Operations/Purchasing Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and processes purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies and equipment.
• Work with suppliers, manufacturers, and internal departments.
• Manage daily purchasing activities.
• Maintaining the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation.
• Coordinate inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.
• Responsible for bi-yearly physical inventory.
• Review production schedules and orders to determine work procedures and assignments.
• Monitor and develop cost targets, lead times, quality assurance, contributing to budget and planning exercises.
• Assess issues and utilize critical and analytical thinking.
• Documentation of customer information and recurring technical issues to support product programs and product development for future updates.
• Ensuring the production team has all the required equipment to complete tasks correctly.
• Work closely with engineering, design staff and outside vendors to ensure vehicles are built and designed properly.
• Work in and promote an effective team environment, including sharing information and supporting others' success.
• Lead other assigned projects

• Ability to use discretion and independent judgment to solve complex problems.
• Detailed administrative skills for tracking and reporting.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A creative mind with an ability to suggest improvements.
• Initiative: Self-starter with strong sense of ownership; Tenacity in problem solving with positive outcomes.