Purchasing Supervisor

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Job Summary

The Supervisor, Purchasing is a first‑line management role responsible for supervising day‑to‑day purchasing activities to ensure timely, accurate, and cost‑effective procurement of materials and services. This role combines direct people leadership with hands‑on operational oversight, focusing on execution discipline, supplier coordination, policy compliance, and service responsiveness.

Job Description

Role Overview

The Supervisor, Purchasing leads daily execution of purchasing activities including purchase order creation, order tracking, supplier communication, and resolution of purchasing issues. The role is operational and execution‑focused, emphasizing work prioritization, issue resolution, coaching, and adherence to procurement processes, while aligning purchasing actions with business and operational needs.

This position includes direct supervisory responsibility for Buyers, Purchasing Coordinators, or Purchasing Support staff and typically reports to a Purchasing Manager, Procurement Manager, or Supply Chain Leader (M2-M3).

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing Operations & Execution

Supervise daily purchasing activities to ensure timely and accurate order placement

Coordinate workloads, priorities, and coverage across purchasing tasks

Ensure purchase orders align with demand, specifications, and approved suppliers

People Leadership & Supervision

Directly supervise purchasing staff

Assign work, manage capacity, and monitor performance

Provide procedural guidance, coaching, and regular performance feedback

Support onboarding, training, and skill development

Participate in performance evaluations and corrective actions

Supplier Coordination & Issue Resolution

Support communication with suppliers regarding orders, deliveries, and issues

Serve as first‑level escalation point for purchasing delays, discrepancies, or shortages

Coordinate corrective actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Policy Compliance & Controls

Ensure adherence to procurement policies, approval limits, and controls

Reinforce proper documentation and purchase order practices

Support audits, reviews, and compliance reporting activities

Order Tracking & Service Support

Monitor open purchase orders and delivery status

Support resolution of late deliveries or order changes

Ensure purchasing activities support production, operations, and service needs

Systems, Documentation & Reporting

Ensure effective use of ERP and purchasing systems

Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation

Monitor purchasing metrics and provide operational reports as required

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Partner with Materials Control, Production Scheduling, Inventory Control, and Finance

Coordinate purchasing activity to support production plans and inventory strategies

Provide purchasing input to operational planning and execution discussions

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency and responsiveness

Support standardization of purchasing processes and best practices

Participate in continuous improvement and procurement operations initiatives

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience)

Typically 5-8 years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience

Prior experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating purchasing or operations staff strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Strong understanding of purchasing processes and supply chain fundamentals

Knowledge of ERP systems, purchase order workflows, and procurement controls

Proven frontline leadership or supervisory capability

Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline‑driven environment

High accountability, judgment, and attention to detail

Additional Job Details

Management - M1

Organizational Impact

• Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within team with direct and indirect impact on departmental or job-family results
• Plans and establishes operational plans and day-to-day objectives for a team of entry level professionals and/or skilled support employees
• Assigns tasks to a team to achieve operational targets, service standards, etc.

Communication & Influence

• Communicates with parties typically within own department or job family, and may communicate with parties external to the department which may include clients or partners depending upon the job area
• Explains policies, practices and procedures of the area of responsibility to others within the team
• Sometimes requires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures

Innovation & Complexity

• Responsible for making minor to moderate improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area
• Problems may be difficult but not complex. Problems typically impacts the department and/or job family group. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues

Leadership & Talent Management

• Manages a small to mid-sized team consisting of three or more entry level professionals or skilled support employees
• Leads, directs and reviews the work of team members in order to accomplish operational plans and results
• Provides day-to-day work direction for team, focused on maintaining steady workflow and productivity and resolving operational decisions
• Provides primary input to hiring, firing, promotion, performance and rewards decisions for direct reports

Knowledge & Experience

• Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution. Typically requires broad job knowledge of technical or operational practices within assigned discipline
• Typically has a bachelor's degree or equivalent professional certification and 3 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec

Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

Work Shift Schedule

First Shift (United States of America)

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.