Purchasing Operations Manager

About Us

Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world.

From developing products that run on alternative power to productivity-enhancing precision tech, we are delivering solutions that benefit people – and they are possible thanks to people like you. If the opportunity to build your skills as part of a collaborative, global team excites you, you’re in the right place.  

Grow a Career. Build a Future!

Be part of this company at the forefront of agriculture and construction, that passionately innovates to drive customer efficiency and success. And we know innovation can’t happen without collaboration. So, everything we do at CNH Industrial is about reaching new heights as one team, always delivering for the good of our customers.

Job Purpose

As the Purchasing Operations Manager, you will act as the Purchasing representative within the plant to fully support CNH customer delivery objectives, procurement and commodity strategies including re-sourcing decisions. The POM is first line of escalation within Purchasing and is accountable for ensuring detection of plant supply risks, implementation of mitigation plans and support the continuous supply of parts.  The POM will also determine if additional escalation is required to resolve structural supplier problems or if the de-escalation threshold has been achieved.  Furthermore, the POM will develop and improve supplier relationships as well as owning and facilitating timely execution of re-sourcing plans.  Finally, the POM will follow the CNH steps to accountability; See It, Own It, Solve It, and Do It in addition to embracing the CNH Cultural beliefs, starting with putting the customer first. This position can be in any one of CNH Industrial NA locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet the Manufacturing OKTS (OK to Ship) Plans: working with Manufacturing leadership, Commodity 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.
• Monitor defined critical control data points including supplier backlog trends and adherence to CSCN delivery schedules to ensure on time delivery and proactive mitigation of supply risk.
• Actively participate in and take ownership of specific supplier escalations, including defining root cause and driving corrective action processes in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders as needed to achieve de-escalation.  
• Request and drive supplier backlog recovery plans. Working closely with the supplier, PP&C and Commodity teams, the POM will ensure suppliers adhere to recovery plans, ultimately returning to observation of full CSCN requirements.
• Centrally manage suppliers, act as the single point of contact between CNH and supplier. Employ MiPlan and global data inputs to communicate CNH requirements to suppliers, collaborate with suppliers to obtain shipment promises and disseminate the information promptly and effectively to the internal stakeholders.
• Support supplier relationship management through direct interaction with suppliers, ensuring the entire Procure to Payment processes are adequately supported by CNH and clearly understood by the supplier.   employ training materials, hold regular supplier meetings (off-site & on-site), thereby strengthening supplier relationships for non-commodity related activities.
• Provide support to facilitate supplier capacity and other situational surveys.
• Collaborate with the Plant Materials Team, as our internal customer, regarding supply risk escalation statuses, helping to balance resources and always focusing on the most critical supply risks.
• Supplier Capacity Management: Support Capacity Management with PO Monitoring & Supply Validations (survey planned with Plants and Global Product Lines) Key/strategic suppliers monitoring through Collaborative Planning. Preventive actions initiatives: demand trend visibility to supply base, market trend surveys through supply base, logistics agreements, suppliers/plants visit containment plans execution.
• Lead and manage re-sourcing projects for cost savings and to achieve Supplier Rationalization Objectives. Meet or exceed planned implementation dates for resourcing projects to achieve cost savings. Provide all necessary resources to lead and coordinate project activities between Purchasing and Manufacturing groups to achieve target implementation dates for delivering budgeted cost reductions and Supplier Rationalization Objectives.

Experience Required

• A Bachelor's degree in Business or related field and a minimum 6 years related work experience in the areas of Supply Chain, Production Scheduling, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and or Project Management.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, primarily domestic.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree, in a relevant field such as Business, Operations Management,  Industrial Engineering or related field of study.
• Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning logic and systems, preferably more than 3 years work experience in procurement, logistics, supply chain or similar area, with specific focus on production planning and material management.
• Proficiency creating Excel spreadsheets, Power Point and use of basic Office software.
• Strong leadership and communication skills across multiple teams.
• High analytical and problem-solving skills required, ability to anticipate and prevent risks, ability to manage high amount of data.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely – both oral and written – at all levels within CNHi and suppliers’ organization, in a multinational environment.
• Available to travel and stay close to suppliers (mainly in the NAFTA region) when it is required and for temporary periods.
• Self-starter with high energy, proactive teamwork attitude and positive approach.
• Oriented to achieve important results and objectives under pressure.

Pay Transparency

​The annual salary for this role is USD $105,000 - $176,000 plus any applicable bonus (Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as skill, experience and qualification for the role.)

What We Offer

We offer dynamic career opportunities across an international landscape. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to delivering value for all our employees and fostering a culture of respect.

At CNH, we understand that the best solutions come from the diverse experiences and skills of our people. Here, you will be empowered to grow your career, to follow your passion, and help build a better future. To support our employees, we offer regional comprehensive benefits, including:

• Hybrid work arrangements
• 15 Paid holidays
• Savings & Retirement benefits (above industry standard)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility & Family building support
• Employee Assistance Programs 
• Charitable contribution matching and Volunteer Time Off

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