DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING
Department: Purchasing
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
Invio Automation is an Industry 4.0 automation leader that serves a variety of high-growth end-markets including medical devices & life science, renewable energy, mobility, logistics & fulfillment, and heavy industry. Our Automation Solutions and Automation Technologies divisions work together to deliver Factory of the Future consulting and mission critical R&D pre-validation services that pave the way for a comprehensive suite of automation solutions where accuracy, efficiency, and precision are essential for success. With nine locations across North America and a global network of collaborative partners, Invio Automation’s geographic footprint provides customers with a presence in key markets where local service and support are valued.
Invio Automation’s Solutions division specializes in single station robotic cells, multi-station fabrication & assembly lines, bonding & welding technologies, vision systems, and packaging process. Application capabilities within our Solutions division include thermal bonding, web handling, force plotting, heat staking, high viscosity pumps, precision dispensing, impulse bag sealing, and needle bending. Invio Automation’s Technologies division includes highly differentiated Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) for heavyweight applications, turnkey assembly lines, welding automation, and custom lift-assist & secure tools for safety critical applications.
The Director of Purchasing will oversee and direct the activities of the Purchasing department to support our organizational operations efficiently and cost-effectively. The Director of Purchasing must be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, manage critical lead times, and find more profitable suppliers. Our goal is to exceed expectations and ensure our internal and external customers receive an exceptional experience at Invio Automation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish and implement purchasing policies, procedures and best practices
- Collaborate with other departments and leadership to identify and develop needs and requirements for equipment, materials, products and acceptable substitutions.
- Coach procurement team in defining career paths, timing and development to achieve
- Develop dashboard metrics for procurement and manage performance to the metrics
- Prepare and present material receipts vs. budget reporting
- Prepare and process purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies and equipment
- Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
- Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
- Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
- Perform cost and scenario analysis
- Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
- Expedite critical and/or late purchased components
- Active participant in a continuous improvement environment
- Partner with the Project Manager and Operations Lead to identify opportunities for improvement
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be professional, proactive, and positive. Having a passion for exceptional customer service and support is a must. Being sensitive to unpredictable demands and uncertainties is a requisite to delivering superior results and exceeding the expectations of our internal and external customers.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively train others
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them to others when appropriate
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Ability to gather and analyze data and to work with figures
- Solid judgment along with decision making skills
- Working knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team to solve business problems with current technology.
- High energy, strong interpersonal skills, able to manage stressful situations with a positive attitude.
- Ability to travel up to 25% annually.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management or a related field and at least eight years of experience in a related field is required.
INVIO AUTOMATION’S CORE VALUES
- We take pride in the reliability of our team and the difficult problems we solve for customers.
- We deliver real customer value that positively impacts the lives of those around us.
- We are dependable. Relationships and trust matter.
- Our ingenuity and desire to improve lives will complement our suite of solutions.
- We strive to demonstrate that our attention to detail does not start or end with the solutions we engineer and deliver.
- We believe exceptional service is better demonstrated than said.
