Procurement Manager - permanent position - salary up to $120K + bonus
LOCATION: Kingston, ON.
Qualifications:
- College Diploma in Business Administration or related
- Certified Purchasing Professional designation (CPP) preferred
- 5 yrs+ direct work experience in a manufacturing environment leading a supply chain department
- Excellent leadership skills including building teams, leading projects and developing staff
- In-depth knowledge of supply chain strategies, including total delivery cost, profitability, inventory turns and service levels
- Excellent communication skills (with peers, staff and customers)
- Ability to develop rapport with all clients to support the business objectives
- Able to be a change agent and adapt and implement change within an organization
- Strong problem solving, negotiation and analytical skills
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications
Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of the supply chain function by providing strong leadership, knowledge and vision to the supply chain team
- Responsible for procurement, sourcing, materials management, warehousing, logistics and inventory control
- Focus on Continuous Improvement of the materials movement through various stages of the supply chain process
- Establish key performance indicators and benchmarks to measure actual performance against goals on a regular basis
- Ensure that internal customer’s needs are met and maintain excellent vendor relationships
- Set strategic direction and support staff in the development, implementation and evaluation of all supply chain management processes in support of customer needs and fulfilling business objectives
- Assess, develop and implement the necessary policies and procedures to be in compliance with changing practices, standards, regulations and laws
- Establish a partnership framework through well executed contract management, vendor selection, relationship and performance measuring
- Assess, develop, implement and evaluate KPIs relative to the supply chain management process
- Manage every aspect of the supply chain and notify the senior management team of any possible obstacles to ideal efficiency
- Responsible to manage the supply chain team through training, development, goal setting, coaching and feedback
- Negotiate with vendors for goods and services ensuring best outcomes to meet business goals
- Manage the logistics process by ensuring proper selection and work with 3rd party service providers to be cost competitive and on time delivery
