MECO is a world leader in the engineering and manufacturing of water purification solutions for industrial, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, military, and food and beverage enterprises. This legacy of leadership is the result of our commitment to the highest quality of products and services in everything we do.

We are seeking an Purchasing and Materials Manager for our Mandeville, LA office. The Purchasing and Materials Manager is responsible for the performance of the Purchasing, Logistics and shipping departments through strategy and direction development, task guidance and motivation of the workforce.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for strategy development and execution of Purchasing, Inventory management and shipping coordination of domestic and international Capital equipment and spare parts.
• Select, lead and guide team of supervisors/employees to ensure the departments achieve the objectives.
• Continually drive for improvement in quality, productivity, and efficiency.
• Directing the procurement department to ensure the quality of the procurement process and materials required are purchased and received within required lead times and inventory is sufficiently maintained to support production needs. Manage to schedule and ensure quality requirements are met.
• Optimize the supplier portfolio to meet product and customer demands. Remain current with overall supplier market conditions and material Price index.
• Maintain insight and relationships with key suppliers and subcontractors.
• Oversight of contractual purchase arrangements for effective cost savings.
• Manage teams support of material price estimating for bid and proposal process.
• Direct material control functions including receiving, materials controls, inventory and material distribution
• Manage the coordination for flow of material from storeroom to other departments to maintain work in process
• Develop and maintain materials stocking levels and ensure inventory accuracy.
• Manage the receiving inspection process and control of nonconforming material and supplier corrective actions.
• Responsible for oversight and direction of shipping department to ensure proper packaging & documentation for all shipments to include Spare Parts (foreign and domestic) and Capital Equipment Units (foreign and domestic)
• Oversee negotiation of pricing with all forwarders/carriers(air, sea and land)
• Develop procedures to improve quality, productivity, and efficiency
• Manage relationships with forwarders/carriers and resolve customer issues
• Oversight of process for preparation of shipping documents including Bill of Lading, Commercial Invoices, and Packing lists.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree combined with relevant work experience
• Experience leading and executing strategies, strategic initiative and processes within the Purchasing, warehousing and shipping environments.
• Most likely to have > 10 years relevant work experience with Leadership experience
• Proficiency in professional-level English is essential.