This Procurement Manager role is responsible for inventory planning across the plant and distribution centers, ensuring optimal plant utilization in line with sales and logistics projections. The position involves managing planning and purchasing teams, driving continuous improvement, and making data-driven decisions.
Responsibilities
Manage planning and purchasing teams to ensure efficient and optimized utilization in terms of cost and production resources
Promote continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making
Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations
Train new and current employees
Handle disciplinary actions in accordance with company policy
Partner with Human Resources to recruit, interview, and onboard new employees
Manage the supply chain, addressing improvement opportunities and bottlenecks to minimize disruption risks in plant supply
Manage inventory levels, slower-moving and obsolete items in distribution and production centers, and ensure adequate inventory to meet established goals
Monitor sales and order entry to understand production needs and adapt production strategy and volume in the short, medium, and long term
Manage quality and accuracy of inventory in production and the inflow and exit of goods from inventory
Establish direct and periodic contact with key customers to understand demand fluctuations and adequacy of inventory level and production volume
Manage price development with suppliers to ensure adequate cost evaluation with production unit(s)
Seek alternative suppliers as needed to maintain cost competitiveness
Manage and/or support the development of internal projects, new products, and reallocation of products in line with the company
Ensure compliance with the volume of the production plan, provide support to other managers, and seek alternatives and opportunities for delivery improvement
Manage performance indicators related to purchasing and planning, to act quickly on external (suppliers) or internal (team) deviations, to avoid damage to operations
Manage and develop employees through performance indicators and engagement surveys to ensure diversity and growth among team members
Ensure compliance with local laws, industry standards, Environmental, Health and Safety requirements, and relevant ISO certifications
Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
Understanding and application of procedures and concepts within own discipline and basic knowledge of other disciplines
Ability to apply understanding of how the team relates to other closely related areas to improve efficiency of their own team
Experience leading employees
Millions of jobs, with real people getting hired every day
200,000+
New jobs added daily
7,000,000+
Verified job listings
1,000,000+
Tailored applications submitted
Ability to manage a team; adapt plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges
Ability to coach employees to meet daily deadlines
Act in accordance with the Sandvik Leadership model
Use judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems
Use tact and diplomacy to exchange information and handle sensitive issues
Ability to evaluate and give suggestions to improve methods, tools, and processes
Contribute to sharing best practices within one
Accountability for the environment, health, and safety as per local legislation, policies, etc.
Adherence to the GWS Way, applicable legislation and established policies and procedures within area of responsibility
Bachelor
5-8 years of experience in accounting or purchasing/procurement, preferably in the manufacturing industry
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Ability to move objects up to 20 pounds at a time
Nice to have:
Experience with Infor Visual
Important Details
Travel: Limited
Classification: Exempt
About the Company
Sandvik is a company that values diversity and growth among its team members.
GWS Tool Group is a North American-based, vertically integrated manufacturer of highly engineered custom, standard, and modified standard cutting tools.
