Purchasing Manager

Skills

About the Role

You will manage the organization’s day-to-day purchasing activities, creating and tracking purchase orders in the ERP and coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of goods and services. You will support receipt matching and payment processing, resolve pricing and delivery discrepancies, and assist with vendor onboarding and maintenance of vendor records. You will maintain accurate documentation and audit trails in the ERP, reinforce purchasing policies and controls, identify process gaps, and support implementation of improved workflows and ERP enhancements. You will coordinate with Finance on vendor compliance and provide purchasing status updates and reporting to management.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing procurement or supply chain roles
• At least 2+ years in team leading or managerial roles
• Hands-on experience creating and managing purchase orders
• Experience working within an ERP system (Dynamics NetSuite IFS SAP or similar)
• Strong understanding of purchasing workflows and internal controls
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently in a newly established role
• Strong communication skills with internal teams and external vendors

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day purchasing activities including requisitions purchase orders and vendor coordination
• Ensure purchase requests are accurate complete and aligned with approved budgets
• Create issue and track purchase orders in the ERP system
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of goods and services
• Support receipt matching and payment processing
• Resolve purchasing discrepancies related to pricing quantities or delivery issues
• Assist with vendor onboarding and maintenance of vendor records
• Serve as point of contact for vendors regarding purchase orders and documentation
• Support vendor performance tracking issue resolution and communication
• Coordinate vendor compliance requirements with Finance
• Follow and reinforce standardized purchasing policies and procedures
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails within the ERP
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements
• Support implementation and adoption of new purchasing workflows and ERP enhancements
• Provide purchasing status updates and reporting to management

Benefits

• Group insurance plan with employer cost sharing
• Group retirement savings with employer contribution
• Employee referral program
• Telemedicine
• Employee assistance program (EAP)