Barnes Industrial, Force and Motion Control (FMC) seeks a talented self-driven and high energy person to serve as the Purchasing Manager. The Purchasing Manager is responsible for achieving strategic purchasing objectives, operational requirements, and business goals aligned with the global purchasing program across Force and Motion Control – Industrial, including managing and developing a team of employees to ensure a world class supply chain. The Purchasing Manager is further responsible for key supplier relationships, supplier identification, contracts and long-term agreements, leading major negotiations, and providing and communicating analysis information to sites.

Core Responsibilities:

• Directly manages and develops a purchasing team supporting global locations
• Works with Quality, Sales, Engineering, Marketing and Operations personnel to assure timely resolution of product related issues.
• Develops long-term supplier agreements and strategic alliances on a global basis
• Evaluates supplier processes and monitors supplier performance to obtain lowest total supply chain costs and best overall product line offering.
• Leads purchasing and cross functional teams on continuous improvement initiatives for internal processes.
• Creates and maintains various reports and analyses in support of supply chain and site level objectives.
• In partnership with supply chain and business leadership, provides proactive plans to ensure company has a cohesive and comprehensive supply chain solution, including the development and start-up of new product lines and growth initiatives.
• Accountable for managing total cost productivity, pay terms, and inventory reduction; ensures supplier performance for fill-rate, delivery, quality and contract compliance.
• Ensures that all supplier data is maintained accurately within the information system databases.
• Creates and implements strategic and tactical project plans to meet supply chain and company objectives.
• Works with Finance to assure timely resolution of payment issues and accurate tracking of productivity projects.
• Understand and ensure customer specific requirements are met.
• Other duties/projects as assigned.

Experience

• 3 to 5 years in purchasing or other relevant experience required. Minimum 3 years direct management experience.

Education

• Bachelors or better in Supply Chain Management or related field

• Masters in Business Admin or better

Licenses & Certifications

• APICS CPIM

Skills

• Project Management
• Analytics
• Verbal communication
• Written Communications
• MS Access
• MS Word
• MS Project
• MS Outlook
• MS Excel

Behaviors

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Motivations

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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)