Manager, Indirect Purchasing

AESC BOWLING GREEN LLC is seeking a Facility Purchasing Manager to oversee procurement activities, manage supplier relationships, and streamline processes at their Bowling Green, KY location. The role requires a bachelor's degree, over 5 years of procurement experience, and strong negotiation skills. Responsibilities include ensuring timely delivery of parts, collaborating with business leaders, and refining procurement strategies. Benefits include competitive salary, medical insurance, and paid time off.
About the position

The Facility Purchasing Manager at AESC is responsible for overseeing procurement activities at the facility level, ensuring timely delivery of parts, managing supplier relationships, and streamlining procurement processes. This role is crucial in aligning procurement strategies with operational needs and enhancing team performance within a highly automated and safe production environment.

Responsibilities
• Oversee facility-based procurement activities, including order placement, tracking, delivery, and after-sales support.
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• Manage the signing, performance, quality assurance, and auditing of service procurement contracts.
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• Ensure timely delivery of spare and non-standard parts by implementing effective procurement strategies.
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• Collaborate with business leaders to align procurement activities with delivery requirements.
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• Handle emergency procurement needs within authorized limits to support urgent operational requirements.
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• Streamline procurement processes to enhance team performance and cultivate talent within the organization.
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• Facilitate collaboration between facilities and the procurement center to identify and leverage centralized purchasing opportunities.
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• Continuously refine indirect procurement category management and maintain a dynamic cost-competitive material price database.
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• Manage supplier relationships, actively sourcing high-quality suppliers and building a robust supplier database focused on reliability and delivery performance.
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• Identify and resolve inefficiencies within existing procurement processes.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; a background in science or engineering from a top university is preferred.
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• Over 5 years of procurement experience, with at least 3 years in a management role; experience in the lithium battery industry is a plus.
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• Proven experience collaborating with international suppliers.
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• Strong negotiation skills and effective communication abilities to secure optimal purchasing conditions.
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• Experience working in the manufacturing industry.
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• Understands and follows all standards of IATF16949 and VDA 6.3 quality standards.
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• Understands and follows all standards of ISO14001 environmental standards.

Nice-to-haves
• Relevant certifications in procurement or supply chain management (e.g., CPSM, CIPS) are highly desirable.

Benefits
• Comprehensive compensation packages including a competitive salary and a rewarding bonus program.
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• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.
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• Highly automated, clean, safe, and temperature-controlled production environment.
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• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance.
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• HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts.
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• 401K with company match.
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• Life Insurance (Company paid and additional voluntary life available).
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• Paid Vacation and 14 Paid Holidays.
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• Short term and long-term disability coverage (Company Paid).
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• Tuition reimbursement.