Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Summary (Position Description): The Purchasing Manager is a key leadership role and a central in a growing business. The individual must be a “team player” while driving to meet deadlines and business objectives and can work in a dynamic environment supporting current production and new product development. The Purchasing Manager must leverage all relationships to produce short-term deliverables as well as strategic objectives. This position reports directly to the Director of Supply Chain and interfaces closely with multiple organizations within the Bitzer Group, as well as Bitzer World Headquarters in Germany.

Reports To: Director of Supply Chain

Status: Full-time, Salary Exempt

Duties & Tasks:

· Optimize inventory levels to support customer demand and meet inventory level targets by collaborating with suppliers and functional leaders. 

· Lead the purchasing team by developing goals, mentoring, and training team members.

· Lead by example, directly performing work as needed/if needed (i.e., placing P.O.s in the MRP system, reconciling invoicing issues, etc.) 

· Analyze market trends, sales forecast demand, and mitigate risks to optimize the purchasing process.

· Develop and implement key strategic partnerships to leverage the supply base, and work with other BITZER locations to take advantage of economies of scale when appropriate.

· Negotiate contracts for direct and indirect materials.

· Responsible for supplier analysis and maintaining supplier metrics to support cost reduction and on-time delivery.

· Utilize the tools and principles of the BITZER Production Systems (BIPROS) to promote teamwork and continuous improvement for the Purchasing team.

· Produce weekly/monthly/quarterly reports to track and report key functional metrics to control spend, improve inventory health, and maximize working capital.

· Work directly with cross-functional teams and cultures, including BITZER World Headquarters in Germany.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities): 

· Broad manufacturing knowledge and experience; especially in repetitive and custom manufacturing environments.

· Extensive experience in commodity management, procurement strategies, negotiations, contract management, supplier evaluation and selection, strategic supply agreements, supplier development, and supplier performance. 

· Strong project/program management experience.

· Detail-oriented approach, with excellent organization, planning, analysis, problem-solving, and follow-through skills. 

· Excellent interpersonal skill to effectively communicate with customers and suppliers across multiple cultures.

· Ability to read engineering drawings and communicate requirements.

Requirements: 

· BS Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field.

· Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive experience and demonstrated leadership.

· Extensive working knowledge of MRP/ERP, to develop and manage optimal inventory and cost levels. MRP implementation experience is a plus. 

· Approximately 10% of domestic and international travel is periodically required.

Work Environment:  

· This job is performed in a manufacturing Assembly and Machining environment. Communication is constant with Assembly and Machining, Material control, Quality, and Engineering groups. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands:  

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; bend; stoop; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  

Employee Benefits:

· Medical Insurance (heavily subsidized by the Company)

· Dental Insurance

· Company paid Vision Insurance, $50,000 life insurance and Short and Long-Term Disability 

· Paid time Off

· Education Reimbursement (must be approved by manager)

· 401(k) Plan where it matches dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of compensation; 100% vested immediately.

· Company Long Term Incentive Plan based on the profitability of the Company; 100% vested after 6 years on a graded scale

Who Are We:

Bitzer Us Inc. is a leading manufacturer of key components used in commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. These key components include compressors, pressure vessels such as condensers and evaporators, compressor packages, and condensing units. Other products include waste heat-to-power equipment that converts excess heat to low-cost electricity.

You partner with others to get work done while gaining insight into customers' needs and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You create Raving Fans. You set objectives aligning with organization and prioritizing accordingly.

Conveniently located in Flowery Branch, Georgia 5 minutes off I-985 The Company is wholly owned by Bitzer SE (located in Germany), the Company is a private company and serves as Bitzer SE’s flagship North American subsidiary. On a global basis, Bitzer SE has 3,900 employees at 72 sites in 38 countries, including 20 production facilities.?? 

Other Information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees are required to follow any job-related instructions and to perform job-related duties requested by management. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This Job Description does not imply an employment contract. BITZER US is an at-will employer. 

BITZER US is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.