WEINERT Fiber Optics, Inc. (Williamsburg, VA): Formerly LEONI Fiber Optics, Inc., we are one of the nation's best designers and producers of high-quality fiber optic products. We serve well-respected manufacturers and other industrial and military players across various applications such as metrology, high-power and medical lasers, as well as industrial data transmission. While addressing the American market, within the global business group, our Williamsburg, VA site is an integral part of a worldwide engineering, manufacturing, and sales team with co-workers in Europe and Asia allowing for innovative and customer-specific solutions
We are looking for a motivated full-time purchasing manager to join our team at the Williamsburg, VA site with responsibility for all purchasing and planning activities:
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Manage our team of purchasing and planning specialists
Create and implement an adequate reporting with the goal of developing and optimizing supply chains suitable to achieve the company's short- and long-term sales and profit goals
Negotiate agreements with critical suppliers and perform regular audits
Analyze inventories and seek relative decrease of purchasing costs while reducing DIO
Support NPI projects in terms of vendor development and material readiness
Perform project management and other duties as assigned by superior
Qualifications:
Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in applicable field
>5 years of relevant working and managerial experience in a manufacturing company
Ability to understand fabrication drawings, datasheets and other technical information
Ideally, experience with sourcing machined parts in- and outside the United States
Self-Motivated and Self-Directed with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Communication skills, cooperativeness, and ability to work in a team
Strong working knowledge of software tools such as MS Excel, SAP or other ERP-systems
Effective time management skills with ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment