Inventory and Purchasing Manager

Inventory and Purchasing Manager

About The Company

This role is with a well-established, privately owned manufacturing company in Richmond, Indiana that is entering an exciting new chapter of growth and support as part of a respected Midwest-based parent organization.

The parent company, headquartered in Michigan, operates eight manufacturing facilities across the Midwest and specializes in metal stamping and fabrication. Each plant maintains its own identity and operational autonomy while benefiting from the stability, resources and leadership of a strong corporate structure. Centralized support includes Human Resources, finance leadership (CFO oversight) and operational collaboration across plants.

Leadership and overall culture is known to be down to earth, driven by integrity, accessible, and always People First. The company has a track record of growing strategically and consistently with their business model. The culture is grounded, practical and long-term focused with an emphasis on stability, quality and doing business the right way.

This is an opportunity to step into a vibrant, healthy established operation that is being strengthened through alignment with a growing, well-run manufacturing group.

Are you looking for:

• Long-term career opportunity
• Leadership that listens and values experience
• Stability with room to make a real impact
• A strong culture with minimal turnover
• Autonomy combined with corporate support and structure

If so, this could be your strong, professional home.

Position Summary

The Inventory and Purchasing Manager will play a key role in strengthening operations by taking ownership of inventory management, procurement and material flow across the facility. This is a highly visible, hands-on role that directly supports production, shipping and receiving, and purchasing.

The primary focus of this position is to bring organization, accuracy and accountability to inventory systems while also handling purchasing duties, particularly supplier relationships and negotiation for steel and other key materials.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys building structure, improving processes and working closely with both office staff and the production floor.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory Management and Control (70-80%)

• Establish and maintain strong inventory control processes (cycle counts, audits, stock organization)
• Work closely with production and shipping and receiving to track material usage and movement
• Maintain accurate inventory records int eh company’s system
• Forecast material needs based on production schedules and trends
• Identify slow-moving or obsolete inventory and recommend disposition strategies
• Monitor and report inventory metrics such as stock levels, shortages and inventory turns
• Improve storage layout, labeling and product flow across the plant

Purchasing and supplier Relations (15-20%)

• Manage purchasing for raw materials, including steel and production supplies
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules with established suppliers
• Maintain supplier relationships and vendor performance tracking
• Monitor lead times, place and follow up on purchase orders and expedite shipments as needed
• Work with production planning to ensure material availability aligns with schedules

Collaboration and Process Improvement

• Serve as the link between production, shipping and receiving and administrative teams
• Train others on inventory processes and reinforce best practices
• Support inventory counts and reporting for accounting purposes
• Assist with process improvements that increase accuracy and reduce waste

Qualifications

• 5 plus years fo experience in inventory control, materials management, purchasing or manufacturing operations.
• Strong organizational and process-building skills
• Experience negotiating with suppliers, confidence in discussing pricing and terms
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment and spending time on the production floor
• Working knowledge of inventory systems or ERP platforms
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Analytical mindset and ability to track data rends
• Self-start able to take ownership and drive structure while working collaboratively with the team

We offer a competitive salary range in the 75K-90K range or commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefit package. This is an on-site position, Monday to Friday normal business hours.

Thank you for your interest! We look forward to welcoming our Inventory and Purchasing Manager to our team.

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience:

• inventory management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 5 years (Preferred)
• Manufacturing: 5 years (Preferred)
• supplier management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person