- Kearney, Nebraska, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Manager
Responsible for leading and managing all purchasing and procurement activities to ensure the timely, cost-effective, and quality-driven acquisition of materials, equipment, and services.
Responsibilities
- Negotiates pricing, payment terms, lead times, freight arrangements, service levels, warranties, and other commercial terms to achieve the best overall value
- Builds and maintains strong supplier relationships to support reliable delivery, open communication, continuous improvement, and timely resolution of issues.
- Identifies, evaluates, and qualifies potential suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, delivery performance, technical capability, financial stability, and overall business risk.
- Monitors supplier performance using measures such as quality, on-time delivery, responsiveness, lead times, cost competitiveness, and corrective action effectiveness.
- Establishes and maintains accurate material, component, freight, and supplier cost data and partners with internal departments to support product costing, quoting, budgeting, and financial analysis.
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- GED
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management
- Nice to have: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management
Skills
Benefits
- Paid vacation/time off
- 401(k) retirement plan plus company match
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid short-term disability benefits
- Health Insurance