Purchasing Director jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

 Special requirements / qualification profile  

 Qualifications:   

· Commercial and /or technical training 

· Engineer or economist with degree specializing in materials management/purchasing with a strong technical understanding 

· Experience in the specialist’s area of expertise: Parts, Tools, Devices, Capex, MRO, etc.  

  Proficiency:   

· Experience in managing manufacturing processes, productivity, and efficiency measurements 

· Product and market knowledge 

· Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite software (WORD, Excel,PowerPoint, etc.) at intermediate level (minimum). 

· PC/DP skills - also SAP R3 

· English language skills 

· Willingness for customer-oriented cooperation in project management teams 

 Objective of the position:

Cost, quality and on-time procurement in the associated specialist purchasing areas in the context of the targets
 

Main duties:

•   Develop purchasing policies and strategies in-line with the company objectives and
  SMP purchasing global strategies 
• Secure approval from management on any policy and/or strategy changes 
• Plan and manage capital and expense budget 
• Review and make recommendations to management team for ways to improve procedures and reduce costs 
• Support Finance, Materials, GSP and other related departments for information
  sharing and request 
• Develop and promote purchasing program sourcing policy and strategy aligned with SMP
  Purchasing to support competitive and efficient parts/materials sourcing activity of purchasing operations 
• Track in-cycle cost improvement status of purchasing operations and report to
  management. 
• Track program purchasing costs and operations with the roadmap/action plan
  progress and report to management 
• Track the progress of supplier launch readiness (including TO/PO issues and tooling
  fabrication status) 
• Elevate issues to management team as necessary to resolve issues 
• Detection of synergy potentials  
• Preparation of purchasing strategies after consultation with specialist departments 
• Support and participation in projects 
• Personnel planning and management of subordinate employees
  
  Special responsibility:
•  Commitment to achieve the material purchasing goals set in the framework of the budget / project allocations 
• Compliance with the regulated processes in the quality process instructions for the best possible benefit of the company
  
  Functions at a mid level within the organizational hierarchy