Purchasing Manager Job Description Sample Template
JOB TITLE:
- Purchasing Manager
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for managing all vendor replenishment activities.
- Works collaboratively throughout the organization, both domestically and internationally, to ensure that the right product is available at the right location, at the right time.
- Evaluates and develop processes to streamline the purchasing function.
- Report to management the measurable status of progress and corrective actions as it pertains to supplier and inventory performance.
- Works with the inventory control team to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained based on target stock on hand and current ordering needs.
- Resolves any receiving/inventory/accounting issues with respective departments, including price discrepancies, negative inventory, credits, and overages.
- Source quality products and meet with representatives.
- Attend educational and related courses on best practices in supply chain management and optimized supply chain performance.
- Attract new vendors through community outreach.
- Ensure all products are compliant with state and local laws.
- Takes the lead in creating profitable ways to manage obsolete and slow-moving stock to help offset losses.
- Reviews invoices not in complete agreement with purchase orders and works with the Supply Chain Manager and Accounting to determine errors and corrections.
- Negotiates with vendors to establish competitive pricing; tracks vendor performance and partners with receiving to ensure timeline receipt of product.
EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Prior retail purchasing and merchandising experience.
- Production/Operations Management, or Engineering or equivalent business experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks, with awareness of deadlines.
- Ability to manage, train and develop purchasing staff.
- Excellent negotiation skills and analytical and pricing knowledge with the ability to conduct a comparative analysis and make sound decisions.
- Possess a vast product knowledge of consumable products specific to the cannabis industry along with a willingness to learn.
- High attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
- Minimum 21 years of age (or per state regulations).
- Must pass all required background checks.
- Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.
- SAP or other ERP software experience is required.
- High competency level in Office 365 applications.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Sitting, standing, and walking for several hours at a time.
- Ability to travel by car occasionally.
- Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
- Close visual acuity is needed to read and write documents on a computer screen.
- Manual dexterity is needed to type on a computer.
- Speaking and hearing are required when communicating with vendors.