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Wurth Wood Group · 3 days ago

Purchasing Manager

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Würth Wood Group is a leading distributor in the woodworking industry, known for its dedication to customer success and quality products. The Purchasing Manager will lead a purchasing team, focusing on finished-goods purchasing to support the company's sales and profit objectives, while managing inventory and collaborating with various departments to optimize supply chain processes.

Building MaterialRetailWholesale

Responsibilities

Leadership of the purchasing function for assigned products continually improving end-to-end supply chain results, customer satisfaction, total cost containment and cross-functional collaboration

People management of buyers and expeditors including performance appraisals, coaching, counseling, hiring, team development and adherence to expense budgets

Inventory management of $45 to $65 million, adhering to inventory valuation budgets, optimizing inventory turns and fill rates while minimizing inventory obsolescence and expiration

Collaborate with customer service, warehousing, accounting, product management and sales teams utilizing supply chain processes to optimize transportation costs, warehousing expense, gross profit and inventory utilization

Oversee use of ERP modules involving demand, purchasing and inventory ensuring master data integrity, effective material forecasting/planning and sufficient EDI and other forms of purchase order automation

Work with buyers and sales directors to determine appropriate inventory policies, stocking regions and locations considering order fulfillment options (ship from stock, special order, direct ship)

Manage, stratify and improve inventory results as products progress throughout each stage of a product life cycle with an eye toward minimizing nonproductive inventory (slow, overstock, obsolete, aged and expired)

Work with large data sets, mine information and extrapolate manageable exceptions and trends

Monitor, track, maintain and improve domestic and import purchasing transactions in conjunction with buyers, expeditors, suppliers, freight forwarders, customs brokers and financial teammates

Interface with supplier representatives, buyers and expeditors to measure and improve supplier supply chain performance

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Inventory managementSupplier managementERP system experienceLeadershipAdvanced excel skillsDemand forecastingBudgeting & planningCommunication & cooperationAnalysisProblem solving & decision makingPlanningOrganizing workBuying domesticBuying importingMaterial requirements planningDMSI / AgilitySAPBusiness intelligence toolsTeamworkCollaborationProject management