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Custom Truck One Source has changed the way the industry looks at specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions. With sales, rentals, aftermarket parts and service, equipment customization, remanufacturing, financing solutions, and asset disposal, our team of experts, vast equipment breadth and integrated network of locations across North America offer superior service and unmatched efficiency for our customers. Your success is what's next with Custom Truck One Source.

SUMMARY

The Purchasing Manager will form an integral part of the Purchasing function in the achievement of Operational objectives. With a strong, solid background in purchasing and supply chain management, the candidate will take a proactive approach in reviewing current systems and procedures, making recommendations, and implementing changes. The role is key to leading the Company forward in securing quality suppliers of materials and components covering price delivery and quality targets.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Managing and controlling all the company’s external suppliers with particular emphasis on the purchase of Materials and finished parts for production.

• Ensure parts and materials are bought at the most competitive price and delivered on time for production.

• Establish strategic relationships with key suppliers (probably turnkey including design) who are aligned to the company's needs.

• Ensures quality of procured items and addresses problems when they arise.

• Foster close working relationships with associated departments e.g., Sales, Engineering and Production.

• Escalates critical shortages to management when customer order fulfillment will be affected, or production schedules are disrupted.

• Monitors and manages supplier prices and performance to ensure achievement of goals.

• Continually improve purchasing methods and drive down external spending.

• To carry out a comprehensive review of the Purchasing function and its methodology and identify and implement improvements.

• Performs additional duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managers a team of 3-5 employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration preferred.

• 2-3 years purchasing management experience.

• Extensive experience of working with MRP systems is essential.

• High competency level in use of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, as a minimum).

• Familiar with import and export goods.

• Proven track record of controlling and reducing external spend whilst developing a robust supplier base.

• Fully conversant with modern procurement and purchasing techniques.

• Experience of outsourcing to low-cost countries would be an advantage.

• Representing meetings and presenting Purchasing performance achievements

• Management and coordination of purchasing activities with relation to Cost, Delivery and Quality performance.

• Coordinating and managing with Quality personnel, resolutions to Supplier Quality concerns, ensuring timely and effective containment and long-term resolution of each concern

• Mentoring new starters, providing 'on the job' training to existing team members, and ensuring that the team is supported in their day-to-day work activities.

• Continuous development of self and individual team members

PERSONAL

• Strong leadership skills and proven experience in staff development

• “Hands on” approach to all tasks

• Ability to take a proactive approach to overcome challenges and achieve results.

• Versatile, tenacious and people orientated.

• Results orientated and confident.

• Proven appreciation of customer service expectations and cost demands of business

• Developing sub‐ordinates skills and competencies and defines development needs.

• Sets priorities considering short and long‐term needs of the business.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to walk; to climb stairs and ladders, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit. The employee is regularly required to move about the facility. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is required to seek assistance in the lifting of more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Work well within a matrix organization.

BENEFITS

+ 401(k) with Employer Match

+ Competitive Health Care

+ Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

+ Paid Vacation, Sick and Holidays

+ STD/ LTD

+ Partner Discounts

+ Investment in Employee Development

_Custom Truck One Source is an Equal Opportunity Employer and_ _provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws._