Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead our purchasing team, strengthen supplier partnerships, optimize inventory levels, and improve product availability across a diverse product portfolio.

Reporting directly to the VP of Operations & Supply Chain, you will lead a team of four purchasing professionals and play a critical role in balancing product availability, supplier performance, purchasing costs, and inventory investment.

This is an opportunity to join a stable, privately held, debt-free industrial distribution company with a strong reputation for customer service and continuous improvement since 1959.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of four purchasing professionals.
• Establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and accountability standards.
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and efficient purchasing processes.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and strategic vendors.
• Negotiate competitive pricing, payment terms, lead times, service levels, and supply commitments.
• Evaluate supplier performance using scorecards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Address supplier issues related to product quality, delivery, availability, and service.
• Identify alternative suppliers and sourcing opportunities to reduce costs and mitigate supply chain risks.

Inventory Planning & Optimization

• Improve product availability, customer fill rates, and inventory turnover.
• Evaluate demand forecasts, replenishment strategies, and minimum/maximum inventory levels.
• Balance customer demand and service expectations against excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
• Develop purchasing strategies that support appropriate inventory investment and working capital objectives.
• Proactively address shortages, supply disruptions, and changes in market conditions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Management on new product introductions, product transitions, and discontinued items.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Finance, and other departments to resolve purchasing and inventory challenges.
• Support business objectives through effective sourcing strategies and supplier coordination.

Reporting, Analytics & Process Improvement

• Maintain accurate supplier, item, purchasing, and inventory data.
• Use advanced Excel, ERP reporting, and business intelligence tools to analyze purchasing trends and supplier performance.
• Develop actionable recommendations based on data analysis and established KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen supply chain performance.

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing.
• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing a purchasing or buying team.
• Experience managing a large, diverse SKU portfolio and inventory replenishment processes.
• Proven negotiation skills, including securing favorable supplier pricing, terms, and commitments.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
• Experience working with ERP systems and inventory management platforms.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Farmers Branch, Texas, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Willingness to travel as needed to develop and maintain supplier relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in wholesale distribution or industrial distribution.
• Experience managing an inventory portfolio of 20,000 or more SKUs.
• Familiarity with distribution ERP platforms, such as Epicor Prophet 21.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional purchasing, procurement, or supply chain certification.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of $100,000–$135,000, based on experience.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Consistent Monday–Friday daytime schedule.
• Friendly, collaborative work environment.
• Opportunity to make a measurable impact within an established, financially stable organization.

About the Company

We are a nationwide distributor of more than 100,000 industrial maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products. Since 1959, we have supported customers across transportation, manufacturing, aviation, facilities maintenance, heavy equipment, and numerous other industries.

Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas, our company serves customers through an extensive nationwide distribution network. As a privately held, debt-free organization, we are committed to long-term stability, exceptional customer service, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are a strategic purchasing leader who excels at supplier negotiations, inventory optimization, team development, and data-driven decision-making, we encourage you to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and associates, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other category protected by applicable law.

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