Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Lead Marine is hiring a Purchasing Manager to direct supply chain operations, manage purchasing personnel, negotiate vendor agreements, and maintain quality control from procurement through receiving. 

Position Overview

• Job Title: Purchasing Manager 
• Company: Lead Marine 
• Role Summary: Manage the procurement of high-quality products and services balancing cost, availability, reliability, and technical support. Direct the purchasing team, oversee vendor relationships, ensure compliance with contract standards, and execute stage-one receiving inspections. 

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement & Negotiation: Obtain estimates, negotiate optimal pricing and terms with suppliers and subcontractors, and enter purchase orders into the accounting system. 
• Team & Logistics Management: Direct purchasing agents and buyers. Manage shipping requirements (selecting cost-effective and fast carriers), schedule pick-ups, and oversee packaging/crating standards. 
• Receiving & Quality Inspection: Conduct stage-one receiving inspections, verify product quantities/specifications, inspect compliance certificates/chemical reports, and maintain a digital library of material certifications. 
• Vendor & Material Control: Store material in designated Customer Furnished Material (CFM) staging areas, address defective goods with vendors, conduct annual supplier evaluations, and enter new vendors into the system. 
• Accounting & Audits: Match receiving documentation with POs for payment, resolve invoice discrepancies, conduct internal audits, and assist the Contracts Department with material quotes. 
• Reporting & Communication: Maintain tracking logs (online requisition/PO, rental, gas cylinder logs), provide CFM reports per 009-01 standards, and collaborate regularly with department heads. 

Position Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of purchasing experience, including supervisory experience managing purchasing agents or buyers. 
• Technical & Software Proficiency: Hands-on experience generating POs in QuickBooks (or similar accounting software). Fluent in Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet, and PDF tools. 
• Core Skills: Strong analytical, decision-making, negotiation, and basic math skills. Exceptional organizational ability and meticulous attention to detail. 
• Communication: Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English. 
• Screening & Work Schedule: Ability to pass a drug screen and security background check. Willingness to work extended hours when necessary to meet production requirements. 

Benefits: 

• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave

*The benefits listed above are subject to eligibility requirements*

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About LEAD Staffing 

Lead Staffing, established in 2010, specializes in Construction, Industrial and Marine Staffing of Skilled Tradespeople throughout the United States of America. Our goal is to work with regional and national contractors that share our commitment towards safety and to provide long term rewarding work assignments for our valued employees.

LEAD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  

LEAD is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.  We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a growing national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.