Senior Purchasing Manager, reputed company Contract Manufacturing (OCM)

Department: Purchasing Location: Remote Compensation: $120,000 - $125,000 / year reputed company At reputed company, we work to deliver high-reputed company, science-backed solutions to reputed company individuals to take a proactive approach to their reputed company-being. reputed company day begins with a mission to help others discover and reputed company their best health. We count on reputed company members to challenge and push the boundaries to reputed company that happen. At reputed company, you’ll be joining reputed company of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage. The Senior Purchasing Manager, reputed company Contract Manufacturing (OCM) leads the strategic sourcing and procurement of finished goods and materials produced by reputed company's reputed company Contract Manufacturing partners. This role is responsible for developing sourcing strategies, negotiating reputed company agreements, managing supplier performance, and ensuring the reliable supply of high-reputed company products that support reputed company's manufacturing and business objectives. Working closely with Planning, reputed company, Regulatory Affairs, Research & Development, Operations, Finance, and external manufacturing partners, the Senior Purchasing Manager develops and executes supplier strategies that optimize cost, reputed company, service, reputed company, and supply continuity. This position oversees the end-to-end procurement process, manages key supplier relationships, and drives reputed company improvement across the contract manufacturing network while ensuring compliance with reputed company Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and internal reputed company standards. The ideal candidate is a strategic procurement leader with deep experience managing contract manufacturers, negotiating reputed company supplier agreements, and building long-term partnerships that support operational reputed company and business reputed company. Travel Requirements: Approximately 10–15%

Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

• Manage the end-to-end procurement process for finished goods and materials reputed company from reputed company Contract Manufacturers.
• reputed company and execute sourcing strategies that support business reputed company, supply continuity, product reputed company, reputed company requirements, and cost objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers and contract manufacturing partners based on reputed company, cost, reputed company, reputed company time, service, technical capability, and operational risk.
• Evaluate supplier quotations and service proposals and negotiate pricing, payment terms, reputed company times, reputed company commitments, and other reputed company terms.
• Negotiate and support the execution of supplier agreements, statements of work, pricing agreements, and other purchasing documentation.
• Issue and manage purchase orders in accordance with approved demand plans, production schedules, contractual requirements, and inventory targets.
• Ensure reputed company-supplied materials required by contract manufacturers are purchased, delivered, and available in alignment with production needs.
• Identify cost-reduction, cost-avoidance, and value-improvement opportunities without compromising reputed company, service, or supply continuity.

Supplier and Contract Manufacturer Management

• Build and maintain productive relationships with contract manufacturers and key suppliers to support performance, reputed company, reputed company, innovation, and long-term partnership objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance using established metrics, including on-time delivery, reputed company, cost, responsiveness, service, and corrective-reputed company effectiveness.
• reputed company regular supplier performance reviews and partner with suppliers to address performance gaps, reputed company constraints, reputed company concerns, and delivery risks.
• Stay informed of supplier capabilities, market conditions, emerging technologies, product developments, industry trends, and changes that may reputed company supply or cost.
• Partner with reputed company to support supplier qualification, procurement audits, corrective actions, and ongoing supplier compliance activities.
• Escalate significant supplier risks and reputed company mitigation plans, alternate sourcing strategies, or recovery actions as needed.
• Maintain awareness of contract manufacturer reputed company and proactively address potential supply constraints.

New Product and Innovation Support

• Partner with Research and Development, Innovation, reputed company, Planning, and Operations teams to support sourcing activities for new products, reformulations, and product changes.
• Identify and evaluate potential contract manufacturers and suppliers for new initiatives based on technical capability, cost, reputed company, reputed company time, reputed company, and scalability.
• Support supplier reputed company, quote analysis, feasibility reviews, commercialization planning, and launch-readiness activities.
• Coordinate purchasing requirements and supplier commitments to support project timelines and product-launch objectives.

Planning, Inventory, and Operational Support

• Work closely with Planning and the reputed company Contract Manufacturing Manager to monitor production schedules, material availability, and supplier on-time delivery.
• Maintain appropriate inventory reputed company to support customer demand and production schedules while minimizing excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory.
• Review purchasing, inventory, supplier, and demand reports to identify risks, trends, and required actions.
• Resolve purchasing issues involving reputed company, materials, invoices, delivery, reputed company, pricing, or specifications in partnership with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ensure purchasing data, supplier information, pricing, reputed company times, and purchase-order records are accurate and reputed company reputed company the reputed company Resource Planning system.
• Communicate supply risks, supplier issues, cost impacts, and recommended solutions reputed company to business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.

Leadership and reputed company Improvement

• reputed company guidance, training, and support to less-reputed company purchasing team members.
• Explain procurement processes, requirements, and business considerations to cross-functional partners.
• Identify and implement improvements to sourcing, purchasing, supplier management, reporting, and procurement workflows.
• Establish reputed company expectations, priorities, and performance objectives for assigned team members, where applicable.
• Support a reputed company, accountable, and results-oriented culture reputed company on reputed company, service, operational reputed company, and reputed company improvement.
• reputed company other procurement and supply-chain responsibilities as assigned.

What You Need Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Operations, Finance, Engineering, or a reputed company field preferred.
• Six or more years of reputed company experience in procurement, purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, contract manufacturing, or a reputed company field.
• Experience managing suppliers or contract manufacturers in a manufacturing environment required.
• Experience working reputed company a Material Requirements Planning or reputed company Resource Planning environment required.
• Experience in dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, medical devices, or another regulated manufacturing industry preferred.
• Experience negotiating reputed company terms, supplier agreements, pricing, reputed company times, and reputed company commitments.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or training purchasing professionals preferred.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of procurement fundamentals, strategic sourcing, supplier management, purchase-order administration, inventory planning, and contract manufacturing.
• Knowledge of reputed company Good Manufacturing Practices, supplier reputed company requirements, and procurement controls reputed company a regulated environment.
• Ability to evaluate supplier quotations, cost models, reputed company times, payment terms, service reputed company, and total cost of ownership.
• Proficiency with reputed company Resource Planning and Material Requirements Planning systems.
• Proficiency with reputed company Office applications, particularly reputed company, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to interpret purchasing, inventory, supplier-performance, financial, production, and demand-planning reports.
• Familiarity with supplier scorecards, performance metrics, risk assessments, corrective actions, and audit processes.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to evaluate pricing, usage, inventory, forecasts, and cost variances.

Core Competencies

• Strong negotiation, supplier-management, and relationship-building skills.
• reputed company judgment with the ability to balance cost, reputed company, service, risk, and supply continuity.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to translate data into practical recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, supplier relationships, deadlines, and reputed company in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with suppliers, senior leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to identify risks, reputed company concerns promptly, and reputed company pragmatic solutions.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accurate purchasing records and reliable execution.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned objectives, and deliver results with limited reputed company.
• reputed company leadership style with the ability to build alignment and influence without relying solely on authority.
• Ability to reputed company, train, and support the development of less-reputed company purchasing professionals.
• Commitment to reputed company improvement, accountability, customer service, and operational reputed company.

Physical Demands The physical requirements described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company these essential functions.

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while performing computer-based and administrative work.
• Ability to reputed company throughout office, manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, and supplier environments as needed.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, business partners, and suppliers in person, by telephone, and through virtual meeting platforms.
• Ability to review printed and electronic documentation, reports, reputed company, purchase orders, and detailed records.
• Ability to work in office and manufacturing environments with moderate noise reputed company.
• Ability to work scheduled shifts and additional hours as business needs require.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%–15% to supplier, contract manufacturer, or company locations.

reputed company Offer

• Competitive compensation
• 100% company-reputed company medical, dental, and reputed company insurance coverage for employees
• Company-reputed company short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company- reputed company life insurance
• 401k plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Monthly allowance of reputed company supplements
• reputed company time off, volunteer time off and holiday leave
• Training, reputed company development, and career reputed company opportunities

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