Procurement Supervisor

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Procurement Supervisor

BH Job ID: 5131

SF Job Req ID: 20500

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Job Title: Procurement Supervisor

Location: Sedalia, MO

About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:

Step into a visible opportunity with Gardner Denver, Industrial Technology and Services, LLC, part of Ingersoll Rand, where your work will directly influence product performance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence at our Sedalia facility. Bring your leadership and purchasing experience to an environment where the scale is significant and career opportunities extend well beyond a single location.

As Procurement Supervisor, you will lead and develop a team of buyers supporting a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment with hundreds of thousands of SKUs, millions of dollars in material activity, and a network of domestic and international suppliers. You will strengthen team performance through employee development, accountability, workload management, succession planning, and process improvement-all while helping achieve critical operational and supplier-performance goals.

This opportunity is designed for a proven people manager who enjoys being present with the team, coaching employees, solving problems, and improving how work gets done. You should bring progressive purchasing experience and practical knowledge of purchase orders, supplier relationships, material procurement, and purchasing processes. Experience with ERP or MRP systems and strong Excel skills will also be important to your success. Manufacturing experience is valuable but not required.

If you have advanced within purchasing, directly managed and developed employees, addressed performance and accountability matters, and succeeded in a complex, high-volume environment, this could be an excellent next step in your career.

Responsibilities:

• Procurement: Responsible for Managing a Team that Plans, purchases and controls the level of inventory necessary to effectively meet the Master Production Schedule and order backlog while reducing inventory levels. Establishes inventory levels. Assists in development of the production plan based upon sales orders, forecasts and historical demand for product. Negotiate purchased material delivery schedules.
• Forecasts: Reviews shortage forecasts and initiates activities to expedite delivery. Reviews production schedules to adjust forecast of materials demand. Works with engineering and production in developing material planning required to forecast product requirements.
• Suppliers: Develops relationships with suppliers to ensure product is available at an appropriate cost. Sources alternative suppliers of critical parts and components to insure dependable and cost effective supply.
• Customer Supply: Plans and purchases materials for customer and planned requirements in order to support on-time customer shipments. Uses historical sales to forecast new sales.
• Quality: Works with engineering to insure specifications are met on all purchased parts. Analyzes and identifies supplier quality trends to prevent problems. Finds alternative sources for products and/or parts.
• Management: Develops and maintains a high performance team through recruitment, training, coaching and establishing goals and objectives.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED with relevant experience in purchasing, buying, materials management, or a related function.
• 3+ years of progressive purchasing or buying experience.
• 3+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and data analysis.
• 2+ years of experience supervising or managing employees, including performance management.
• 2+ years of experience using an ERP system, such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, or a comparable platform.

Core Competencies

• Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving: Uses data, sound judgment, and root-cause analysis to resolve purchasing, inventory, supplier, and material-availability challenges.
• People Leadership and Development: Builds team capability through hands-on coaching, clear expectations, meaningful feedback, employee development, and succession planning.
• Accountability and Performance Management: Establishes measurable goals, addresses performance concerns directly, and creates a culture of ownership and consistent follow-through.
• Communication and Collaboration: Communicates clearly across all levels and partners effectively with suppliers, Engineering, Production, Sales, and other operational teams.
• Planning and Organization: Effectively prioritizes competing demands, balances team workloads, and manages multiple purchasing activities in a complex, high-volume environment.
• Project and Process Management: Organizes work effectively, tracks progress, and improves purchasing processes to support inventory, delivery, quality, and cost objectives.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Develops productive supplier partnerships while maintaining appropriate accountability for cost, quality, availability, and delivery performance.
• Adaptability and Composure: Remains responsive and solutions-focused while managing shortages, shifting priorities, supplier issues, and changing production requirements.

Preferences:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field.
• International purchasing
• SAP experience / exposure
• APICS certification

Travel and Work Arrangements

• This role is onsite in Sedalia, MO

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.

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What we Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.