Purchasing Manager

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General Job Duties:

• To exhibit an objective, fair and professional attitude that exemplifies the principles outlined in The MAGNA Employee’s Charter to maintain a positive and productive workplace.
• To follow Decostar policies and display conduct expected of Decostar employees as described in the employee handbook.
• To follow safety rules of Decostar and work in a manner that is conducive to maintaining a safe and healthful workplace.
• To Understand the employee’s rights under the OSHA Act, EEOC, FLSA and do not allow for discrimination against any employee exercising their rights.
• Always use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to set good workplace standards and ensure all employees maintain those standards.
• To follow safety rules of Decostar and work in a manner that is conducive to maintaining a safe and healthful workplace including:  training of new employees, reporting unsafe acts or conditions and correcting or commending health and safety performance.
• Ensure that all accidents or injuries are reported immediately and actively participate in the accident investigation and completion of all open action items.
• Ensure that you follow company policies and business objectives in the daily supervision of the operations of the company.
• To exhibit teamwork and leadership skills and actively participate in team activities in a positive working environment.
• To demonstrate problem solving skills in a work environment that is striving for continuous improvement.
• To support all customer quality standards as well as the standards of Decostar.
• To perform daily cross-functional job assignments as required and per the department’s established procedures and work instructions.
• Have knowledge of general workplace health and safety in regards to the general public and visitors to Decostar.
• Ensure a spirit of respect, cooperation, ethical conduct and fair dealing in all our operations between our internal, external customers and suppliers.

Specific Job Duties:

• Be a leader in the development of your Purchasing team by using a mentoring and coaching philosophy to strengthen your team members with focus on providing continuous feedback and regular performance reviews. 
• Actively support succession planning initiatives to ensure future leaders are developed and ready for new challenges and opportunities within the department and the company.
• Establish, maintain and execute your department vision, annual goals, department key performance indicators and department action plans.   
• Update, based on an established frequency, all Decostar key performance indicators and participate actively in improving the overall performance of the facility.
• Ensure you maintain, follow and update as required all processes assigned to you under the TS16949 system.
• Develop, maintain and work within the established annual operating budget for the Purchasing Department.
• Hire, trains, and supervises staff; evaluates performance; develops or provides input.
• Develops and implements department internal purchasing policies and procedures.
• Monitors and controls purchasing activities; delegates purchasing responsibility to designated employees.
• Consults with department staff to determine product, equipment and service requirements
• Advises users of legal requirements for purchasing; reviews purchasing documents and requisitions to ensure conformance with policies and procedures
• Provides department liaison with other MEI purchasing activities; prepares or oversees bid or specification preparation for purchases.
• Reviews, analyses, and recommends bid awards; selects vendors; researches products and equipment to insure cost effectiveness, and supply availability. 
• Reviews budgets for adequate purchase funding; authorizes emergency purchases, purchase orders, and requisitions.
• Resolves vendor-related problems and advises vendors on company requirements for bid eligibility; determines contract terms and conditions for services or commodities.
• Prepares contracts for specialized services.
• Insures effective public relations with vendors, users, and purchasing
• Formulates procurement strategy in alignment with company policies, and objectives.
• Plans and conducts negotiations to achieve pricing objectives.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares reports.
• Establishes purchasing department procedures and practices, and studies work flow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to improve work flow.
• Informs production department of required lead times, availability, and status of ordered goods, services and equipment.
• Arranges for disposal of surplus materials.
• Prepares purchasing activity reports.
• Attends various professional meetings, seminars, and other related meetings to maintain contact with vendors and keep abreast of the trends within the purchasing field.
• Other duties as required

Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of plastics, steel, coatings, and tools and their related manufacturing processes is a asset.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to influence behavior through positive dialogue and have strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Ability to coordinate high work volume and pressing time requirements. 
• Eight to ten (8-10) year’s prior experience in a manufacturing environment as a purchasing analyst.
• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in computer skills such as Microsoft Word or Excel
• Fluent in English (reading and writing).
• Must be aware of and have been exposed to basic business contract law including offers, acceptance, oral and written contracts.
• Must also have familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles and inventory and production control principles.
• Must demonstrate good problem solving and analytical techniques.
• Ability to interpret part drawings is a plus.
• Certification in NAPM, APICS, or ASQC preferred.
• Familiarity with TS16949 requirements.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance fields.

Physical Requirements:

• This position requires a person to have the ability to perform work while sitting for up to eight (8) hours on a continuous basis.
• This position requires a person to have the ability to stand, walk or climb stairs a minimum of eight (8) hours on a continuous basis.
• This position requires the ability to lift up to 25 pounds on a frequent basis and 50 pounds on an infrequent basis. 
• Good vision at a close distance as well as color acuity is required. 
• Must be capable of performing a full range of repetitive motion for up to eight (8) hours a day.

Training Requirements:

• You will receive training to perform your job on an on-going basis concurrent with Decostar business operations. Training areas will include safety, quality, continuous improvement and other job specific training that is determined to be an essential part of your job and Decostar business operations.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.