WEINERT Fiber Optics, Inc. (Williamsburg, VA): Formerly LEONI Fiber Optics, Inc., we are one of the nation’s best designers and producers of high-quality fiber optic products. We serve well-respected manufacturers and other industrial and military players across various applications such as metrology, high-power and medical lasers, as well as industrial data transmission. While addressing the American market, within the global business group, our Williamsburg, VA site is an integral part of a worldwide engineering, manufacturing, and sales team with co-workers in Europe and Asia allowing for innovative and customer-specific solutions.
We are looking for a motivated full-time purchasing manager to join our team at the Williamsburg, VA site with responsibility for all purchasing and planning activities:
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Manage our team of purchasing and planning specialists
- Create and implement an adequate reporting with the goal of developing and optimizing supply chains suitable to achieve the company’s short- and long-term sales and profit goals
- Negotiate agreements with critical suppliers and perform regular audits
- Analyze inventories and seek relative decrease of purchasing costs while reducing DIO
- Support NPI projects in terms of vendor development and material readiness
- Perform project management and other duties as assigned by superior
Qualifications:
- Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field
- >5 years of relevant working and managerial experience in a manufacturing company
- Ability to understand machine part drawings, datasheets and other technical information
- Strong working knowledge of machining methods
- Significant experience with sourcing machined parts in- and outside the United States
- Self-Motivated and Self-Directed with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Communication skills, cooperativeness, and ability to work in a team
- Strong working knowledge of software tools such as MS Excel, SAP or other ERP-systems
- Effective time management skills with ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to legally work in the United States
If you enjoy working with other professionals in a collaborative and solution-oriented culture, we encourage you to apply. For more information about compensation and additional benefits, please send your resume to careers@weinert-industries.com.