Manager, Purchasing

Job Description

American Woodmark is one of the nation's largest cabinet manufacturers. By partnering with major home centers, builders, and dealers, we spark the imagination of homeowners and designer and bring their vision to life. Across our service and distribution centers, our corporate office and manufacturing facilities, you'll always find the same commitment to customer satisfaction, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.

We are on a journey to encourage an inclusive Woodmark, and are taking meaningful actions to promote diverse representation across every part of the business. Together, every team member contributes to making American Woodmark a place where people can express who they are through what they do. POSITION PURPOSE :

Will be responsible for negotiating prices, proposing new suppliers, managing existing suppliers and implementing global sourcing strategies. Also responsible for assessing internal requirements, external market factors and historical supplier performance to assist the internal customers and management in effectively developing commodity strategies that will deliver the best total cost value to the company. maintenance. IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to excel at the essential functions assigned. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Experience

• 8+ years of experience in purchasing, sourcing or supply chain management; previous experience with purchasing / sourcing in the furniture industry a plus
• Experience sourcing in a large company with manufacturing operations; multi-site purchasing experience
• Global purchasing experience
• Must be able to perform financial / cost analysis
• Working knowledge of manufacturing functions within ERP software packages with a strong preference for Oracle experience
• Smartsheet experience a plus
• Six sigma, lean manufacturing, or APICS certification credentials are a plus. A minimum of one of these certifications is required
• Strong experience selecting and maintaining world-class suppliers Skills
• Excellent personal computer skills in a network environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software including Excel for analysis and reporting
• Highly-detail oriented and must be able to work independently
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are required
• Ability to listen to problem statements and discussions, with the ability to pick out key data points that can be used to validate or refute assumptions
• Strong planning, time management, and prioritization skills
• Must operate efficiently and effective within a team environment with the ability to flex and adapt as needed Education
• Undergraduate degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field required; MBA preferred ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Global Sourcing Knowledge :

Technical Skills :

Project Management Skills :

Negotiate World Class Pricing / Achieve Best-In-Class Costs :

Communication Skills :

o Less than 25% travel can be expected

The American Woodmark Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, military and veteran status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, pregnancy, or any other legally-protected characteristic; and it will comply with all applicable state discrimination laws. No person will be denied employment solely because of a disability, provided that the person can perform the essential functions of the position for which the person has applied, either with or without reasonable accommodations.