Director of Purchasing

For more than 90 years, The Dupps Company has been a global leader in industrial rendering and processing solutions. We're looking for a Director of Purchasing to lead our purchasing strategy and team from our headquarters in Germantown, Ohio.

This is a high-impact leadership role. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations and leading a team of six, you'll shape how we source materials across all Company locations. You'll build strong supplier partnerships and work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Accounting, Logistics, and Sales to get materials and services at the right cost, quality, and delivery.

What we offer:

• Competitive pay and bonus eligibility
• 401(k) with a company match of 50% on contributions up to 6%
• Health insurance wellness discount for completing an annual physical with your primary care provider
• Competitive paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Fitness reimbursement
• Biweekly on-site nurse practitioner
• and more!

Key responsibilities

• Strategy: Develop and execute purchasing strategies aligned with Company goals. Support budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning, and set and report purchasing KPIs.
• Strategic sourcing and cost savings: Lead supplier consolidation, cost-reduction, cost-avoidance, and value-engineering initiatives. Analyze spend and market data to find savings while balancing cost, quality, delivery, service, and risk.
• Supplier and contract management: Select, approve, and manage key suppliers. Negotiate contracts, pricing, lead times, and payment terms, and ensure compliance and timely renewals.
• Supplier performance: Build long-term supplier partnerships. Review monthly delivery-performance reports and lead corrective action when expectations aren't met.
• Daily operations: Oversee timely, cost-effective sourcing of materials and services. Maintain purchasing policies, approvals, documentation, and internal controls, and resolve escalated material-availability issues.
• Commodity purchasing: Manage purchasing of nickel, nickel boron, and scrap materials, including the monthly reconciliation of purchases and inventory.
• Multi-location coordination: Coordinate sourcing across all Company locations, leveraging combined volume while meeting local needs.
• Team leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a team of six. Set goals, conduct performance reviews, support succession planning, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Risk and compliance: Monitor supplier, commodity, financial, and supply-chain risks. Develop contingency plans and alternate sources for critical materials, and ensure compliance with laws, ethical standards, and Company policies.
• Systems and process: Oversee procurement systems and reporting tools, improving workflow, efficiency, and data accuracy.

Skills

• Strong strategic sourcing, negotiation, contract-management, and supplier-development skills
• Proven ability to deliver measurable cost savings without sacrificing quality or service
• Strong leadership, coaching, and performance-management skills
• Ability to analyze purchasing, market, supplier, and financial data and turn it into sound decisions
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across departments, locations, and levels
• Strong organization and prioritization, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP or procurement systems

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 7+ years of progressively responsible purchasing, procurement, supply-chain, or strategic-sourcing experience
• 3+ years leading a purchasing or supply-chain team
• Proven track record in supplier negotiations and delivering measurable cost savings

Preferred

• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or engineered-to-order environment
• Experience supporting multiple locations
• Metals or commodity purchasing experience (we'll train you on our specific materials)
• Experience with ERP or procurement systems
• CPSM, CPSD, CSCP, CPM, or similar certification