Survey Manager jobs in Nashua, NH

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for managing the personnel and processes of GSSI including, but not limited to, overseeing the Buyer/Receiver position as well as planning and negotiating the costs and deliveries of materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors. This position supports a growing business and has responsibility for driving competitive supply strategies. The ideal candidate is a self‐starter, able to work independently with excellent business & financial acumen, proficient working with cross‐functional teams, including demonstrated motivation, influence, and the ability to drive change.

This is a full-time, exempt position.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manages the Buyer/Receiver and their associated responsibilities
• Actively maintains a healthy supplier portfolio, seeks out new supplier relationships, monitors existing vendor relationships, proactively participates in problem resolution, schedules site visits with key suppliers and performs supplier evaluations/reviews with Quality Assurance
• Solicit quotes, negotiates pricing and schedules, specifies and confirms materials for any goods required and monitors deadlines and shipping requirements.
• Prepares all purchase orders via ERP, acquires approvals as needed, reviews invoices and monitors receipts

• Provides oversight for expediting activities, including blanket orders as necessary
• Ensures compliance with policies pertaining to procurement under GSSI’s delegation of authority

• Responsible for ERP part master data pertaining to purchasing information (lead time, EOQ, minmax, replenish levels, lot size, etc.)
• Manages all in‐house inventories, as well as inventory held by suppliers, and any contractual purchase obligations

• Works closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality; Coordinates product returns with QC
• Reports key purchasing metrics and supplier’s performance ratings

Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics or a technical field preferred
• 7‐years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, with management or supervisory experience (preferred)
• Prior experience utilizing an ERP system is a must and knowledge of the Visual ERP system is a plus
• Proven negotiation skills and cost reduction successes
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Broad technical/engineering experience so as to clearly understand required specifications to assess build vs buy alternatives

• Strong communication skills including oral, written and presentation

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use fine

motor skills. The employee must occasionally lift or carry a maximum of 40 lbs.