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Manager, Purchasing

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Apr 2024

About the role

Our Story:

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services; and leading our industry by Innovating What’s Next in glass doors and intelligent merchandising technologies that keep food safe under brands such as HillPhoenix and Anthony.

DFR is part of the Climate & Sustainable Technologies segment of the Dover Corporation® (NYSE: DOV). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues in excess of $7 billion.

DFR is built on creativity and customer-centric innovation delivered by people invigorated by a strong sense of responsibility to help our customers win in their marketplaces. The relationships we build with our customers are as important to our success as the products we manufacture. This collaborative environment delivers FRESH THINKING, reassuring our customers that they choose the best when they choose to work with the people of Dover Food Retail.

Job Title: Manager, Purchasing

Location: Conyers, GA

What we are looking for:

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Purchasing to develop purchasing strategies, foster positive relationships with suppliers, and oversee the purchasing team in their daily activities.

This position will oversee direct and indirect material spend of $100M+ for one manufacturing plant located in Conyers, Georgia and will be responsible for developing a team of 8-10 professionals and implementing tools / processes that improve operating performance of the department.

We are looking for an individual that has passion and demonstrated success in building teams, driving results, and leading supply chain process improvements. The successful candidate should have:

Business acumen and a passion for driving results in the business.
The ability to drive continuous process improvements and gain efficiency.
Experience in training and developing teams while leading by example.
Experience with building collaborative relationships with suppliers’ base and instilling continuous improvement both with internal team members and the external supply base.
End to End supply chain experience focusing on lean and continuous improvement utilizing tools such as tiered accountability, leader standard work, standard work, value stream mapping, and total cost models.
Experience implementing supplier integration strategies such as vendor managed inventory on Consignment (VMIC), supplier LT reductions, MOQ reductions and inventory optimization.

What you will be responsible for in this role:

Leading tactical and strategic purchasing initiatives to ensure purchased goods and services are available on time, at the lowest total cost to the business.
Developing and implementing inventory and purchasing strategies (VMI, Kanban, MRP, 3PL, etc.) to ensure material availability for production.
Working closely with production control, operations, and engineering to identify supply constraints and mitigate customer impact.
Partnering with functional peers to improve visibility and accuracy of purchased requirements through BOM Accuracy, SIOP, and Inventory Accuracy.
Managing supplier relations and escalations in conjunction with Site Sourcing.
Collaborating with Sourcing to support cost reduction goals for purchased parts.
Ensuring the accuracy of all purchasing master data.
Training and developing team members in both technical and behavioral skills.
Working closely with Supplier Quality to facilitate supplier corrective actions and compliance with DFR Supplier Quality Manual.
Leading continuous improvement activities related to purchasing processes, tools, and communication.
Working with Site Sourcing to implement monthly PPV reviews and identify opportunities to improve performance.
Improving performance of department KPIs on Supplier OTD, PPV, PO Processing Time and E&O reduction.
Perform other related duties as assigned