SelectOne Looking for Director of Procurement at Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area Full Time

About the Company Hiring: Our client is a stable, growing organization with strong roots in WNY.

About the Job: The Director of Procurement is responsible for:

• All aspects of planning, sourcing, purchasing, receiving, warehousing, inventory control, logistics, salvage and disposal activities used in the internal and external fulfillment of customer demand.
• Participates in defining and influencing corporate sustainability program together with EH&S while providing strong support for the effective execution of corporate sustainability program.
• Hires and retain top performing employees. Develop a culture of high performance and strong employee engagement by inspiring, developing, and motivating internal talent.
• Facilitate good discussions with employees in order to understand their professional goals and aspirations. Create an environment of open communication that fosters upward feedback and suggestions. Make well informed decisions, demonstrate initiative, exhibit autonomy and execute on organization initiatives. (Measure by Employee Engagement and Retention).
• Create cooperative and strong peer relationships (Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance) in order to establish and nurture strong sense of trust and credibility for procurement department internally.
• Create and maintain an inventory management process to support operations. This system should be flexible to allow the achievement of performance goals as set by Management while consistently optimizing cost (inventory levels) and supporting both on time delivery targets and customer order fulfillment. (Example: Maintain stock levels achieve 97% fill rate for standard orders)
• Provide tracking of performance and inventory values regularly. An inventory cycle counting program must be part of the warehouse function and the results reported regularly so that high degree of inventory accuracy is consistently achieved (both absolute value accuracy and location accuracy).
• Develop and execute short-term and long-term goals for Warehouse, and Procurement departments. Develop and execute systems, budgets, processes, policies, and procedures in accordance with established domestic and international laws and Regulatory Systems requirements. Create and/or revise QMS processes and Forms as required to remain current. Develop metrics to allow department performance to be measured against established short and long-term goals.
• Insure robust supply and inventory operations to satisfy business needs while establishing necessary contingency plans (business interruption/disaster planning). This includes securing safety stock when changing vendors (effective transition planning so that obsolescence risk is minimized), developing multiple vendors for critical parts wherever is possible and cost effective, and alternate sourcing whenever instability of supply is a threat. Build and maintain long term and mutually beneficial strategic vendor/partner relationships.
• Evaluate and determine the most effective structure of the Warehouse and Procurement departments including organizational team structure and physical layout of the Warehouse as needed. Develop budget and track expenses of departments. Establish lean practice and culture (especially for Warehouse) for continuous improvement and effective capacity utilization, and report warehouse performance metrics and the state of lean implementations regularly (monthly).
• Oversee the purchasing and/or contracting for materials, supplies, equipment, and services for the operation of Medical Products, in addition to all inventory items. This includes supplier agreements or contracts with all tooling/support plans and costs. Participate in Freight rate negotiations together with Corporate partners to optimize our total freight bill (freight-in and out) consistently.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, logistics, or related field. MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of industry-related experience, including 5+ years in management.
• Advanced technical skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, ERP platforms

Salary: $125,000 – $150,000 + bonus

Work Style: On-site in Buffalo, New York

Code: IND123