Purchasing Manager II

Location: CORNELIA, GA
Duration: 11+ Months (Contract, with possible extension) on W2

Our client is looking to hire Purchasing Manager II

Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Assistant Manager
Hours: 8am - 5pm

Manager is looking for candidates with the following experience:

FDA, chemicals used in the medical device, or pharma industry. Also a candidate with strategic sourcing experience would be ideal.

Detailed Job Description:
• Act as support to the Strategic Sourcing Manager for Chemicals in Client's manufacturing plant
• Multi-task and problem solve continuity of supply issues within all levels of authority internally (e.g. engineering, operations, marketing, quality and R&D) and externally (suppliers).
• Assist in the execution of day to day sourcing activities within the plant (specifications, ASL, etc updates)
• Partner with key stakeholders and partners to address technical issues for components and processes
• Identify, recommend and execute opportunities to mitigate and reduce risk to support business continuity planning
• Identify, recommend and execute opportunities to reduce cost
• Identify, recommend and execute opportunities to improve and enhance resource efficiencies (streamline processes, take the "work out”, etc)
• Manage supplier capabilities including but not limited to capacity planning, tooling and resource investments including inventory management
• Upgrade supplier skills (ship-to-stock, emerging technologies, etc.)
• Track and manage performance of suppliers and ensure that performance issues are quickly addressed

Knowledge of:
• Purchasing procedures
• Supplier manufacturing processes
• Production systems
• Receiving and inspection procedures
• Quality, Compliance and Regulatory procedures
• Database management
• Negotiation approaches
• Contract law
• Statistical methods

GLP's / Personal Attributes
• Excellent interpersonal skills required
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills required
• Creative & decisive problem solving skills
• Ability to influence/collaborate to get to desired result
• Customer focus (internal & external)
• Adaptable to meet rapidly changing priorities
• Strong Credo values
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• SAP/JDE experience a plus