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Purchasing Supervisor with previous manufacturing, industrial, broad based purchasing in raw materials and finished goods experience needed on-site in Kenosha, WI. Job Duties Lead all site purchasing activities Coordinate all sourcing activity for suppliers and new or existing products and/or services Lead materials management for assigned components, commodities/materials, and/or parts Implement necessary purchasing activities Manage delivery and fulfillment of assigned areas Implement supply chain and vendor management measures to ensure cost, delivery, quality, and service expectations are met Coordinate inventory control for all assigned components, materials and/or parts Provide manufacturing and distribution support Leads purchasing administration activities for assigned area(s) Directly supervises team of Buyers What we are looking for: Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or a relevant field required. Emphasis on materials control preferred. 5-7+ years progressively responsible experience in a purchasing, inventory control, materials management or planning, supply chain management, preferably within a manufacturing, assembly, or other industrial environment 3-5 years of supervisor experience. Direct leadership experience of inventory control, materials, or purchasing team preferred. 5-7+ years intermediate level ERP (JDE) experience preferred. Advanced/intermediate knowledge of Microsoft 365 programs and CRM strongly preferred. Working knowledge of databases with ability to read and write basic SQL statements preferred. CPP, CPPM or related certification a plus. 4Front Engineered Solutions is a leader in the door and docking industry. This role supports High Performance Doors, under the brand names Dynaco , Albany , and TKO , on-site in the Kenosha, WI facility. Why Apply? Empowerment : You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. Innovation : You embrace challenges and want to drive ambitious change. Integrity : You are results-oriented, reliable, straightforward and value being treated accordingly. #LI-onsite We are the ASSA ABLOY Group Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore account for 642 of the open purchasing roles on WorkMundi. If you're looking in those regions, you have real volume to work with. The US has 130 open positions. Check where your target employers are hiring before you apply.
About 59% of purchasing ads are written in English on our board. That's a useful signal: it tells you which postings to prioritize if English is your working language, but it says nothing about whether the job itself requires you to speak it. Read the full job description.
When you interview for purchasing, expect to explain how you've managed a vendor relationship that went wrong. Hiring managers want to hear a concrete example: which vendor, what broke down, and what you did to fix it or end it. They're testing whether you can handle conflict without burning bridges.
The employers posting most are Private Advertiser (43 jobs), Veterans Health Administration (16), zffriedric (11), and avnet (10). These names tell you where volume hiring is happening—worth researching their interview style and culture before you apply.