Purchasing Manager

Morson Talent - Greensboro, NC

Full-time

Greensboro, NC

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Purchasing Manager will provide operational leadership and functional expertise to enhance productivity and ensure a world-class customer experience. This role is essential for managing supplier relationships, sourcing activities, and compliance with quality standards, while also supporting the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules program. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for full-time hire, reporting directly to the Director of Purchasing & Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Designing a supply chain suitable for meeting all quality, delivery and cost requirements of the business
• Identify all supplier & supplier risks and develop the necessary mitigation activities
• Undertake all sourcing activities in line with company processes and tools
• Ensuring all suppliers engaged comply with required quality standards and demonstrate commitment to ESG and CSR targets
• Ensure sourcing is done in compliance with relevant category strategies and plans
• Establish standard work consistent with the global BMS and ensure orders are placed and approved in the company's ERP system
• Support existing program reporting requirements
• Work with Buyers to ensure Purchase Orders are placed timely and deliveries by suppliers are made on time
• Input to budgets, forecasts and hold responsibility for them
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports/metrics of performance for management review
• Drive overall root cause analysis and corrective actions within the business and measure these effectively

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, Operations, Supply Chain or related field is strongly preferred; equivalent vocational qualifications will also be considered
• Background in International procurement and USA specific sourcing and supplier management
• Knowledge and experience to drive best practice in supplier selection, screening for diligence and compliance, and management
• Strong analytical capability (supply chain, operational and financial)
• Articulate and confident in working within a dispersed global team
• Skilled at working across different businesses and regional cultures
• Strong team player able to contribute as part of the wider company's procurement function
• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide clarity in situations requiring honesty and candor
• Strong process and problem-solving orientation
• Agility and comfort with ambiguity
• Results-driven approach
• Resilient, optimistic and open to change

Nice-to-haves

• A professional Procurement certification (e.g. MCIPS accreditation or similar) is preferred but not vital depending on demonstrated Supply Chain leadership experience
• Experience with Aviation procurement and/or supply chain
• Previous military experience in a similar role