Postion Title:
Purchasing Manager
Date Posted:
7/18/2025
Location:
Germantown, WI
Pay Range:
$80000-90000/year
Job Overview:
The Purchasing Manager is responsible for supporting the purchasing function through procurement, supplier management, inventory coordination, and ERP system maintenance. This role ensures timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials to support business operations.
Responsibilities:
- Review the ERP system (SyteLine) to place and monitor purchase orders for sales samples, production, customer, and warehouse requirements.
- Review and resolve supplier invoices.
- Review and resolve goods receipts.
- Set-up logistics for purchase order arrival.
- Enter, update, and maintain supplier pricing.
- Assist with product sourcing and purchasing projects.
- Adjust planning/purchasing parameters based on analytical review.
- Monitor and track supplier non-conformance issues for supplier quality.
- Track the accuracy of purchase orders and monitor on-time delivery metrics to ensure supplier performance meets expectations.
- Monitor inventory including managing minimum and maximum stocking levels.
- Resolve supplier shipping issues or damages that occurred within transportation.
- Ability to identify seasonal trends in commodity purchasing and adjust accordingly.
- Cross-functional team player with Sales, Customer Service, Production, Accounting, and Warehouse.
- Assist the Production Coordinator in daily purchasing, scheduling, and logistics activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Proficiency in companies operating software, MS-Word and MS-Excel. ERP experience preferred.
- Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate sense of urgency, strong organizational skills, sense of ownership, and possess follow-up / follow through skills.
- Strong attention to detail and appropriate sense of urgency, when working both independently and as a team.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of Buying Support or Supply Chain experience required. Accounting experience a plus.
- Prior purchasing experience in a distribution / manufacturing environment preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Occasional travel to other locations or supplier sites as required.
- Work location: Richfield, WI.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
