DIS-TRAN Steel Internal Transfer Portal Purchasing Manager

Come join our team at DIS-TRAN Steel!

Our people not our machinery - are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steels leadership team lives by our company values modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day. Were a team that likes to have fun but we also know how to get stuff done.

We are looking for a current employee who is ready to lead the purchasing function and help strengthen the way DIS-TRAN Steel manages purchasing processes suppliers commercial commitments financial controls and service to internal customers. Reporting to the EVP the Purchasing Manager will lead purchasing team members and may have up to five direct reports.

This is a strong opportunity for an employee who understands how our operations work can lead people and processes and is comfortable making decisions that affect cost delivery quality supplier performance and material availability. Experience gained in purchasing supply chain planning inventory receiving operations engineering quality maintenance accounting project coordination or process improvement may transfer well to this role.

Crest Industries believes that when we have the right people in the right seats we can achieve unlimited success. Our Transfer Portal is designed to empower our team members to learn grow and build their careers throughout our family of form is for any employee in the Crest Family of Companies to apply for open positions at DIS-TRAN Steel.

COMPETENCIES:

Implementing Vision and Values: Keeps the organizations vision values ethical standards and business objectives at the forefront of purchasing decisions and actions.

Safety Leadership: Recognizes conditions that affect employee contractor and visitor safety; reinforces required controls; and promotes safe behavior throughout the organization.

Purchasing Leadership: Establishes clear purchasing priorities controls service expectations and accountability for the team and purchasing process.

Commercial Judgment: Evaluates pricing terms lead time capacity service quality risk and total cost and makes decisions within delegated authority.

Supplier Management: Builds professional supplier relationships monitors performance addresses gaps and supports reliable supply and continuous improvement.

Customer Focus: Understands internal customer requirements and provides timely accurate purchasing support while balancing organizational priorities policies and controls.

Managing Detail: Maintains accurate supplier quotation approval purchase-order pricing delivery invoice rebate forecast and performance information.

Planning and Prioritization: Balances routine purchases urgent requirements supplier constraints team workload deadlines and changing operational priorities.

Communication and Collaboration: Communicates requirements decisions commitments risks and corrective actions clearly with employees leaders suppliers and cross-functional partners.

Accountability and Follow-Through: Takes ownership of purchasing results team performance process compliance supplier commitments and agreed improvement actions.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Purchasing Process and Controls

Own and administer the purchasing process including approved policies procedures approval limits documentation requirements supplier controls and system workflows.

Develop document communicate and improve purchasing procedures standard work forms templates and controls.

Train employees and affected departments on purchasing requirements monitor compliance address gaps and maintain records that support authorized reviews.

Team Leadership and Daily Purchasing Operations

Lead purchasing team members by setting priorities assigning work balancing workloads providing coaching and maintaining accountability for timely and accurate results.

Review purchasing queues open orders overdue commitments pricing changes shortages discrepancies and escalated requests then coordinate timely action.

Approve supplier selections purchase orders changes exceptions and other purchasing transactions within assigned authority and company policy.

Ensure purchase orders and supporting records accurately reflect approved pricing quantities items specifications freight delivery payment and documentation requirements.

Coordinate urgent needs remove obstacles resolve escalated issues and communicate significant risks or decisions to leadership and affected teams.

Supplier Financial and Performance Management

Evaluate suppliers based on capability pricing terms capacity lead time delivery responsiveness service quality risk and total cost.

Lead supplier discussions and negotiations involving pricing terms delivery commitments service requirements and corrective actions.

Monitor supplier performance address recurring gaps and coordinate recovery plans corrective actions escalation or approved sourcing changes.

Partner with the Business Unit Controller and Accounting on purchasing commitments cost projections invoice controls cash-management information payment requirements and system needs.

Oversee the timely resolution of pricing quantity receipt invoice freight tax payment-term credit and supplier-account discrepancies.

Systems Data and Improvement

Ensure accurate supplier item pricing lead-time order delivery rebate freight approval and purchasing data in Epicor and other approved systems.

Develop purchasing metrics and use supplier information to identify trends risks recurring issues cost opportunities and process gaps.

Lead approved improvements involving standardized part numbers master data electronic workflows supplier integration reporting automation and data quality.

WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED:

You can lead employees with clear expectations fair accountability practical coaching and consistent follow-through.

You understand how purchasing decisions affect production project schedules cost quality inventory cash flow and internal customers.

You can evaluate pricing terms lead times supplier capability service quality risk and total cost before making or recommending a decision.

You communicate clearly address issues directly and know when a decision or commitment should be escalated.

You build productive relationships across departments and can improve a process without losing the controls the business requires.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in purchasing procurement supplier management materials supply chain accounting or a related business function.

Experience supervising employees leading a functional team or directing cross-functional purchasing processes.

Working knowledge of purchasing practices supplier management commercial terms internal controls documentation and ethical requirements.

Ability to evaluate supplier proposals pricing terms lead times service quality risk and total cost and make sound decisions within assigned authority.

Strong leadership planning negotiation analytical problem-solving organizational documentation and communication skills.

High attention to detail and the ability to manage confidential financial supplier employee and business information professionally.

High proficiency with Microsoft Excel Word and Outlook and experience working in ERP purchasing inventory accounts-payable reporting or related business systems.

Experience That Stands Out

DIS-TRAN Steel experience involving purchasing supply chain materials planning inventory receiving operations quality maintenance accounting ERP data or cross-functional process improvement.

Experience with Epicor MRP supplier scorecards electronic purchasing workflows EDI inventory planning or master-data governance.

Experience working with Accounting or Finance on cost forecasts invoice controls cash-management information audits credits rebates or supplier-account reconciliation.

Bachelors degree in business supply chain management accounting engineering technology operations or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

APICS ASCM ISM CPSM CPIM or related purchasing or supply-chain training or certification.

WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY:

This role provides the opportunity to lead an important business function and influence how DIS-TRAN Steel manages suppliers purchasing decisions financial commitments data and service across the company. You will gain broader exposure to executive leadership Operations Supply Chain Quality Engineering Accounting and other teams while helping improve cost delivery compliance and supplier performance.

It is a strong next step for an employee who knows our business is ready to lead people and processes and wants greater responsibility for decisions and improvements that affect the organization.

As strategists operational experts customer advocates and team players we all believe in the power of our people. Explore how you can become a part of our team of strength and commitment thats built to last!

DIS-TRAN Steel is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information.

DIS-TRAN Steel is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

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Required Experience:

Manager