Sourcing and Procurement Manager
MOGAS Industries
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage all purchasing activities in support of manufacturing schedules for direct material, indirect material and subcontract services.
- Lead team of buyers to ensure purchasing activities are completed timely and effectively.
- Manage and monitor material costs to ensure business objectives are met related to cost targets, cost reduction initiatives, and PPV control.
- Liaise between planning, engineering and logistics team to ensure effective flow of information and collaboration on obstacles.
- Monitor MRP output to identify risks, gaps and challenges and work with necessary functions to resolve.
- Establish and monitor KPIs and exception messages to ensure material is supporting production schedules. Identify delivery risk and work with necessary team members to resolve.
- Identify and drive process improvement initiatives to ensure efficient and effective processing in all related tasks.
- Support team of buyers as it relates to challenging buying tasks, such as material availability, to find a solution that meets requirements and delivery timeline.
- Develop tools and KPIs to monitor supplier performance related to delivery and quality.
- Engage suppliers in RCA and CAR efforts related to defects and nonconformances, including negotiations for cost recovery.
- Provide input into quoting process for high impact orders to establish cost and sourcing strategy to optimize order win rate.
- Identify gaps in supplier network and identify, onboard and support new suppliers.
- Support Quality initiatives related to supplier audits, compliance to appropriate regulations, and necessary onboarding requirements.
- Prepare for and lead the S&OP section related to sourcing and procurement to senior leadership.
- Analyze procurement trends to review component purchase lot sizes, lead times, etc. and maintain system parameters accordingly.
- Identify gaps in standard work instructions and develop procedures to increase throughput and efficiency through department. Train and enforce with all team members.
- Oversee the maintenance of the MOGAS approved vendor list.
- Develop and mentor team members to cross train and build resilience within the department.
- Directly supervises a team of direct and indirect buyers as well as a team of sourcing specialists located internationally.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
- Additional responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- This role will require some travel throughout the year to meet with direct reports as well as to visit suppliers.
- Required Bachelor's degree in related field.
- Minimum of 10 years purchasing and sourcing experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of direct managerial experience.
- Proactive and driven to see tasks to completion.
- Skilled in planning, organizing, tracking, and adjusting projects with multiple phases in coordination with all departments.
- Must be able to work independently with little supervision.
- Build safety awareness into entire supply chain.
- Function well within a team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- High level of customer service, both internally and externally.
- Ability to analyze and decipher technical content quickly.
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite, including PowerBI.
- Experience with purchasing tasks within an MRP system.
- Experience with third party software, such as SourceDay, preferred.
- APICS CPIM preferred.