Sr. Purchasing Manager
Purchasing Platform is looking for a Senior Purchasing Manager to create long-term, trusting relationships with our customers as well as help manage the daily interaction with our clients. We are excited to offer the opportunity for sourcing and procurement professionals of all levels to join our Strategic Purchasing team. You will be part of a highly skilled team of sourcing professionals, utilizing a hands on approach to practice resourceful, efficient procurement methods; in doing so, you will be an integral part of building stronger relationships with our clients.
You have (Requirements and Attributes):
- 4+ years of relevant experience in procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or related field; preferably in tech or a startup
- Extensive experience identifying and interfacing with 3rd party suppliers
- Familiarity with the home building industry.
- Familiarity with basic housing products and ability to use sales strategies to see the correct product/service solutions.
- Sound business acumen, supported by strong analytical and problem-solving abilities as well as detail orientation
- Ability to negotiate advantageous pricing, terms, and conditions
- Enforce Source to Contract compliance
- Demonstrable experience in creating vendor/partner relationships that deliver quality services, cost efficiency and diversity of services.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; Resourceful and proactive in achieving success in the face of ambiguity, while prioritizing and managing multiple responsibilities
- Excellent project management and time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Create and cultivate an active network of relationships with vendor partners
- Accomplish monthly sales and profitability goals
- Drive incremental revenue by cultivating business relationships with assigned accounts
- Maintain an active communication flow to consistently provide updates of project status
- Manage opportunities and requests within Salesforce on a daily basis
- Communicate weekly activities and project stages with leadership team
About Us:
Purchasing Platform is a spend management tool, analytics suite, and online marketplace that connects property management companies to vendors. By simplifying their buying process, our software not only improves budget control and visibility, but helps save money doing it. We’re growing quickly through the effort of both our team and our partners. We offer competitive benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, 401k matching, and generous PTO) and our cultural hub is in Chicago.