supplier relationships, and overseeing a team of purchasing professionals. This role manages a significant material spend across two manufacturing plants and focuses on continuous improvement in supply chain processes to enhance operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement purchasing strategies for direct and indirect materials.
• Oversee purchasing team activities and manage a material spend of $170M+.
• Lead tactical and strategic purchasing initiatives to ensure timely availability of goods and services.
• Collaborate with production control, operations, and engineering to identify and mitigate supply constraints.
• Manage supplier relations and escalations in conjunction with Site Sourcing.
• Train and develop team members in both technical and behavioral skills.
• Implement inventory and purchasing strategies such as VMI, Kanban, and MRP.
• Facilitate supplier corrective actions and compliance with quality standards.
• Lead continuous improvement activities related to purchasing processes and tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• 10-15 years of progressive experience in Manufacturing & Supply Chain.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in procurement-related functions.
• Minimum 6 years of experience leading teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree (MBA) or equivalent experience.
• User expertise in an ERP system.
• APICS CPIM, CSCP or ISM CPSM certification.
• Lean / Six Sigma experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Project Management experience.
• Experience with Power BI or similar analytics platform.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance