DescriptionPlease reach out to Melissa (Painter) Ford via LinkedIn for immediate consideration. We are looking for a Purchasing Manager to lead procurement operations and ensure materials, equipment, and services are sourced effectively to support business and project objectives in Sacramento, California. This role combines strategic sourcing, vendor oversight, and operational planning to maintain supply continuity, control costs, and uphold quality standards. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial judgment, leadership capability, and the ability to collaborate across departments to align purchasing activity with schedules, budgets, and compliance expectations.Responsibilities:• Lead supplier selection efforts by assessing cost competitiveness, product quality, service performance, and delivery dependability while building productive vendor partnerships.• Negotiate commercial agreements with suppliers, including pricing, lead times, service expectations, and contractual terms that support organizational goals.• Monitor purchasing trends, usage patterns, and market conditions to anticipate demand, reduce supply risk, and contribute informed input to project forecasting.• Create sourcing plans and procurement timelines for key spend categories and long-lead materials to keep supply availability aligned with project deadlines.• Direct and develop the purchasing team by assigning priorities, coaching staff, and maintaining consistent, ethical procurement practices in daily operations.• Partner with finance, operations, legal, engineering, and project leadership to ensure procurement decisions reflect budget requirements, regulatory obligations, and execution needs.• Establish and refine procurement policies, workflows, and operating standards to improve consistency, accountability, and overall process efficiency.• Track team performance and purchasing progress against priorities, resolving issues proactively to support uninterrupted project and business operations.Requirements• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a closely related discipline.• At least 5 years of progressive experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or a similar function.• Background supervising or guiding purchasing staff and managing day-to-day procurement activities effectively.• Strong negotiation, analytical, and financial evaluation skills with the ability to make sound sourcing decisions.• Experience using procurement systems and enterprise resource planning software to manage purchasing workflows and reporting.• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional environments and coordinate with operational, financial, legal, and project stakeholders.• Experience in project-driven, industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or construction settings is valued, though not mandatory.Job typePerm
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