Regional Purchasing Manager

The Reading Truck Group - Louisville, KY

Full-time - Mid Level

Louisville, KY

11-50 employees

About the position

The Regional Purchasing Manager is responsible for overseeing the purchasing function across assigned locations, managing a team of Buyers, and ensuring effective inventory management. This role involves collaboration with Operations, Sales, and other key functions to optimize inventory levels and improve purchasing processes.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of salaried Buyers or Purchasers within the Regional Branch.
• Maintain purchasing systems and procedures with high data accuracy and integrity.
• Review on-hand inventory balances for excess or obsolete inventory.
• Drive continuous improvement of processes and results by generating ideas for improvement.
• Monitor jobs at each branch in 500 status including 500 status jobs over 30 days.
• Monitor negative inventory at each branch on a weekly basis.
• Review Late PO's at each branch on a weekly basis.
• Monitor no demand and excess inventory at each branch on a weekly basis.
• Review MinMax stock inventory at each branch on a weekly basis.
• Effectively communicate with customer service and engineering on part number issues, lead times, new parts, supplier deliveries, deviations, etc.
• Coordinate yearly physical inventories at its respective branches.
• Ensure compliance with standard policies, procedures, and quality control processes.
• Assist each branch with the prompt on-time delivery of parts associated with Fleet jobs.
• Work with scheduling to ensure major material is being delivered in a timely manner.

Requirements

• 3 - 8 Years of Supply Chain & Procurement experience.
• Manufacturing industry or Automotive background experience preferred.
• J D Edwards system experience preferred; Large ERP system experience required.
• Successful demonstration of managing a team across remote locations.
• Experience with MS Office required; proficiency in Excel; Demonstrated skills in database management and record keeping preferred.
• The ability to collaborate with a multi-department team.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a professional office environment as well as upfit & service branch shop environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Life.
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Generous Footwear, Eyewear, and Safety Equipment Discount Program.
• Paid Training and Development Programs.