Purchasing & Inventory Control Manager

Kimble Company is committed to efficiency and sustainability. We are seeking a skilled Purchasing & Inventory Control Manager to oversee procurement and inventory operations for our heavy equipment and trucking business across multiple sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Procurement: Develop and manage purchasing strategies to secure optimal pricing and lead times for heavy equipment, trucking parts, and related materials and building and construction projects.
• Inventory Optimization: Oversee and optimize inventory levels across multiple sites to minimize costs and reduce waste.
• Requisition Approval: Evaluate and approve purchase requisitions from various locations and departments, encompassing both specialty and stock items, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Team Leadership: Supervise and delegate tasks to purchasing and inventory staff, fostering a culture of efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Supplier Management: Monitor and assess supplier performance to ensure high-quality products and reliable service.
• Multi-Site Coordination: Position will be primarily in Dover, Ohio but travel may be required between nearby locations as necessary to maintain oversight and ensure seamless operations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with internal teams to forecast inventory needs and ensure timely fulfillment of operational requirements.
• Policy Implementation: Establish and maintain policies and procedures for inventory management and purchasing to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Train and monitor subordinates: Train and monitor in effective purchasing techniques.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Proven experience in purchasing and inventory management, preferably in the heavy equipment, construction and trucking industry.  A minimum combined 5+ years of experience in a warehouse or store room setting working with supply chain management, inventory, lean, supply chain operations or vendor performance management 
• Negotiation Skills: Strong ability to negotiate favorable pricing and lead times.
• Leadership Abilities: Demonstrated experience in supervising and delegating and monitoring performance.
• Multi-Site Management: Ability to manage operations across multiple locations, with occasional travel required.
• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with inventory management software and tools.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Requisition Approval Expertise: Experience in evaluating and approving purchase requisitions from various departments and locations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position audits all areas/departments to maintain discipline in duties.  This position manages Buyers and purchasing clerical.

• Highly organized and ability to produce information quickly.
• Exemplary attention to detail and commitment to constantly improving operations
• Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
• Ability to lead and manage diverse teams of individuals with different levels of education and understanding of the purchasing and inventory process.
• Addresses personnel and/or vendor complaints and resolves issues; discusses defective or unacceptable goods and services with users, vendors and others to determine the source of trouble; takes corrective actions.
• Establishes cost savings targets to achieve year-over-year cost reductions on managed spending. Tracks cost savings and presents to senior management.
• Track and report key metrics to reduce costs and increase effectiveness
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements for documentation
• Motivate with positive and constructive suggestions
• Understand company handbook for all policies and procedures
• Oversee the on-time disbursement of parts and components to work teams and return unused materials to warehouse or vendors.