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Laars Heating Systems · 1 week ago

Senior Purchasing Manager

Rochester, NH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Laars Heating Systems is a global leader in the boiler and water heater industry, seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager. The role involves supervising a team in purchasing, inventory management, and vendor relationship management, while ensuring the organization meets its standards for price, quality, and reliability of supply.

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Responsibilities

Plans, directs, and monitors all purchasing activities so that the goods, materials, supplies, and services the organization buys meet its standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply

Oversees the maintenance of purchasing systems that track the status of purchase orders; determines the required availability of materials needed to meet inventory requirements and the master production schedule

Responds to current or projected demand by responding to forecasts or historical volumes; determines projected demand, establishes purchase quantities by reviewing price points vs. carrying costs; reviews/qualifies lead times and makes other commodity-based decisions (steel, metals, natural gas) based on global market trends

Participates in determining safety stock levels / standard order quantities, etc

Reviews the ERP and responds to the Master Schedule and/or scheduled Manufacturing Work Orders; compares open Purchase Orders vs. Demand

Liaises with functional or operational area managers (e.g., in sales, production, or engineering) to anticipate their demand for goods and materials so the supply of materials meets their current and future needs; develops plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing purchasing activities

Evaluates and selects suppliers; negotiates terms for major purchases within established limits of authority; analyzes and evaluates supplier bids, tenders, proposals, or quotations where the purchase order is more complex or of greater significance to the organization; negotiates prices and delivery conditions; commits to purchases (within established limits of authority) with terms that are in the organization's best interest

Obtains and reviews quotes; qualifies pricing and/or price increases, determines if price increases are acceptable; updates pricing information in ERP system

Selects and manages relationships with suppliers, vendors, or sub-contractors to ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service; communicates with vendors to resolve problems with the timeliness or quality of supplies; responds to escalated inquiries; reviews and authorizes the purchasing recommendations of others (within established limits of authority)

Analyzes and evaluates overall purchasing trends to potential bulk purchases; analyzes and evaluates external price trends and new product offerings to reduce overall purchasing costs

Supervises the day-to-day activities of the team who purchase goods, materials, supplies, and prioritizes and assigns tasks to ensure that the team's resources are used effectively and that work schedules and targets are met

Responds to Shortages; manages projected physical inventory levels

Qualification

Purchasing managementVendor selectionERP systemsHVAC experienceTeam leadershipAnalytical skillsMicrosoft OfficeProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsRelationship building