Purchasing Manager

Job Description

ChemGroup is a leading distributor of industrial and specialty chemicals which is among the nation’s largest, ranking in the top 15 in North America and in the top 75 globally.

ChemGroup operates a vast array of truck, barge, and rail terminals, and has numerous chemical distribution facilities throughout the US. Established in 1980 the ChemGroup has longstanding partnerships with mainline chemical producers and leading suppliers and services thousands of customers in nearly all major industrial market segments.

Role – Purchasing Manager

ChemGroup - Bonded Chemical has an excellent opportunity for a Purchasing Manager at their Columbus, OH location. The primary responsibilities of this role are to lead and build the on-site purchasing team to support our regional sales growth.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, training and development of purchasing department efforts.
• Responsible for supplier selection, negotiations and supplier performance to meet sourcing strategies and key objectives.
• Ensures that all purchasing activities are executed to achieve operating and financial objectives, consistent with business strategy
• Maintain open, direct and professional communications with all departments within the organization to ensure total understanding of their requirements
• Communicate and coordinate with internal staff (Sales, Customer Service, Warehouse, and Accounting) to maximize customer satisfaction.
• Maintains knowledge of market conditions, anticipates market changes and recommends appropriate actions related to those assigned items.
• Understand market trends, manufacturing processes and factors affecting supply availability and pricing of products to ensure they are purchased at appropriate times.
• Develops and maintains sources of supply based on reliability, financial responsibility, technical competence and adequate capacity.
• Strategically and promote development of additional or alternate sources to assure continuous supply and competitive pricing.
• Deliver lowest total cost of ownership for materials managed.
• Provides timely updates to management and internal customers on managed materials.
• Participate in the forecasting and budgeting processes as necessary.
• Knowledge and ability to execute “best purchasing practices”.

Qualifications

• Education: B.S. /B.A. (business, supply chain or other discipline).
• Minimum 10 years procurement related experience.
• Cross functional experience in purchasing chemicals, sales or business management.
• Strong business and finance acumen, ability to quickly understand business strategies and ensure that procurement strategies are aligned with the business needs.
• Hands on self-starter with the ability to handle responsibilities with a strong sense of urgency in quickly changing environment.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Ability to create an environment where personnel are engaged and self-motivated.
• Provide Leadership and vision to direct reports and coworkers as it relates to working toward common corporate goals and objectives.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly formulate solutions to problems.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proficient with ERP systems, MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Benefits:

• Salary and Profit Sharing
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Job Type: Full-time