Indirect Purchasing Manager Job at Tito's Handmade Vodka, Austin, TX

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  • Tito's Handmade Vodka
  • Austin, TX

Job Description

About the Company: 

Built on a dream and distilled in Austin, Texas, Tito’s Handmade Vodka has been bringing people (and dogs) together over the last two decades. Tito’s Handmade Vodka has gained a reputation for its high-quality vodka, charitable contributions, and its goal to make people happy while making the world a better place. 

About the Position: 

Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Solves complex problems. Works independently, receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Manages Indirect Purchasing organization and supplier relationships.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborates with Maintenance and Engineering Project Management departments to understand needs, manage purchasing activities, and support indirect inventory levels and project execution.
  • Hires and manages indirect buyers
  • Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues
  • Manages supplier relationships including Supplier Agreements and pricing
  • Manages and communicates supplier and material lead times to internal departments to support planning and execution.
  • Supports competitive bidding processes and negotiations to drive best total value, manage risk, and ensure supplier performance.
  • Establishes and maintains RFP/RFQ templates and price thresholds to support consistent selection criteria and award decisions.
  • Establishes sole-source exemption criteria and procedures, ensuring appropriate approvals, documentation, and compliance with procurement policy.
  • Develops and maintains metrics to develop strategic sourcing strategies (short term, mid term and long term)
  • Develops methods of business simplification for the procurement function. Participates in the development of quality documents for the purchasing function.
  • Participates in cross-functional projects. Trains and audits activities of lower level personnel.
  • Develop Indirect Purchasing KPIs to monitor spend and efficiency
  • Perform regular audits of VMI programs
  • Review purchase requisitions as assigned by workflow for completion and accuracy
  • Communicate process changes with Vendors
  • Negotiate contract pricing and terms
  • Process new vendor requests and maintain IFS vendor files
  • Review contracts for Capital projects

Requirements

Functional Knowledge

  • Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
  • Understands suppliers’ business models and operational processes

Business Expertise

  • Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with the whole organization as well as throughout the supply chain

Leadership

  • Is a resource for individual contributors as a mentor
  • Leads large capital projects with risks and resource requirements
  • Develops training plans
  • Sets goals for organization
  • Creates synergy with both internal and external customers

Problem Solving

  • Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
  • Presents solutions to executive leadership

Impact

  • Impacts a range of customer, supplier, operational, and project activities within entire corporation
  • Works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

  • Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus
  • Presents key objectives to both in internal and external groups
  • Able to lead a large group and achieve common goals

Qualifications  

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 7 - 10 Years of Experience

Job

  • Supply Chain

Shift

  • First Shift

Travel

  • Yes, 10 % of the Time

Benefits

What we offer

  • Annual Base Salary + Bonus Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Voluntary insurance plans
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and flex time
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
  • Financial Wellness Benefit
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fifth Generation, Inc.

*This organization participates in E-Verify*

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Temporary work, Flexible hours, Shift work, Day shift

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