Purchasing Manager

HPC Industrial - El Dorado, AR

Full-time - Mid Level

El Dorado, AR

About the position

The Purchasing Manager at Clean Harbors in El Dorado, AR is responsible for overseeing the purchasing and MRO inventory management for the facility. This role emphasizes health and safety as the top priority and involves collaboration with engineering and maintenance teams to ensure the correct parts are sourced and managed efficiently. The Purchasing Manager will also handle vendor relationships, create purchase orders, manage rental equipment, and maintain inventory accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times
• Work with engineering and maintenance to identify correct parts and opportunities
• Identify the appropriate vendor/opportunities for purchasing identified parts
• Work directly with suppliers to maintain accurate anticipated delivery schedules and to expedite orders as required
• Create Purchase Orders in Maintenance System and PeopleSoft System
• Manage all rental equipment used at the facility
• Manage the Central Stores for the facility, ensuring critical inventory spares are maintained
• Verifying on-hand quantities by managing cycle counts and inventories
• Reviewing part availability, lead times and use to validate stocking levels
• Ordering supplies as they are depleted from stock
• Receiving parts into inventory as they are delivered
• Ensuring that parts are issued against the appropriate work orders
• Running Month End Reports identifying total Inventory Valuation and aggregate monthly transactions
• Special Projects as directed by the facility GM, including equipment verification for tax purposes, new equipment requests, and natural gas market review
• Ensure thorough review of all new inventory requests associated with the new expansion to avoid duplicate parts and evaluate new parts as possible replacements.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 3 years of experience in a related field
• Must be proficient in Excel
• 3 years' experience in Purchasing and Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) supplies management.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment
• Group 401K with company matching component
• Generous paid time off
• Company paid training and tuition reimbursement
• Positive and safe work environments
• Opportunities for growth and development for all stages of your career