Manager of purchasing & materials vs senior purchasing agent

Differences between manager of purchasing & materials and senior purchasing agent duties and responsibilities

Manager of purchasing & materials example responsibilities.

• Lead negotiations and awards of key procurement contracts and the development of supplier KPI's.
• Manage these teams utilizing standard and process specific KPI metric goal setting, reporting and accountability.
• Manage the purchase of raw materials, MRO supplies, chemicals and equipment from domestic and international suppliers.
• Manage manufacturing documentation control, including BOM and assembly drawings.
• Order components need for production in metal stamping environment and manage logistics for material delivery.
• Develop new sources, set up JIT program, reduce cost of purchase materials through vendor base management and negotiations.
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Senior purchasing agent example responsibilities.

• Manage patterns for older, obsolete OEM part outsource production to locally foundries.
• Interact within an ERP system environment and manage various reporting tools to support operations and control the flow of information.
• Manage subcontracts activity including RFQ analysis, major negotiations and construction of complex subcontracting orders and milestones.
• Provide management for warehousing, transportation, documentation requirements, cost analysis, third-party logistics, and reverse logistics.
• Help create new purchasing procurement program base on customer forecasting and JIT programs (KANBAN).
• Update & maintain ERP system part master data including new item creation, discontinuations and site planning changes.
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