Purchasing Manager

Come join our team. Sensient is growing rapidly due to the Global Natural Color expansion! The Purchasing Manager will help us embark on this exciting $1 Billion growth journey! This exciting role has responsibility for securing raw materials, equipment, supplies, and services to maintain the operations of the St. Louis manufacturing facility in support of service expectations of all business units.

This role will execute on both tactical and strategic elements of planning and purchasing activities, to maximize service level to customers at minimum cost while maintaining the world class quality that is associated with Sensient’s brand. Supervising the daily activities of planning and purchasing employees is required. 

What You’ll Do: 
•    Secure and plan the necessary raw material, equipment, supplies, and services to meet/exceed service level objectives for both internal and external customers.
•    Integrate Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) functions with the Sales and Operation Planning process to enable automated purchasing and raw material planning      activities.
•    Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including demand, production planning, logistics, and finance to ensure alignment of material planning activities with      overall business objectives.
•    Analyze MRP reports and forecasts to identify potential material shortages or excesses and take initiative-taking measures to mitigate risks and optimize inventory           levels.
•    Coordinate with planning inventory targets for all raw materials; Meet Cash Conversion Cycle objectives associated with raw materials inventory levels.
•    Timely communication and master data updates of raw material costs to finance, supply chain, and marketing functions. 
•    Engage in continuous improvement initiatives to achieve departmental goals. Analyze, maintain, generate, and support KPI expectations.

What You’ll Bring:
•    Bachelor’s degree is required.
•    Five (5) years minimum experience in procurement with detailed knowledge of the principles, concepts, and methodology of the profession. Beneficial knowledge of        the traffic, and inventory control professions. 
•    Strong Excel skills with pivot tables and data analytics. 
•    JD Edwards Enterprise One experience highly desirable with knowledge of ERP systems processes. Power BI and Cognos experience is a plus. 
•    Prior people management experience is preferred.

What You’ll Get: 
•    An opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5 days per week.
•    An excellent salary, benefit offering, and development opportunities. 
•    A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.

About Sensient: Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.

About Sensient Colors: Sensient Colors is a leading developer, producer, and supplier of natural and synthetic color systems for customers around the globe. The Company's high-performance products play a vital role in the manufacture of foods and beverages, cosmetic and pharmaceutical colors and coatings, and colors for agricultural uses, household cleaners, and paper products.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

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