Purchasing Manager

DAP is looking to hire a Purchasing Manager on a contract basis.

Provide procurement category leadership for DAP’s contract manufacturing, finished good spend and inbound supplier Logistics

Responsibilities

Category Strategy


* Develop, document, communicate & maintain category strategies for responsible spend areas.

Work with cross-functional stakeholders, including DLT, Marketing, R&D, & RPM Center Led Procurement, to ensure strategies are aligned to DAP & RPM objectives

Category Management


* Build category strategy to include savings projects, supplier optimization, specification optimization, demand management and other key levers.

Drive down total cost of ownership, improve cash flow, improve supplier performance & identify new partners.

New Product Development


* Partner with stakeholders in DAP New Product Development projects requiring 3rd party partners.

Develop a robust supply base to support New Product Development, in partnership with Marketing & R&D.

Reporting


* Maintain all necessary reporting to support Procurement leadership, RPM Center Led Procurement, Finance, and others.

Ensure compliance to all appropriate policies, procedures & regulations.

Other


* Ensure timely entry/update of data changes in ERP system (SAP Purchase Info Record), including price, terms, vendor, and commodity data.

Summarize price, terms, and vendor changes on a regular basis to ensure ready access to current information. 


* Investigate discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices with Accounts Payable and Cost Accounting. 


* Approve payment of invoices in question, coordinate (from Purchasing perspective) artwork changes with packaging suppliers, plants, and Marketing.

Maintain purchase history data to include generating SAP based queries for PPV Reports, etc. 


* Maintain commodity price files and comparative pricing history with suppliers.

Assist in developing standard costs for annual budget review. 


* Maintain packaging commodity files.

Maintain packaging specifications with Marketing and raw material specifications with R&D.

Perform other duties as assigned. 


* Maintain deep knowledge on the commodity market affecting the category

Requirements 


* CPM Purchasing Certificate.


* Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations Research, Mathematics, Engineering, or Business Management.


* 3 to 5+ years of strategic and in-depth, hand-on purchasing experience


*  Sound knowledge of general office practices and procedures, preferably in a manufacturing or purchasing environment. 


* Basic computer skills (AS400 and PC based) with capability of working with SAP, thorough knowledge of MS Office Suite, including extensive experience with Excel, and Lotus Notes.


* Good communication skills to interact effectively with internal and external supplier contacts. 


* Ability to generate complex spreadsheets and detailed reports to communicate pricing trends/marke...