Operations Manager

PURCHASING OPERATIONS MANAGER

Possible Temp to hire. Hours: 7am - 4pmOnsite in Burlington, IA 52601

You will act as the Purchasing representative within the plant to fully support Manufacturing plans. The POM facilitates timely execution and ensures plant supply needs are satisfied.

Requirements:- Strong project leadership and communication skills across multifunctional teams-

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field (In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, will also consider those with an Associate’s degree plus a minimum of 4-5 years of work experience in the areas of Manufacturing, Purchasing or Supply Chain.)- In lieu of an Associate’s degree, will also consider those with a HS diploma/GED plus a minimum of 8 years of work experience in the areas of Manufacturing, Purchasing or Supply Chain.

- Minimum 3 years related work experience in the areas of Manufacturing, Purchasing or Supply ChainAbility to travel potentially up to 15% of the time

Responsibilities Include:

- Meet the Manufacturing OKTS (OK to Ship) Plans- Working with Manufacturing leadership, Purchasing and SQE- Identify all supplier-related potential risks to this objective- Develop solid mitigation plans to overcome risks- Lead teams in implementation and monitoring for successful risk elimination to achieve month-end metrics and achieve production linearity.- Support meeting the Manufacturing OKTS with no shortfalls due to supplier performance.- Utilize a developed set of tools and processes to proactively identify any supplier whose key metrics on delivery performance indicates a deterioration in performance.- Engage with other client resources and the supplier to address the deterioration and develop and implement a solid Recovery Plan.

Preferred Experience:

- Working knowledge of manufacturing MRP systems and processes.- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)- Strong fact based problem solving skills- Ability to act quickly and decisively in making tough calls and be passionate and accountable for achieving assigned tasks and goals- Capability for working both independently and within Team environments- Ability to think and act proactively