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Job description
The Purchase Manager is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and procurement activities, ensuring uninterrupted supply of direct materials while achieving world-class performance in quality, delivery, sustainability, and supplier innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure uninterrupted supply of production materials to meet manufacturing schedules.
Review and approve purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
Manage long-lead and critical commodities.
Resolve material shortages, supplier escalations, and logistics issues.
Optimize inventory while maintaining production continuity.
Partner with Engineering during New Product Introduction (NPI) to source new technologies and components.
Work with Manufacturing and Planning to support production ramp-ups.
Coordinate with Supplier Quality to resolve quality issues and improve supplier capability.
Support Operations in achieving production, quality, and delivery goals.
Develop supply continuity plans for critical components.
Monitor geopolitical, commodity, and logistics risks.
Establish dual sourcing and business continuity plans.
Ensure compliance with ESG, environmental, ethical sourcing, and trade regulations.
Lead and mentor procurement professionals.
Establish procurement KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
Promote Lean, Six Sigma, and digital procurement initiatives.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
MBA in Operations or Supply Chain preferred.
Professional certifications (CPSM, CIPS, APICS/ASCM) are desirable.
Strategic Sourcing
Commodity Management
Contract Negotiation
Cost Analysis & Should-Costing
Supply Risk Management
Inventory Optimization
Production Planning Support
New Product Introduction (NPI)
Supplier Quality Systems
Procurement Analytics
ERP & eProcurement Systems
Strategic Thinking
Business Acumen
Stakeholder Management
Change Management
Problem Solving
Data-Driven Decision Making
Contract Compliance
Production Line Stoppages Due to Material Shortages
NPI Material Readiness Achievement
The successful Purchasing Manager builds a resilient, cost-competitive, and innovative supply base that enables rapid manufacturing scale-up, supports new technology introductions, minimizes supply chain risk, and delivers operational excellence through strong supplier partnerships and cross-functional collaboration.
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Worksite address
san jose, CA, 95199, US
Who can apply
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