Purchasing Manager

Job Title: Purchasing Manager

Location: Brown Deer, WI

Type: Direct Hire

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Pay Range: $100k - $130k

Benefits: Yes. Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401(k), Paid holidays

Summary

Connect Search is hiring a Purchasing Manager for a manufacturing client in Brown Deer.

Responsibilities

• To be a leader in safety and promote a safety-first workplace.
• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of Buyers and other related staff; set clear performance expectations and conduct regular performance reviews.
• Oversee day-to-day purchase order creation, management, and closure in accordance with replenishment policies and ERP system parameters.
• Ensure purchase orders are placed accurately and timely to support production schedules and warehouse replenishment needs across all locations.
• Monitor and manage open order reports, expediting deliveries and resolving supply disruptions as needed to keep operations running smoothly.
• Maintain purchasing compliance with approved supplier lists, pricing agreements, and internal authorization levels.
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for suppliers on order fulfillment, delivery performance, and issue resolution.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics including on-time delivery, fill rates, and quality; escalate concerns as appropriate.
• Support minor sourcing activities such as identifying qualified alternative suppliers when supply continuity requires it, in coordination with the strategic sourcing function.
• Partner with the Data Manager to maintain accurate purchasing master data in Syteline ERP including lead times, MOQs, pricing, and supplier information.
• Oversee invoice discrepancy resolution in coordination with Accounts Payable.
• Provide regular reporting on purchasing activity, open orders, supplier performance, and purchasing KPIs to the Director of Materials Management & SIOP.
• Collaborate with Materials Planning, Warehouse Operations, and Production to align purchasing execution with broader supply chain and SIOP objectives.
• Continuously evaluate and improve purchasing processes, workflows, and tools to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Support product and item phase‑ins or phase‑outs from a purchasing execution perspective.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive purchasing or procurement experience, preferably in an automotive, remanufacturing, or industrial manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or team leadership experience.