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Purchasing Manager

Employer
Sparks Group
Location
Richmond, VA
Closing date
Jan 21, 2021

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Industry
Other
Function
Finance, Other
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Job Summary/Company:

Sparks Group in collaboration with an industrial equipment distributor client, is searching for a qualified and proactive Purchasing Manager. The ideal candidate will have prior purchasing experience. They will be responsible for buying initiatives, vendor evaluations, developing contracts, negotiating pricing, and building professional relationships. If you're looking for a new opportunity to grow your career, apply now!

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement purchasing strategies for the organization
  • Manage multiple purchasing activities, assess risk and develop plans in all the phases of purchasing process
  • Assess and identify needs, determine requirements and develop purchasing plans
  • Track and complete purchase and change orders as per buyer requirements and instructions
  • Create documents based compliance guidelines, including in-dept cost and price analysis
  • Manage full life-cycle of multiple procurements and process several Purchase and Change Orders
  • Monitor vendor evaluation progress regularly to report project status to procurement management and internal customers
  • Understand business objectives so as to generate project information, action items, schedule, and deliverables for the team
  • Training new team members in the purchasing process
  • Assist team in ad-hoc procurement and sourcing projects as needed

Qualifications/Background Profile:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business or related field required
  • 5+ years of purchasing experience, conducting procurement of material and services; 1+ years of supervisory experience desired
  • In-depth knowledge of inventory and supply chain management
  • Familiarity with Epicor 21 ERP systems
  • Skilled with tools such as Microsoft Office Suite and purchasing softwares
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with teams or present recommendations to increase the efficiency of the processes
  • Solid analytical skills to interpret complex reports, needs and documentations

Qualified candidates should send their resume AND call Sparks Group for additional details. Please note, resume must include a valid email address in order to be considered. We look forward to discussing your background, your current job search, and your potential career path with Sparks Group!

Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.

Company

Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.

Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.

Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.

Company info
Website
Telephone
3012792300
Location
700 King Farm Blvd.
Suite 100
Rockville
MD
20850-5736
US

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