Purchasing Manager

**Shaping the future through innovation and discovery**

With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries’ thousands of products have impacted people’s lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, aid in the treatment of cancer, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, support and protect soldiers, sailors, and pilots, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, help ensure the safety of imported foods and materials, and much more.

CPI is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

**YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR**:

- Manages the Procurement team. Assesses skill sets, develops team through regular performance management initiative.
- Prepares and executes monthly KPI reports supporting production requirements to ensure continuity of the material requirements
- Drives decisions that support internal/external programs, customers, and product/order commit dates
- Monitor, analyze, identify trends, and take action on Key Performance Indicators
- Enters, tracks, monitors and coordinates customer material and delivery requirements for proactive steps to avoid material shortages
- Adaptable, able to work in a constant change and dynamic production environment supporting high mix of SKUs
- Assume procurement responsibilities for new and existing products, including price, schedule, supplier selection, documentation write-up and terms & conditions.
- Managing supplier's critical path delivery requirements in support of key program milestones
- Establish and maintain critical working relationships with Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance and Quality Assurance functional business areas
- Perform negotiations (supplier price, delivery, and exceptions to purchase order flow downs, i.e., Terms & Conditions)
- Participate and drive supplier development and management activity to achieve consistent cost reductions (PPV), lead time reductions, and quality improvements with leveraged buying strategies
- Assist and contribute to the fulfilment of budget and strategic plans of the company within your control.

**YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB IF YOU HAVE**:

- Post-secondary Degree or Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and Procurement in a multi-functional team environment.
- Minimum 5 years in a leadership role with direct reports
- Professional ASCM designation in Supply Chain Management (SCMP) desired
- ERP/MRP experience with JDEdwards is desired
- Experience in data analysis and supplier performance metrics
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office tool suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and ERP systems, experience in JD Edwards is preferred
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications is required
- Knowledge of composite based products is preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with internal customers and suppliers
- Strong knowledge of purchasing principles, tendering processes, supplier selection, supplier management, including relationship development with both suppliers and direct reports.
- S. Department of Defense procurement experience and knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFARS) as well as International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is required
- Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing techniques and procedures is required.

**SECURITY**
- Must be able to meet Canadian Controlled Goods requirements

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking on your career, CPI is an ideal place to expand your knowledge and expertise. We cultivate a healthy, dynamic, and team-oriented environment that empowers our employees to develop, create and deliver innovative, reliable technology solutions to power, connect, protect, and support a better tomorrow.

We offer our employees an attractive compensation package with competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs, career development, generous retirement savings plan with company match and more

**WHO WE ARE**:
We value the unique and diverse skills, qualities, and backgrounds that each employee brings to CPI, and we respect each employee as an integral member of our growing team. CPI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees, as well as to promoting a culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. We celebrate the innovation that diversity creates in the work environment, and we recognize that each empl