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The Opportunity A growing, manufacturing-focused organization is seeking a Purchasing Supervisor to lead and optimize its purchasing operations. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving KPIs, improving processes, and ensuring a consistent and uninterrupted supply of materials to support production. Youll oversee both strategic and day-to-day purchasing functions while leading a team, managing global supplier relationships, and driving cost reduction and inventory optimization initiatives. What Youll Do - Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing purchasing team - Drive continuous improvement across purchasing processes, policies, and procedures - Create and maintain standardized work instructions (SWIs) for purchasing operations - Execute cost reduction strategies through benchmarking, vendor sourcing, and negotiations - Collaborate cross-functionally with Scheduling, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Customer Service teams - Act as the primary point of contact for overseas and North American suppliers - Utilize ERP/MRP systems to manage demand planning, purchase orders, and inventory requirements - Review planned orders and issue purchase orders accordingly - Manage supplier performance, delivery timelines, and risk escalation - Ensure purchase order accuracy across pricing, quantities, and delivery dates - Monitor and resolve past due orders through daily reporting and vendor follow-up - Lead vendor pricing cycles and negotiate agreements with overseas suppliers - Oversee daily MRP processes and support month-end close activities What You Bring - Bachelors degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management - Professional certifications (CSCL or APICS) are an asset - Minimum 5 years of experience in purchasing and supply chain management - Experience with overseas sourcing and inventory control preferred - Minimum 3 years of leadership experience - Fluency in Mandarin is required - Experience in a manufacturing environment (high mix, low volume) - Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment - Strong relationship-building skills internally and externally - High level of organization, analytical thinking, and problem-solving ability - Understanding of foreign exchange impacts on purchasing decisions - Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems - Experience with ROP, forecasting, and lean methodologies is a plus - Knowledge of welding, machining, or fabrication is an asset Work Environment - Manufacturing setting with exposure to noise, temperature variation, and active production environments - Regular interaction with production and operations teams - Occasional lifting of materials up to 25 lbs - Periodic travel to suppliers or other locations may be required