APICS St Louis Job Board: Purchasing / Inventory Leadership Role Date: 6/14/2010
Company: U-Line
Address: Current: Waukegan, IL
City State Zip: Future: Pleasant Prairie, WI Title: Purchasing / Inventory Leadership Role
Openings: 1
Location: Illinois / Wisconsin
StartDate: Immediate
Salary: Open Qualifications: REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS
5 10+ years experience in Purchasing and/or Inventory
Demonstrated negotiation, influencing and management skill
Direct and indirect material and services sourcing experience
Strong knowledge of inventory planning, forecasting techniques as well as operational systems knowledge
Excellent time management and organizational skill
Detail oriented with strong analytical skills and an innovative approach to problem solving
EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree obtained from a highly regarded institution
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Strong interpersonal skills with an effective ability to influence others
Demonstrated leadership
Collaborative and collegial
High level of intellectual curiosity and flexibility
High energy and level of passion
Extremely high attention to detail
Able to work in a high-growth, fast-paced environment
Proactive approach to problem identification and solution
Strong communications skills both written and oral
Excellent organization skills
Excellent decision making skills
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Requires travel to branchs, international locations and vendors
Duties: THE OPPORTUNITY
The Purchasing / Inventory Leader is responsible for the planning and direction of the National Purchasing and Inventory functions of the organization both at the Corporate and Branch level.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
The Purchasing / Inventory Leader will have primary managerial responsibility for the following activities:
Directs the National operations of the Purchasing & Inventory areas.
Assures seamless availability of all products to support Ulines Operational plans.
Develops a supplier management program with key suppliers including metrics, performance goals and improvement initiatives.
Insures consolidation and leverage of all common purchases to obtain highly leveraged contracts.
Responsible for the management of the Purchasing & Inventory budgets.
Leads efforts to reduce and minimize the costs of all common materials and services.
Leads efforts in contract negotiations on costs, business terms and provisions.
Develops forecasts for future demand and places orders in a timely fashion based upon vendor lead-time.
Maintains and builds relationships with vendors (including plant visits).
Works with Merchandising to solve vendor issues, vendor changes and potential product additions.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the activities enumerated above.
Contact: Amber Jones, Recruiting Associate McDermott & Bull Executive Search
Address: 2 Venture, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: 949-753-1700 ext 322
Fax: 949-753-7438
E-mail: ajones@mbsearch.net Return to the Job Board
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