Purchasing Supervisor

Purchasing Supervisor

The role of the Purchasing Supervisor is to plan, execute, and finalize purchasing and procurement strategies for spend across the plant and organization. This includes acquiring resources within budget and facilitating communication between the plant, commodity buyer(s) and group constituents in order to deliver products and services according to business plan objectives, including participation in productivity/savings targets. The Plant Purchasing Supervisor will purchase materials, supplies and services at the best price, quality and delivery available. The Purchasing Supervisor will directly supervise assigned personnel.

Job Responsibilities include: Supervising and developing the assigned staff in charge of the procurement for the plant. Proposing and managing the local Purchasing budget. Implementing Purchasing "Best in Class" processes and procedures. Contributing to reach purchasing objectives for the plant: purchasing index, quality level, number of suppliers, payment terms, and works hand in hand with others on material cost reduction initiatives. Scope covers all areas of site's purchasing: Direct material, MRO, capital projects and any other service or item that is purchased locally. Concour to manage Purchasing projects. Contribute to the application of sourcing strategies. This includes interface with specific commodity manager(s) and plant stakeholders. Monitoring and analyzing trends in plant spending and inventory control in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings. Analyzing trends and market conditions for the present and future pricing, availability, lead-time, and capacity of goods and services. Coordinating with Commodity Manager(s) to support or conduct negotiation of pricing, terms and conditions of sale and warranties of goods and products with key suppliers and vendors. Monitoring vendor, service provider, outsourcer, and/or contractor performance to ensure quality of service. Updating monthly supplier performance matrix(s) in the plant and/or Business Unit Databases (e.g. Zycus iPerform). Developing and delivering purchasing and inventory reports, bid proposals, requirements documentation, and tender documents. Where necessary, developing and implementing plans to auction, recycle or otherwise sell obsolete inventory and equipment. Responsible for the management of compliant scrap sale contracts. Where necessary, coordinating delivery of CAPEX and other collateral equipment to the plant. Ensuring the necessary materials, tools and services for the operation of the company. Ensuring good quality and on-time delivery of the supplied products and achieves budget targets of suppliers (i.e., Parts per Million (PPM), On Time Delivery (OTD)). Co-coordinating quality activity of suppliers. Managing suppliers' audit and suppliers' improvement(s), when necessary. Submitting and following up on Supplier Activation Requests (SARS). Submitting and following up on new or modified Supplier Set-up. Ensuring suppliers acknowledge purchase orders and maintaining ERP system pricing and vendor related parameters and information to ensure purchase order accuracy. Supporting objective of optimization for the number of suppliers and improves payment terms. Maintaining local plant contracts including, but not limited to, facilities, parking and logistics. Providing financial support to the plant through PPV review, upload, analysis and support. Contributing to supplier management including management of supplier stop-shipment issues (e.g., pricing/payment terms and disputes), escalation and communication of supplier issues to as needed. Ensuring self and department compliance with the Tenneco Integrity Policy and the facility's Environmental Health and Safety Policy. Other duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in the field of Business, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management or applicable field is preferred; Economical or Engineering studies are also relevant.

Experience: 3 - 5 years experience in a purchasing Automotive Industry Sector or in a mass production manufacturing facility. Ability to effectively communicate in English. Strong knowledge of purchasing regulations and laws. Excellent contract management skills are essential. Effective negotiation skills. Ability to deal tactfully with peers and suppliers. General knowledge of accounting and finance, marketing, and logistics. Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented environment is essential. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.