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Reporting to the General Manager, the Purchasing Manager will be in charge of overseeing activities related to the procurement of Direct materials, parts, components and equipment. Directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in procurement consistent with delivery requirements and quality specifications. What a typical day looks like: Prepares instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures. Establishes goals for purchasing department. Follow-up policies and procedures for the operation of procurement activities. Manage and guide a team of buyers and expeditors to meet procurement and supplier management goals Interface with procurement groups in updating and maintaining company procurement strategies Implement processes with suppliers to improve on time delivery and Purchase Price Variance Helping implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory models Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to achieve continuous timely supply of parts and services Approves purchase orders and change notices through subordinates. Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy. Ensures continuity of raw material supply to help production schedules and balances with achieving inventory level targets. Investigates inventory levels. Helps process to manage excess and obsolete material. Conduct supplier performance reviews and help the team to maintain supplier consistent on time delivery and implement processes with suppliers to ensure on time delivery and quality of product / service Keep senior management informed of present/future trends in availability and cost of materials, components and equipment Monitors on-time supplier deliveries, inventory turns, MRP execution, Purchase Price Variance, processing time reduction, supplier performance and cost investigation. Act as first point of escalation with suppliers and communicate all unresolved issues to the Senior Purchasing Manager Work closely with the team to ensure purchasing compliance to corporate directives Implement appropriate HR strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce