Purchasing Manager

The Purchasing Manager will oversee the day-to-day operation of procurement replenishment which may be oriented by category, market, region, or customer. This leader of 8-10 buyers is critical in the overall supply chain serving as a liaison between sales, demand planning, and operations.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a leader and a member of Bunzl’s ONE TEAM.
• Serve as a leader inside the market, representing key communications and deliverables as identified by the Market Vice President. Be an action-oriented leader to the market.
• Treat all customer issues (internal and external) with Bunzl’s core values of responsive, reliable, transparent and with humility.
• Be a model leader for communicating with impact, ensuring that all needs across sales, demand planning, replenishment purchasing, and operations are met on time and to expectation.
• Supervise 8-10 buyers including recruiting, selection, performance management and detailed development plans for each procurement professional. The buyers are onsite and remote.
• Deliver the budgeted metrics and objectives of the department, ensuring that all strategic decisions are in sync with the division’s 3-year business plan. Metrics may include, but are not limited to:
• Buyer productivity – volume, value, turns, and overstock
• Conformance to category management guidelines or demand plans that ensure preferred vendor relationships and products are core to every buying decision
• Inventory balance granular to ordering characteristics and aged profile
• Maintain vender relationships including service level and On Time and In Full (OTIF)
• Identification and capture of opportunities for one-time PBIT improvements
• Serve as the functional expert and Subject Matter Leader for ERP tools (e.g. AS400, Blue Yonder)
• Be a thought leader capable of transitioning routinely purchased items to conform to an A/B/C/D priority purchasing model and associated stocking parameters.
• As necessary, directly negotiate with vendors on any required item to reach a decision.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred, significant (>10 years) industry experience may be substituted for a degree particularly within a manufacturing or distribution industry.
• Previous supervisory experience strongly preferred, with particular focus on the ability to develop a high-performing team.
• Deep knowledge of various supply chain principles including replenishment purchasing, freight, and warehousing. Industry certificates and certifications further validate a candidate’s existing knowledge basin. (e.g. ASCM or ISM certifying bodies)
• Moderate analytical skills using Microsoft Excel and reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI to drive decisions and communicate key performance trends.
• Must possess managerial level planning, execution, time management, and communication skills with ability to craft targeted messages.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)