Purchasing Operations Manager

We are seeking an experienced Purchasing Operations Manager tolead our team of Buyers andbe responsible for executing the day-to-day purchasing activity, supporting the companys broad supply chain organization.

In this role, you will convert category strategies, sourcing decisions, supplier agreements, and business priorities into accurate, timely, and consistent purchasing execution.

In addition to people leadership and purchasing execution, this position owns co-packing operations, purchasing process improvement, ERP enhancements, and Purchasing representation on cross-functional initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Buyer Team Leadership and Purchasing Execution Lead, coach, develop, and evaluate Buyers and Senior Buyers while building capability inpurchasing fundamentals, ERP utilization, supplier management, analysis, and problem-solvingSet team priorities and direct purchasing activities based on production requirements, inventory risk, supplier constraints, category strategies, and business needsEnsure timely and accurate purchase order execution, including creation, maintenance, confirmations, expediting, price updates, supplier follow-up, and exception resolutionCoordinate cross-functional handoffs among Purchasing, Planning, Operations, Quality, Finance, and suppliers, escalating significant supply, pricing, capacity, quality, service, or contractual issues as needed Co-Packing and External Manufacturing Lead operational management of co-packing and external manufacturing partners, overseeing purchase orders, production schedules, material availability, inventory, pricing, capacity, and service performancePartner cross-functionally with Purchasing, Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Marketing, and Finance to support co-packer selection, onboarding, commercialization, and ongoing relationship managementMonitor and improve co-packer performance across cost, service, quality, inventory, schedule adherence, capacity, and responsiveness, whileidentifying opportunities for greater efficiency and business continuityLead resolution of co-packer issues and support sourcing activities, including RFPs, cost analysis, commercial negotiations, capacity evaluations, contract administration, and corrective action management Purchasing Processes, Systems, and Continuous Improvement Serve as the business process owner forpurchasing systems, ERP workflows, master data, reporting, controls, and technology enhancements, including requirements development, testing, implementation, training, and supportLead efforts to simplify, standardize, automate, and strengthenpurchasing processes, policies, procedures, work instructions, approval workflows, and internal controlsDrive continuous improvement initiatives using data analysis, process mapping, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methodologiesImprove purchasing dashboards, reporting, and data quality while ensuring effective adoption and long-term sustainability of system and ...