Purchasing Manager - AMF Bakery

At AMF, we are dedicated to working alongside our customers to produce better food for families around the world while creating better lives for our teammates, families, customers, and communities.

Our culture and shared values are spelled out in "The Markel Style" as we encourage and recognize teammates who bring these values to life each day. With the style as our guide, our teams pursue excellence while keeping a sense of humor. Seeking to know our customers' needs, we aim to build financial value for our shareholders while sharing success with others and winning together. We are inspired to work hard and encouraged to challenge management to find better ways of doing things. At AMF, we believe in fostering the professional development and personal potential of our diverse workforce.

If you're searching for the next company to call home, AMF Bakery Systems provides a teammate-centered culture with exciting career growth opportunities. We strive to build extraordinary teams by seeking out a wide range of talent, experiences, and diverse backgrounds. Diversity of thought and the collaboration of various life experiences is what drives growth and innovation at AMF.

Job Description:

The Purchasing Manager will be hands-on and responsible for providing strategic and tactical leadership of the purchasing team while also executing buying responsibilities. Working with internal business partners in the manufacturing, sales, project management, quality, and engineering community, the overall objective is the purchase of components, materials, OEM items as well as Non-Standard items according to the needs of the company, actively controlling costs and vendor performance while controlling inventory levels. Candidates should possess exceptional leadership and communication skills and should be able to sort through complex issues and be able to create a path to solution.

Job Duties Include:

• Ensure the supply base is adequate to provide the necessary materials and equipment for the company to be successful.
• Lead a group of Buyers and have experience driving positive results through internal and external partnerships.
• Collaborate with any other AMF-owned companies to ensure maximum leverage is gained in procurement and inventory opportunities.
• Ensure inventory levels are established and maintained at the levels determined by the Product Groups
• Collaborate across departmental lines to promote design standardization to ensure cost containment.
• Participate in management events as required.
• Understand and enforce company policies and lead by example.

Requirements:

• Track record of driving supply chain excellence - customer OTD, supplier OTD, increased inventory turns and improved cash flow.
• 5-10 years' experience in a manufacturing environment. Some college experience is preferred. Good understanding of MS Office products
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to gather, analyze, and find solutions independently or with a team.
  • Prefer candidate have experience with A3/ DMAIC / PDCA in practice and the ability to articulate successful implementations of the tools.
• Working knowledge of MRP, as well as Microsoft Office products, D365 is a plus.
  • Prefer a strong background in ERP/MRP concepts and configurations to support operational goals.
• Ability to multi-task and coordinate multiple projects/tasks according to deadlines.

Qualifications

• Understanding of manufacturing technologies
• Understanding of project management techniques
• Must have the ability to effectively organize own schedule to ensure timely completion of multiple projects running in parallel.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to meet customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Conflict resolution skills

Benefits

AMF Bakery Systems offers a competitive compensation, benefits package, and excellent opportunities for growth throughout our organization globally and within the Markel Food Group