Purchasing Director jobs in Fort Smith, AR

Purchasing Director manages procurement and purchasing operations and implements the strategy to provide the materials and services to meet organizational requirements for quality, volume, availability, and pricing. Maintains strategic supplier relationships, negotiates contracts, and implements systems for monitoring performance, assessing risk, and responding to changes in demand or disruptions in the supply chain. Being a Purchasing Director collaborates with other functions to define current and future inventory requirements and manage inventory levels. Implements processes and systems and utilizes technical tools to analyze data and increase responsiveness to material demands. Additionally, Purchasing Director oversees auditing processes to ensure procurement and recordkeeping comply with any applicable industry or governmental regulations. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a director. The Purchasing Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Purchasing Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Purchasing Associate
  • Franklin Electric
  • Wilburton, OK FULL_TIME
  • Purchasing Associate

    Department: Materials/Inventory

    Employment Type: Full Time

    Location: US - Oklahoma - Wilburton

    Description

    Responsible for managing and insuring accuracy of open purchase orders from conception to receipt including timeliness and quality; reporting out on expedite requests; help manage requests and issues from internal customers as well as the procurement team. 


    Key Responsibilities

    ·         Reviews and mitigates material shortages to prevent production issue related to supply.
    ·         Work with vendors to maintain open purchase order receipt dates, quantity and cost accuracy.
    ·         Review inventory on high velocity items and work will vendors to reduce internal inventory while maintaining availability.
    ·         Manage expedite requests with vendors and production to provide best case scenario and accurate feedback.
    ·         Provide full support receiving issues and providing corrective actions to vendors to mitigate future issues.
    ·         Work with quality on vendor quality issues and corrective actions as well as process returns.
    ·         Manage outside production partners material availability, insuring on-time delivery.
    ·         Managing the integrity/accuracy of purchasing and production related data.
    ·         Help drive and organize procurement related projects
    ·         Cross-functional liaison for procurement.

     
    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
    ·         None.


    Skills Knowledge and Expertise

    ·         Extremely agile, quick and strategic thinker that possesses strong analytical skills.
    ·         A developed understanding of supply chain in terms of process.
    ·         Experience in vendor relations
    ·         Drives projects to completion or resolution
    ·         Ability to quickly understand ERP or like system
    ·         Efficient, proven organizational and project management skills.
    ·         Demonstrates ability to quickly prioritize projects and day to day tasks.
    ·         Strong interpersonal/written communication skills.
    ·         Team player able to work well across business operations and develop strong business teams.
    ·         Ability to mine data using Excel ad hoc reporting and SQL

     Education and Experience
    ·         Three ( ) years of relevant education or experience in planning, purchasing, logistics, or a related field (required).
    ·         Experience using ERP/MRP system
    ·         Experience in a high paced manufacturing environment (preferred) and supplier negotiations
    ·         Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
     
     
    Computer Skills
     
    •      Microsoft Office Suite
    •      Alphanumeric data entry.
     
    Certificates and Licenses
    •  None.


    Why Work at Franklin Electric?

    Becoming a part of the Franklin Electric team not only provides outstanding benefits, it also opens doors to opportunities for future growth. Enjoy peace of mind with a world-class company. But more importantly, be satisfied in knowing you make a difference.

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Purchasing Supervisor
  • Simmons Prepared Foods
  • Van, AR FULL_TIME
  • Purpose of the Position Supervises a group that orders category items and secures total quality, delivery, and sustainability of material supply throughout the total product lifecycle based on current...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Purchasing, Supply and Logistics
  • US Navy
  • Fort Smith, AR FULL_TIME
  • AboutThe success and safety of every mission depends on getting needed supplies, materials and equipment at a moment's notice. The service members of the Purchasing, Supply and Logistics community mak...
  • 17 Days Ago

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CORP - Purchasing Coordinator
  • OK Foods
  • Fort Smith, AR FULL_TIME
  • Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world’s leading chicken producers, Bachoco. Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest q...
  • 28 Days Ago

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Corporate Purchasing Coordinator
  • Bachoco OK Foods
  • Fort Smith, AR FULL_TIME
  • Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world’s leading chicken producers, Bachoco. Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest q...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Director of Nursing
  • Haskell Nursing & Rehab , LLC
  • Stigler, OK FULL_TIME
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0 Purchasing Director jobs found in Fort Smith, AR area

Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 86,209. With an estimated population of 88,037 in 2017, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah. Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna, fought by United States Army Rangers c...
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Income Estimation for Purchasing Director jobs
$150,949 to $202,787
Fort Smith, Arkansas area prices
were up 1.2% from a year ago

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