What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Supervisor position at BEGA NORTH AMERICA INC?
Job Details
Description
BEGA North America is a world-renowned manufacturer of architectural lighting, control and furniture solutions
Who we want to be
Companies create a vision statement to answer a very important question, where are we going? A vision statement says what the organization wishes to be like in some years’ time. It’s usually drawn up by senior leadership to take thinking beyond day-to-day activity in both a clear and memorable way. Here at BEGA, our vision is to be the industry's premier provider of architectural outdoor lighting, control, and furniture solutions.
Why we exist
Companies create a mission statement to answer the most important question, why do we exist? Its aim is to provide focus for management and staff. Mission is synonymous with shared purpose and emphasizes how the organization should view and conduct itself. Our mission should find a way to express the organization’s impact on the lives of whomever we are trying to serve, and more importantly make them feel it! Here at BEGA, we have an unwavering commitment to quality above all, in our people, products, partners, and processes. Therefore, our mission is to build quality into everything we do.
Who we are
Why does a company take time to define its core values? Because values govern behavior and describe our organization’s desired culture.
- Fostering Trust – Everyone at BEGA is responsible for creating an environment of trust. To do this, each of us must have the freedom to communicate with anyone, and it must be safe for everyone to offer ideas.
- Building Community – We are a diverse community of passionate and self-driven individuals who act with integrity, treat people with kindness and respect, hold one another accountable to the highest standards, and collectively promote work-life balance.
- Embracing Growth – We embrace perpetual growth and development, continuous learning, and constant improvement, enabling the brand, the organization, and the individual to realize their full potential.
- Living Responsibly – We are committed to social responsibility and minimizing our impact on the environment over time. To deliver on this mission critical promise we take a balanced approach to people and the planet.
What we believe in
- Respect – we treat everyone with respect by being polite and kind.
- Integrity – we act with integrity by being honest and following our moral and ethical convictions.
- Ownership – we possess an orientation of ownership and a mentality that desires us all to thrive.
- Accountability – we lead by example, always accountable for doing what we agreed we would do.
Position Profile
- This position creates a single point of contact and responsibility for Purchasing
What you’ll do
- Ensure that the department’s output and performance meet standards of acceptability as determined by leadership
- Maintain and present department KPI’s
- Act as the single point of contact for the Purchasing Department with other departments
- Analyze departmental performance, recommend and implement improvements
- Ensure that all material and processes are ordered to support customer commitments
- Supervise and Train other buyers as required
- Approve timecards
- Perform employee reviews
- Negotiate with suppliers
- Support supplier rating system
- Analyze and maintain part parameters such as safety stocks, lead times, etc.
Performance Measurements
- Supplier On-Time Delivery
- Purchased part supply coverage (as set by safety stock levels)
- Cost Savings
Principles
And finally, BEGA has put forth a set of governing principles. If values govern behavior, principles govern consequences, and further describe our organization’s desired culture. Principles strengthen BEGA’s set of hierarchal direction for decision making and establish guidelines for providing world class service – internally and externally – the BEGA way.
- Brand – Any behavior that hurts the BEGA brand is considered off limits. You are the brand, be proud of it and protect it.
- People – Any decision that does not prioritize our people should be heavily scrutinized. People are BEGA’s most valuable asset.
- Safety – Any action that places a person in danger is forbidden. Safety is not a goal, it is an expectation, and we must get our people home safely every single day.
- Excellence – Any mindset that is does not strive for excellence should be challenged. We strive for excellence in everything we do.
Position Dimensions
- The candidate will supervise a team of three to five buyers and purchasing clerks
Qualifications
Knowledge & Experience
- Above average working knowledge of purchasing and planning processes
- Above average computer skills: EXCEL, Outlook and ERP systems
- Superior attention to detail
- Self-motivated initiative taker
- Superior interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of procurement standards
- High level of understanding in our commodities (i.e. sheet metal, aluminum, extrusions and die cast)
Salary : $66,560 - $99,500
