Supply Chain & Purchasing Manager in Columbus, Ohio at Qualdoc, LLC

• Develop and implement purchasing strategies that support business goals and manufacturing requirements.
• Establish supplier qualification, evaluation, and performance management processes.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve supplier performance, and strengthen the supply chain.
• Build long-term relationships with suppliers while maintaining expectations for quality, pricing, and delivery.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to support make-versus-buy decisions.

• Ensure raw materials, fabricated components, hardware, and purchased parts are available to support production schedules.
• Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning, and project requirements.
• Monitor lead times, supply shortages, and delivery risks that could affect operations.
• Implement strategies to minimize stockouts, expedite costs, and production delays.
• Support inventory planning initiatives that balance material availability with inventory costs.

• Manage supplier relationships through regular evaluations and business reviews.
• Lead supplier negotiations involving pricing, contracts, and service expectations.
• Partner with engineering and quality teams to resolve supplier-related issues and corrective actions.
• Develop alternate sourcing strategies to reduce supply chain risk.
• Monitor supplier performance using quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost metrics.

• Drive cost-reduction initiatives across purchased materials and components.
• Analyze purchasing trends and identify opportunities for greater efficiency.
• Monitor commodity markets and material pricing to support informed purchasing decisions.
• Assist with procurement forecasting and annual budgeting activities.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, inventory, and supplier data within ERP/MRP systems.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across procurement and supply chain operations.

• Work closely with production, engineering, planning, project management, and quality teams to ensure material readiness.
• Support purchase order execution, approvals, and issue resolution.
• Address material shortages and supply concerns before they impact production schedules.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Five to ten years of procurement, purchasing, or supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting custom manufacturing, fabrication, engineer-to-order (ETO), or make-to-order operations.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing materials, purchased components, and supply chain best practices.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to reduce material shortages and improve supply chain reliability.
• Experience improving supplier quality and on-time delivery.
• A track record of identifying cost-saving opportunities and procurement efficiencies.
• Strong focus on inventory accuracy and effective material planning.
• Ability to align purchasing activities with production schedules and operational priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead procurement and supply chain initiatives within a growing manufacturing organization. You'll play a key role in optimizing supplier performance, driving operational efficiency, and supporting long-term business growth.