Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Purchasing Manager

AquaPhoenix Scientific, located in Hanover, PA has an immediate opening for a seasoned and experienced Purchasing Manager to manage and coordinate procurement initiatives in a complex and multifaceted business environment.

AquaPhoenix is a leading provider of reagents, industrial equipment and software solutions for the commercial water treatment industry, as well as a producer of STEM education kits. The Purchasing Manager is an exempt-salary management position that reports directly to the VP of Procurement and Supply Chain. This role requires an in-office presence to foster collaboration and maintain strong team dynamics.

The Purchasing Manager plays a critical role in orchestrating the responsible sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing of goods and materials necessary to meet the company’s manufacturing and production needs. This role requires a high level of management, excellence and business acumen, coupled with the ability to operate as an independent, strategic thinker. The successful candidate anticipates challenges, proactively addresses purchasing priorities, and drives solutions with minimal oversight, ensuring efficiency and continuity across the supply chain.

Success requires the ability to work through complexities associated with international and domestic purchasing contracts, utilizing experience and business acumen to comprehend and navigate the hurdles of a global procurement environment.

Collaboration is essential while working cross-functionally with production, finance, logistics, and quality teams to support operational needs. Candidates will need to demonstrate effective leadership, mentoring/coaching, and negotiating skills that are required to source a wide variety of commodities, materials, supplies, industrial equipment, and services.

If you believe you have the skills, experience, and desire to work in a fast-paced, growing company, the Purchasing Manager position could be an excellent opportunity to jump start your career. AquaPhoenix offers a supportive and friendly work environment, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, challenges, career growth, 401(k), health and wellness benefits, and generous paid time off.

Essential Responsibilities:

Although not all inclusive, additional responsibilities, expectations and skills will include:

• Provide reliable and cost-effective strategies through appropriate and ethical sourcing, negotiations, and vendor relationships.
• Manage the accurate and timely sourcing of supply chain materials in accordance with price, time, quantity, and quality standards to support optimal production efficiency.
• Conduct frequent vendor reviews and analyze purchasing, sourcing, and pricing trends to meet forecasting demands and minimize purchasing costs.
• Evaluate supplier performance based on quality standards, delivery time, and best prices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, and logistics.
• Use Lean and Kanban innovative models to ensure cost, quality, logistics and vendor service levels are achieved.
• Strong negotiation, persuasion and communications skills incorporated with sound business analytics to estimate risk and cost.
• Set department work objectives, direct, supervise and review day-to-day team assignments and responsibilities.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

AquaPhoenix Scientific considers applicants with diverse backgrounds, education, and work experience; however, applicants for the Purchasing Manager position will frequently have a combined education and/or work experience that is a minimum of a high school diploma, Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field of study. Must have at a minimum of 5 years’ work experience in a purchasing/procurement management role and a proven track record of negotiating vendor contracts, managing supplier relationships, and building effective teams. Advanced certification or degree in a related field is welcomed but not required.

Additional characteristics and skills include but are not limited to:

• Great communication skills along with strong computer skills.
• Ability to proactively lead, motivate, speak with and train others.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills.
• Certification such as CPM, CPSM, or APICS is a plus.
• Execute assignments in an accurate, timely, and safe manner with the ability to perform tasks through to completion.

About Us:

AquaPhoenix is driven by a company culture that inspires a flexible, fun, ‘can-do’ approach to business. We are an industry leader in water testing kits and reagent manufacturing, as well as a distributor of thousands of testing products and supplies for a multitude of industries including industrial water treatment, cleaning & sanitation, oil & gas, environmental, water conditioning, and STEM education kits.

If you are looking for a great work environment, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, career growth, and exceptional benefits that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), STD/LTD, and generous paid time off consider a career with AquaPhoenix Scientific. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces diverse skills, perspectives and ideas that help our business grow. Minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are urged to apply. For more information or to apply, please visit