Precision Resource

Purchasing/Supply Chain Manager

Shelton, CT
Full Time
Manager/Supervisor

Join Our Team in Shelton, CT as a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager.

Dependable. Enthusiastic. Driven to succeed. To contribute to our growing global family, apply now.  

Family-owned for over 75 years, Precision Resource is a leading global supplier of precision metal components and assemblies using cutting edge technology, including additive and fineblanking production methods. We provide solutions to quality, cost and production challenges for market-leading customers in industries such as automotive, heavy duty, medical, aerospace, electronics, tools, hardware, military and defense.

We offer:

  • Benefits package including health, dental, life and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with match and profit sharing
  • Annual bonus based on division profitability
  • Vacation and flexible paid holidays
  • Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
  • Tuition reimbursement and paid training
  • Work with an established team of long-term employees

To learn more, visit www.precisionresource.com/careers/

Position Summary

The Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager leads the end-to-end flow of materials and outside services supporting a fast-paced precision manufacturing operation. Owns production planning and scheduling in the ERP and is accountable for every planning phase, from raw material through internal production planning to outside operations, so that all work is completed on time. Provides functional leadership for strategic sourcing, procurement, materials planning, inventory, supplier performance, supply-chain risk, and inbound logistics, and directs the Buyer. Partners with production, engineering, quality, customer service, finance, receiving, and suppliers to ensure material availability, specification compliance, cost control, and customer delivery performance.

What You’ll Do

Supply Chain Planning and Leadership

  • Lead sourcing, procurement, production planning and scheduling, materials planning, inventory, outside processing, supplier performance, and inbound logistics activities.
  • Run production planning and scheduling in the ERP, owning all planning phases from raw material to internal production planning to outside operations so that every order is completed on time.
  • Build, release, and maintain production schedules and work-order priorities; align material availability, machine and labor capacity, and outside-operation lead times to customer due dates.
  • Maintain ERP planning data, including routings, lead times, planning parameters, and schedule accuracy; track schedule adherence and adjust plans as demand, capacity, or supply conditions change.
  • Translate forecasts, customer requirements, MRP demand, and production schedules into material and supply plans.
  • Review demand, supplier capacity, material availability, and lead times; identify constraints and communicate mitigation plans.
  • Serve as the primary supply-chain liaison across internal functions and external suppliers.

Procurement and Strategic Sourcing

  • Source raw materials, including coil, strip, bar, wire, specialty alloys, components, tooling, supplies, and subcontracted manufacturing services.
  • Evaluate quotations and negotiate pricing, lead times, capacity commitments, payment terms, contracts, and long-term agreements.
  • Create and maintain purchase orders in the ERP/MRP system; monitor acknowledgments, open orders, deliveries, expedites, and supplier follow-up.
  • Develop strategic sourcing and alternate-source plans for critical materials and outside processes.

Inventory and Materials Management

  • Establish and monitor inventory targets, safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes, and purchasing parameters while controlling working capital.
  • Analyze shortages, excess and obsolete inventory, outside-processing inventory, lead times, transaction accuracy, and inventory turns.
  • Coordinate with production, receiving, quality, and finance to resolve material and inventory discrepancies.

Supplier Performance and Risk

  • Evaluate supplier capability, capacity, quality systems, responsiveness, lead times, financial stability, geographic exposure, and continuity risk.
  • Maintain supplier expectations, scorecards, business reviews, corrective-action plans, escalation procedures, and alternate-source strategies.
  • Partner with quality and engineering on supplier qualification, audits, approved supplier list maintenance, corrective actions, and development.
  • Monitor metals, commodity, freight, and capacity conditions; develop contingency plans for shortages and disruptions.

Performance and Continuous Improvement

  • Monitor and report supplier delivery and quality, purchase-price variance, inventory, shortages, premium freight, lead times, and cost savings.
  • Analyze supply-chain data, present risks and corrective actions to leadership, and lead cost, lead-time, inventory, and reliability improvements.
  • Maintain purchasing, supplier, certification, and traceability records supporting audits, customer requirements, and applicable quality systems.

Functional Leadership

  • Establish priorities, standard work, procedures, internal controls, cross-training, and department coverage.
  • Lead and develop the Buyer, who reports to this position: set priorities and purchasing guidelines, review open orders and delivery performance, and provide coaching, workload direction, feedback, and development. Lead cross-functional initiatives as needed.

What You Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, operations, engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
  • Seven or more years of progressive purchasing, procurement, materials management, production planning, or supply-chain experience in manufacturing.
  • Experience leading a supply-chain function, cross-functional initiatives, or employees preferred; ability to direct and develop a buyer.
  • Strong experience purchasing metals and coordinating subcontracted manufacturing processes, plus hands-on experience with production planning and scheduling in an ERP covering raw material, internal operations, and outside operations.
  • Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, materials planning, inventory management, supplier performance, purchasing controls, and advanced Excel.
  • Ability to negotiate agreements, interpret engineering prints and material specifications, and deliver measurable cost, delivery, inventory, and supplier improvements.
  • Familiarity with IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 9001, or comparable quality systems preferred; CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, or similar certification preferred.

Salary range: $120,000 - $150,000 annually.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. or protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Precision Resource is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V. To learn more, visit www.precisionresource.com/careers/

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