Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Your Responsibilities

• Contribute to continuous improvement and cost reduction activities.
• Lead, manage and coordinate day to day activities of the purchasing group.
• Provide direction, communication and support to the purchasing group and the management team
• Monitor staff’s performance providing feedback, mentoring, coaching and performance reviews.
• Reconcile and explain changes to production and MRO inventory related balance sheet accounts.
• Make recommendations and be involved in an ongoing continuous improvement process, with participation on operational improvement teams.
• Develop and support Departmental leadership succession plans.
• Ensure policies and procedures are created objectively and reviewed and approved as required.
• Study any proposed changes to plant operations, analyze for cost / benefit implications, and make recommendations.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual business plan, and other forecasts or analysis as required.
• Continual review and awareness of internal control issues, with appropriate recommendations for improvements.

Your preferred qualifications