Procurement Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

We are a leading, family-owned industrial distributor—a critical link in the supply chain that keeps the industry running. For over 70 years, we’ve specialized in connecting world-class manufacturers with customers that rely on their products.

Industrial distribution is the business of sourcing, stocking, marketing, and delivering a broad range of essential industrial products- from safety equipment to material handling solutions. It plays a vital role in ensuring operational uptime, cost control, and reliability across sectors like manufacturing, construction, utilities, and government.

We represent some of the most trusted brands in metalworking, safety, MRO supplies, material handling, and piping products. What sets us apart is not just the products we deliver- but how we deliver them. Through technology, people, and service, we are transforming the industrial distribution industry into one that is more efficient, and obsessively customer focused.

About the Role

The Procurement Manager oversees the purchasing function, manages a small team, ensures accurate and timely purchase order processing, optimizes ERP workflows, drives cost savings, and negotiates and strengthens relationships with key vendor partners. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced industrial distribution environment and can balance strategic thinking and analytics with hands-on execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily purchasing activities and manage a team of buyers
• Monitor and manage purchasing queues to ensure timely processing of purchase orders and vendor follow-ups.
• Maintain purchasing data integrity, including lead times, pricing, vendor files, and stock parameters.
• Optimize ERP purchasing workflows (Epicor Eclipse preferred) to improve automation, reduce errors, and increase efficiency.
• Troubleshoot internal purchasing issues and collaborate with sales, operations, and inventory control.
• Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships to support service, pricing, and supply-chain reliability.
• Lead vendor negotiations on price, terms, delivery, and escalations.
• Analyze purchasing trends and recommend improvements to drive cost savings and operational performance.

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