The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for maintaining consistency in purchasing methodology and procedures across all buyers. They will identify and implement process improvement with a goal to minimize transactional costs associated with material delivery to the plant.

General Responsibilities
• Manage direct, evaluate, and develop a team of purchasing staff to ensure the team's resources are used effectively and work schedules and targets are met
• Manages plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing purchasing activities
• Responsible for reviewing policies, checklists, and other materials that describe the organization's technical, quality, service, or reliability standards to help purchasing staff evaluate supplier proposals
• Manage team of buyers to ensure they follow established procedures and policies
• Manage and evaluate the organization's overall purchasing trends to potential bulk purchases

Experience / Qualifications
• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop team members
• Holds self and others accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

Excellence, Compliance and Process responsibilities:

• Map and maintain complete picture of procurement tools and software. Lead the organization though decisions to change, update, bundle solutions.

• Define the KPIs and Performance measurement rules and tools. coordinate with other Departments in alignment with company goals.

• Lead development/deployment of all procurement tools and software

• Generate and maintain Roles and Responsibilities for Procurement

• Map and Maintain Procurement processes, consolidate and remove if obsolete. Align with other departments

• Coordinate the Communication initiatives, including the maintenance of the Procurement Teams and Sharepoint.

• Lead the procurement Corporate social responsibility and Sustainability efforts.

• Maintain clear organization chart and lead Training/Skill assessment efforts.

• Support the A.I. integration in Procurement processes.

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Base Salary Range:

$139,200.00 - $191,400.00

At Sensata, our employees are the key to our success and growth.  We recognize that each individual brings their own unique experience, therefore the base salary range information shown above is a general guideline only.  Sensata considers several factors when extending an offer, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. In addition to base salary, Sensata offers competitive medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans, along with education reimbursement, wellness programs, a 401(k) retirement plan with Company matching, and a variety of paid time off, such as vacation or flex-time, sick, bereavement, and parental leave. Certain positions are also eligible for short-term incentive and long-term incentive programs.

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