Purchasing Manager

The Purchasing Manager leads Tongrun International's purchasing team and owns how the company buys everything that goes into its sheet metal products: sheet, coil, plate and tube in carbon steel, stainless and aluminum, plus hardware, consumables, tooling and outside processing. You will set sourcing strategy, manage and develop the buyers, negotiate with key suppliers, and make sure material arrives on time, at the right cost and to spec. You will partner with production planning, engineering, estimating, quality and finance to protect on-time delivery and margins while keeping inventory under control. Key responsibilities Team leadership Lead, train and develop the buyer team; set priorities, assign commodities and suppliers, and review workload daily. Set clear performance goals for buyers and conduct regular reviews and coaching. Build and maintain written purchasing procedures, approval limits and best practices. Hire and onboard new purchasing staff as the business grows. Strategic sourcing Develop sourcing strategies for major spend categories: carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, fasteners and PEM hardware, welding consumables, tooling and outside processing. Identify, evaluate and qualify new suppliers, including alternate and backup sources for critical materials. Lead RFQs and negotiations for annual agreements, blanket orders, consignment and vendormanaged inventory programs. Evaluate makeversusbuy and outsourcing options with operations and engineering. Supplier management Own relationships with key metal service centers, mills, distributors and finishing vendors. Run supplier scorecards covering ontime delivery, quality, pricing and responsiveness, and hold regular business reviews. Drive corrective action with underperforming suppliers and make sourcing changes when needed. Manage supplier contracts, terms and conditions, and the approved supplier list. Cost management Own the purchasing budget and material cost targets, and report savings and variances. Track metal markets, surcharges and index pricing; forecast cost impact and advise leadership and estimating on pricing strategy. Lead costreduction initiatives such as volume consolidation, cuttosize and blanking programs, standard sheet sizes that improve nesting yield, and freight optimization. Approve purchase orders within established authority limits. Material planning and inventory Partner with production planning to ensure MRPdriven purchasing supports the production schedule and customer ship dates. Set and maintain stocking strategies, reorder points and safety stock for raw material and hardware. Work with the Inventory Manager on inventory accuracy, turns, cycle counts, annual audits and reduction of excess and obsolete stock. Escalate and resolve supply shortages before they affect production. Quality and compliance Ensure purchase orders carry correct material specifications, quality clauses and requirements for mill test reports (MTRs), certificates of conformance and traceability. Maintain purchasing and supplier controls that meet ISO 9001 (or AS9100) requirements and support internal, customer and registrar audits. Oversee responses to customer compliance requests such as RoHS, REACH, conflict minerals and country of origin, and stay current on tariffs and trade rules affecting imported materials. Systems and reporting Ensure accurate supplier, item, pricing and lead time data in the ERP system. Report key metrics to the Materials Director: spend, savings, supplier ontime delivery, purchase price variance, inventory value and turns. Work with accounting to resolve invoice discrepancies and support monthend close. Required qualifications Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 5+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment, including at least 2 years leading or supervising buyers. Strong knowledge of metals purchasing: grades (e.g. A36, 304/316 stainle…

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