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Carlsbad, CA, CA

Full-time | Demand Planning, Merchandising, Operations, Purchasing

$80,000 - $80,000 annual

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Canyon Bicycles is seeking a Purchasing Manager in Carlsbad, CA.

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for procurement activities such as sourcing purchasing, goods and services, vendor and supply chain management as well as spend/budget, continuously looking for better deals and more profitable suppliers. This position also requires Demand Planning maintenance management as well as Master Data maintenance and management. An expert level understanding of ERP / MRP is necessary.

Summary of Role and Responsibilities:
• Manage vendor relationship, including but not limited to addressing issues with quality of delivered goods or services and ensure corrective action and ensuring schedules are met
• Evaluate suppliers on the basis of price, quality, speed / timing of delivery of their products and services, as well as other contract conditions (e.g. warranty)
• Determine reasonable pricing for product and services needed based on proposals and other information
• Setup and Maintain ERP parameters as they pertain to Purchasing, Master Data, and Demand Planning
• Track and report key functional metrics, including record maintenance of items bought, cost, deliveries, product performance and inventories; create and maintain high quality master data
• Generate purchase orders
• Develop and execute purchasing strategies
• Create negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms, including pricing, quality, delivery and timing
• Forecast price and market trends for budgeting purposes and determine procurement budget
• Forecast cash flow requirements based on production and PO terms
• Design and manage RFP and RFP process, including cooperating with stakeholders to ensure clear documentation of requirements
• This position will have a direct report in 2019, not 2018.
• This position is within a start up company in the US and must be able to wear many hats as well as be flexible, and nimble within the organization.
• This position will be mainly in the Carlsbad office with travel potentially up to 1 x a week to the Chino, CA facility. This position will also travel up approximately 20% of the time to Germany and Asia.

Major Challenge:
Balancing contradictory objectives in negotiations (e.g. pricing vs. quality vs. delivery) while ensuring profitability and high customer service levels for Canyon
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1501 Lincoln Blvd.#1014 Venice, CA. 90291