Purchasing and Inventory Planning Manager

Purpose: Manages daily purchasing, inventory management, and production planning. Leads ERP use and management reporting to inform decisions and improve operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Supervises the purchasing and inventory planning team.

Core Responsibilities:
*Manages day-to-day purchasing and inventory management activities and oversees the team's daily work.
*Directs procurement and planning policies governing the purchase and delivery of all items within budget and time constraints.
*Works across departments to balance customer service, inventory investment, and manufacturing productivity, pursuing the highest service levels and productivity with the minimum inventory needed to support those objectives.
*Responsible for monitoring and reducing purchase price variances to meet profit objectives.
*Expedites operations and suppliers that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
*Works closely with Sales, Manufacturing, and Engineering to balance customer responsiveness with capacity and material constraints
*Responsible for managing inventory net working capital
*Leads ERP use, data accuracy, and process improvement in purchasing and inventory planning. Develops management reports on inventory, purchase price variances, supplier delivery, and planning performance; analyzes trends and recommends corrective actions.
*Assists in managing vendor and supplier selection. Evaluates selection options based on price, quality, support, capacity, and reliability.
*Develops and maintains relationships with key suppliers and vendors
*Manages, supervises, mentors, develops, and motivates the purchasing and inventory planning team.
*Coordinates material or product requirements with supervisors across departments.
*Leads team to deliver corporate goals for this department in the areas of: Safety, 6S, Inventory, Scrap and On-time shipments.
*Proactively identifies and manages supply chain risks to the organization.
*Assure that the compliance of import and export requirements are met.
*Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements:
*Bachelor's degree in a technical field required.
*7-10 years of material and inventory management/purchasing experience, including management of thousands of unique part numbers.
*5 years of management and/or supervisory experience leading a high-performing purchasing team, including responsibility for day-to-day supervision, coaching, employee development, and performance management.
*3-5 years of import, export, and domestic freight forwarding experience or similar experience.
*Required expertise in information systems management, ERP workflows, data accuracy, and reporting; MAPICS experience preferred.
*Demonstrated success improving purchasing and inventory planning processes through ERP systems.
*Strong expertise in ERP data extraction and validation, report development, and purchasing and inventory trend analysis to guide management action.
*Proficient computer skills in: MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Access.
*Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Desired Characteristics:
*Familiarity with Lean Continuous Improvement and Six-Sigma.

Environment One Corporation (E/One) is an operating company of Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC), a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal parts and industrial products. With corporate headquarters in New York and regional offices and distribution throughout the industrialized world, E/One is a manufacturer and provider of products and services for the disposal of residential sanitary waste and Utility Systems for the protection and performance optimization of electric utility assets.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.