Assistant Purchasing Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

The procurement and purchasing team members are critical to ensuring production materials are sourced at the lowest cost while maintaining quality standards and consistently delivered on time to meet production schedules. At the plant level, the assistant purchasing manager supports the purchasing manager and coordinates with corporate procurement as well as identifies and maintains local and regional suppliers of materials working to optimize the cost, quality, and reliability of the supply chain. He/she supervises purchasing agents who coordinate day to day material and supply purchases. This role is responsible execution and continuous improvement of a business process and development and coaching of the team responsible for that process