Purchasing Director jobs in Chicago, IL

Purchasing Director

• Oversee procurement life cycle for managed categories: purchase order, information records, change notices, performance reports, and account payables issues
• Ensures uninterrupted production supply and resolves operational disputes and disruptions related to suppliers
• Perform vendor and market assessments to aid in procurement strategies and operational efficiencies
• Enforces vendor adherence to contracts, purchasing policies, procedures, and methods
• Use ERP to reporting methods to analyze and interpret material requirements and production schedules
• Assist in department projects, cost saving efforts, commercialization, and product development, and product introduction.
• Negotiates with vendors for good and services, negotiating the best possible price and service guarantee
• Establishes purchasing policies and ensure compliance
• Develops new supply sources as needed
• Stays up to date on industry happenings that affecting purchasing plans
• Examines bids
• Establishes account/credit and terms
• Negotiates blanket purchase orders when appropriate and monitors cost during the time
• Works closely with receiving department to ensure proper supplies arrived
• Traces delinquent arrivals from purchase orders
• Manages and mentors the purchasing department team
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What materials/products do you have experience purchasing?

Ability to Relocate:

• Bartlett, IL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person