Purchasing Manager

Nemak - Sheboygan, WI

Full-time

Sheboygan, WI

Primary Metal Manufacturing

About the position

The Purchasing Manager at Nemak is a pivotal role responsible for acting as the Purchasing Single Point of Contact between various departments including Plant Management, Operations, Finance, and other Purchasing Entities. This position is crucial in ensuring that the purchasing operations align with the company's goals of providing profitable, cost-effective, and timely services to both customers and the Nemak operating plants. The Purchasing Manager will coordinate with other functional departments within Nemak to drive innovation and efficiency in purchasing processes, thereby contributing to the overall mission of sustainable mobility and automotive lightweighting. In this role, the Purchasing Manager will guide and lead the Purchasing Operations Specialist, ensuring compliance with company purchasing policies and procedures. They will represent the purchasing department in value-added plant meetings, providing relevant information to key users. The Purchasing Manager will also assist the Strategic Purchasing Team in developing regional purchasing strategies for various commodity and service categories, aiming to achieve targeted Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Additionally, the Purchasing Manager will lead the implementation of yearly budgeted Cost Improvement Projects (CIP), ensuring flawless execution. This role requires collaboration across multiple functions, including Operations, Engineering, and Material Planning & Logistics (MP&L). The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for creating and presenting both written and verbal KPI reports to senior management and will support the Finance team in annual budget planning and forecasting, developing strategies to meet cost savings goals. Furthermore, the Purchasing Manager will lead and support third-party audits, including IATF and ISO, in collaboration with the Purchasing Supplier Quality (SQA) team and other purchasing entities.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership as the Purchasing Single Point of Contact between Plant Management, Operations, Finance and other Purchasing Entities.
• Guide and lead Purchasing Operations Specialist while ensuring compliance with company purchasing policies and procedures.
• Attend value added plant meetings on behalf of the purchasing department and supply relevant information to the key users.
• Assist Strategic Purchasing Team (CoE) with developing regional purchasing strategies for commodity and service categories to take KPI's to targeted levels.
• Lead the implementation of the yearly budgeted Cost Improvement Projects (CIP) ensuring flawless execution.
• Work Cross Functionally with Operations, Engineering, MP&L, and other functional organizations.
• Responsible for creating and presenting both written and verbal KPI reports to senior management as scheduled.
• Support Finance team on annual budget planning and forecasting. Develop strategies to ensure cost savings goals.
• Lead and support 3rd party audits (IATF, ISO etc..) along with SQA (Purchasing Supplier Quality) and other purchasing entities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• SAP experience preferred
• 3+ years' experience in Purchasing, Engineering and/or Operations Management
• Contract Management Experience
• Foundry or Manufacturing experience is an asset
• Ability to communicate quickly, clearly, and effectively across multiple levels of the organization, including orally presenting to Senior Management
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to think and act strategically
• Work independently and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Strong negotiation skills