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Purchasing & Inventory Manager Taylor Rig and Equipment - 1.0 Lubbock, TX Job Details Full-time 1 hour ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Referral program Qualifications Growing experience Team leadership Process improvement Performance management MRP Managing procurement teams Team development Vendor performance improvement Vendor relationship management Delegation Manufacturing company experience Full Job Description Primary Role Ensure we have the right material, at the right price, at the right place, at the right time, with accurate inventory. This role leads a three-person materials team and owns purchasing, expediting, receiving, material control, inventory accuracy, and the MRP system. Some activities, primarily expediting, receiving, and inventory movement, are delegated to team members, but accountability for results remains with the Head of Purchasing & Inventory. Responsibilities

• Lead the purchasing and materials team, set priorities, and hold team members accountable.
• Own the MRP system and ensure it produces accurate, actionable material requirements.
• Purchase materials and services; negotiate price, terms, quality, and lead times.
• Manage supplier relationships, performance, and on-time delivery.
• Ensure open and overdue purchase orders are actively managed and expedited.
• Identify shortages before they affect production and drive recovery plans.
• Ensure receiving and material-control processes are followed and transactions are accurate.
• Own inventory accuracy, including cycle counts, material movements, manufacturing transactions, and discrepancy resolution.
• Ensure material can be physically located when production needs it.
• Establish and enforce disciplined purchasing, receiving, inventory, and MRP processes.
• Work closely with Operations, Product Development, and Accounting.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce cost and improve material flow. Required Experience
• Strong purchasing or materials-management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Significant hands-on MRP experience is required.
• Direct experience managing purchasing, inventory, and material requirements through an MRP system.
• Significant involvement in an MRP implementation or major MRP improvement is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading a purchasing, materials, or inventory team.
• Demonstrated success improving supplier performance, material availability, and inventory accuracy. Preferred Experience
• MRPeasy experience is a strong plus.
• MRP implementation experience in a growing manufacturing company.
• Make-to-order, engineered-to-order, or configurable manufacturing experience. Skills
• Strong understanding of MRP, purchasing, inventory control, receiving, and material flow.
• Strong leadership, delegation, and accountability.
• Supplier negotiation and performance management.
• Data-driven problem solving and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to implement practical processes and ensure they are consistently followed.
• Strong sense of urgency, organization, and follow-through. Measures of Success
• Material availability
• Inventory accuracy
• Supplier on-time delivery
• Overdue purchase orders
• Purchasing cost
• Production downtime caused by material shortages
• MRP accuracy and reliability What We Expect Own the material function.

Know what we need, what we have, where it is, and when it will arrive. Build a team that executes consistently, make the MRP system trustworthy, and solve problems before they affect production. Right parts. Right place. Right time.

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person