Manager Purchasing

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At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

What We Need:

• The Manager Purchasing is a first-level manager that oversees the day-to-day operations of a purchasing team. This role will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing the procurement process to ensure the timely acquisition of goods and services at the best possible value.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies to optimize supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting processes.
• Identify and qualify new suppliers, conducting supplier evaluations and performance reviews to ensure alignment with company standards and objectives.
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts and agreements, ensuring favorable terms, pricing, and conditions that support the company's goals and objectives.
• Monitor contract compliance and performance, resolving issues and discrepancies as needed to maintain positive supplier relationships.
• Collaborate with inventory management teams to optimize inventory levels and minimize stockouts, excess inventory, and carrying costs.
• Forecast demand and work closely with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and goods to support production schedules and customer demands.
• Implement cost-saving initiatives and process improvements to drive efficiency and reduce procurement costs while maintaining quality and service levels.
• Analyze purchasing data and market trends to identify opportunities for cost reduction, value enhancement, and risk mitigation.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, fostering open communication, collaboration, and mutual trust.
• Address supplier performance issues promptly, working with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed.

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 6-8 years’ relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 1-3 years of management experience.

What You’re Good At:

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field.
• Focused on and responsible for their team's productivity and collective impact.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Proficient using Microsoft Suite of products.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.

What Else?

• This employee will be responsible for direct reports.
• This position may require some travel.

Disclaimer: The information on this description was prepared by Compensation and department management and is designed to indicate the general nature and level of the work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.