Purchasing Manager

About Drylock Technologies Drylock Technologies, headquartered in Belgium, Europe, is an innovative player in the hygiene market specialized in the production of baby diapers, feminine care products, and incontinence products. With plants in Europe, Brazil, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Reidsville, North Carolina, Drylock Technologies can rightfully be called a global player. Job Description Relocation assistance available for the right candidate. This role does not support sponsorship. Why This Role Matters This role sits at the intersection of purchasing, materials support, and plant execution. The position supports purchasing activity connected to more than $100 million in corporately sourced raw materials through the purchasing team, while also taking on a meaningful MRO and parts room improvement challenge. The successful leader will help bring more structure, accuracy, ownership, and service discipline to a busy parts room environment that directly impacts maintenance readiness, downtime response, and production support. Support the purchasing team responsible for corporately sourced raw materials Partner with corporate sourcing, suppliers, operations, maintenance, and production to keep materials, parts, and services moving Improve purchasing follow-through, order discipline, delivery visibility, supplier responsiveness, and escalation processes Stabilize and improve the MRO parts room as a key operational priority, including creating better organization, clearer ownership, stronger inventory discipline, and more reliable support for maintenance and production Strengthen parts availability, inventory accuracy, storage organization, and service expectations for maintenance and production support What You’ll Own Leadership of the purchasing team supporting corporately sourced raw materials and related purchasing activity Local purchasing execution, including purchase orders, supplier follow‑up, delivery tracking, expediting, issue resolution, and internal customer support Partnership with corporate sourcing to align plant needs, raw material requirements, supplier communication, and purchasing priorities MRO parts room leadership, including improving organization, accountability, service expectations, transaction discipline, labeling, storage practices, follow‑through, and day‑to‑day issue resolution MRO inventory strategy, including addressing excess, obsolete, hard‑to‑find, duplicated, or poorly classified parts while strengthening critical spares, min/max levels, cycle counts, replenishment discipline, and inventory accuracy Parts availability and responsiveness to maintenance work orders, urgent repairs, planned shutdowns, and production support needs Daily leadership of buyers and parts room team members with clear expectations, coaching, communication, and accountability This Role May Be a Strong Fit If You Have led or improved an MRO parts room, storeroom, maintenance inventory, or plant materials function Know how to create order in a busy parts room without losing urgency or customer service Understand how poor inventory accuracy, weak replenishment, or missing parts can impact maintenance and production Can lead people while staying close enough to the work to remove barriers and improve daily execution Communicate well with maintenance, production, warehouse, suppliers, and corporate sourcing Success Looks Like A more organized, accurate, and service‑focused MRO parts room Better availability of critical spares, repair parts, and maintenance supplies Improved min/max discipline, cycle count accuracy, and ERP transaction quality Faster response to urgent maintenance needs and fewer production‑impacting parts issues A parts room and purchasing team that understands expectations and takes ownership of execution What You Bring 5-10+ years of experience in manufacturing materials, MRO, purchasing, supply chain, maintenance stores, or inventory leadership Hands‑on experience improving parts room, storeroom, or MRO inventory performance Strong understanding of critical spares, min/max planning, cycle counts, inventory accuracy, and replenishment processes Experience supporting maintenance and production in a manufacturing or plant operations environment Leadership or supervisory experience in an operational setting Strong ERP/MRP and inventory control experience; SAP experience is helpful What Drylock Offers A stable, full‑time leadership role in an essential manufacturing environment The opportunity to make a visible impact on uptime, inventory accuracy, and plant service levels A team‑focused culture built around safety, quality, continuous improvement, and accountability Work that supports essential hygiene products used by millions of people every day Benefits at Drylock Technologies Ltd. - Partnered with OakLeaf Direct! Health, dental, and vision insurance On‑site health and wellness center 401(k) retirement savings Life and disability insurance Product discounts Employee prize giveaways Employee contests And more! #J-18808-Ljbffr