Director of Procurement

Oarlock Industries is an industrial manufacturer with 5,500 employees and plants in eight countries. We make compressors, generators and power equipment sold through distributors worldwide.

The position

We have an immediate opening for a Director of Procurement in Dayton. This role mixes day-to-day purchasing with sourcing projects, including RFQs and supplier changes. Reports to the Procurement Manager. On site, Dayton.

In this role you will

• Identify cost savings and report them monthly
• Review supplier price increase requests against commodity indexes
• Track supplier performance on delivery, quality and cost
• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP
• Negotiate pricing, lead times and payment terms with suppliers

Qualifications

• 8+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Occasional travel to supplier sites
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or another ERP purchasing module
• Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered
• Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis
• Organized with dozens of open orders at a time
• Working knowledge of contracts, Incoterms and payment terms

Nice to have

• Coupa or SAP Ariba experience
• Spanish or Mandarin for supplier communication
• Import and customs knowledge
• Spend analytics in Power BI

Pay and benefits

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid sick leave
• Short- and long-term disability
• Free parking
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Oarlock Industries.