Job Description:

ARDEX Americas (www.ArdexAmericas.com), is a Global industry leader in the manufacturing and development of high-performance specialty building materials.

As Purchasing and Category Manager , you will be responsible for managing purchasing functions and developing and implementing procurement plans for the Americas markets. In additional to your purchasing experience, you will be a highly effective relationship builder (both internal departments and external customers), be a confident and influential communicator, and excellent negotiation skills.

Located at our Corporate campus, 20 minutes North of Pittsburgh International Airport.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the procurement process of assigned commodities and materials
• Analyze market conditions and develop annual budgets for all raw materials and packaging
• Help negotiate supply contracts and best value pricing agreements with critical suppliers
• Help direct supplier interaction with other internal departments to develop new products, lower overall costs, ensure on time deliveries, maximize volume leverage, and minimize supply risk
• Monitor plant purchasing processes for cost effectiveness
• Manage raw material supplier relationships to enhance value to Ardex and to find alternative sources of supply as needed
• Assist with localizing raw materials based on manufacturing initiatives
• Work with the procurement team to coordinate and improve the purchasing functions

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum two-five (2-5) years of purchasing experience
• Experience and extensive knowledge of raw materials and packaging processes
• Leadership experience preferred, or demonstrable ability to lead
• Market analysis and budgeting skills
• Strong and effective negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident communicator and presenter, with excellent relationship building skills
• Team player able to work effectively with both internal departments and external customers
• Understanding of retailer and end user requirements to help design packaging
• Advanced MS Office user (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and background in MRP or ERP
• Knowledge of current purchasing procedures and Purchasing Terms and Conditions
• Dependability, accountability, adaptability, agility and responsiveness

 Education

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in business or supply management.
• Certified Purchasing Manager is desirable

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus opportunity
• Immediate Paid Time off (PTO) eligibility, and 11 Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance program
• Flexible work initiatives
• 401K match
• Vision, Medical and Dental insurance (immediately eligible 1st of month following date of hire
• Wellness programs
• Pet insurance
• Volunteer initiatives and more!!