Purchasing Manager

Why do we need you ?

As Purchasing Manager you will lead a team responsible for all purchasing activities at Saint Gobain Wayne, overseeing processes, negotiations, sourcing, and contract management. This role involves ensuring efficient, cost-effective, and compliant procurement practices, implementing sourcing strategies, and collaborating with internal departments and global purchasing teams.

You will analyze supplier performance, negotiate contracts, and identify opportunities for cost savings and process optimization. Additionally, the work closely with other Saint-Gobain entities stakeholders (category managers, regional purchasing group, business unit purchasing director…) and cross-functional teams to mitigate supply risks and drive continuous improvement initiatives, including supplier evaluation and audit programs. As purchasing manager, you will ensure compliance of practices and implement initiatives to constantly improve and seek excellence.

Is this job for you ?

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain and/or Purchasing discipline required, Master's degree preferred.
  
  

Work Experience

• 7+ years of experience within a manufacturing environment in purchasing, supplier relationship management
• 3+ years experience in a supervisor role managing/developing direct reports.
• Relevant exposure to compliance programs and audit frames required.
  
  

Essential Functions Will Include

• Sourcing, supplier development, contract management
• Purchasing, negotiations, PO process administration, price control
• Continuous improvement projects and programs
• Building the department, define roadmaps
• Develop, coach and support direct/indirect reports
  
  

A Little More About Us

Saint-Gobain’s innovations touch almost every major industry around the world, moving us forward, making meaningful connections, and inspiring us to go beyond the impossible. Within Mobility, our teams design and engineer critical, high-performance materials and proven solutions – most in challenging conditions and core systems that play an important part of our daily lives – as we drive to work or with family, fly on an airplane to explore the world, process samples for medical research, build a better rocket to go as far as we can in outer space; and dive deep under the sea to power our world. We are driven to collaborate with our customers and communities to improve and engineer the world of tomorrow!

Our team members recognize that we all create the environment for people to succeed, with a culture built on respect, open and honest communication, and honoring our commitments to our customers and each other. And at the heart of our culture, we’ve learned working together makes good ideas, great ones.

With a legacy dating back more than 350 years, Saint-Gobain offers employees the stability and security of a leading Global 500 corporation while operating like multiple small and agile start-ups, where entrepreneurial spirit, pioneering teamwork, and bold, forward-thinking ideas pave new paths.

Every team member is encouraged to develop and leverage their unique expertise and strengths to make the greatest impact on the company and our end users. At Saint-Gobain, you’re empowered and equipped with countless opportunities and resources for professional development. You will find the support you need to create a vision and roadmap for your career, and make that vision a reality.

Invent yourself at Saint-Gobain Mobility, and together, we’ll achieve the impossible!

To make sure nothing is forgotten

Additional Skills Required

• Negotiation, project management, planning and material planning skills
• Analytical thinking, Business intelligence, statistical analysis
• Business acumen and basic finance
• ERP system knowledge (QAD is a plus)
• APICS certification (CPIM,CLTD,CSCP and/or SCOR) - minimum 1 certification, 2 certifications required if no supply chain degree or CPP certified.
• Advanced computer skills (Excel, Power Point, notions of databases)
  
  

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.