Purchasing Manager

We Deliver the Goods: Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more. Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system. Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

Purpose: As a Purchasing Manager, you will lead initiatives that contribute to the purchasing department running efficiently. You will perform people leader responsibilities, maintain various reports, and communicate with internal and external customers. A successful candidate will be able to lead the centralized buyers, identify new opportunities for customers, and collaborate with cross functional teams to add value for all our customers and suppliers.

Motivate and mentor a group of centralized buyers. Lead projects focused on company and department goals. Lead customer centric improvement projects supporting various Core-Mark customers. Identify training opportunities within the Purchasing Department. Monitor company and department KPIs. Identifying inventory opportunities and proactively offering creative solutions. Build strong communications with Core-Mark Suppliers, Operations, Marketing and Sales. Performs other related duties as assigned. The ideal candidate should possess the following: Ability to analyze multiple forms of data as it relates to the decision-making process. Ability to communicate effectively. Possess strong people leader skills. Ability to motivate and collaborate with cross functional teams adding value for our customers and suppliers.