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Times Microwave Systems Location: Wallingford, Connecticut Department: Production Posted: 10/20/2025 Summary
The Purchasing Manager - Assembly provides leadership to the Purchasing team at the Wallingford, CT location. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Drive Strategic procurement activities Support the GM and the Executive team in the gathering and analysis of spend and investment for key programs and ensure alignment with vision of company business and growth strategies Be up to speed on upcoming programs and opportunities to ensure best procurement decisions are made early in the process Maintain close alignment with Engineering to ensure the procurement aspect of "design for manufacturing" is considered and integrated into future designs Collaborate with other departments to close operational gaps Place PO's and expedite materials Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction, through joint process improvements with suppliers Create processes to identify and lead implementation of sourcing strategies such as vendor consolidation, annual contracts, and contracted volume-based price reductions Develop formal commodity strategies such as spot buys, forward buys or forward contracting Measure and identify commodity risk profile of key suppliers and provide updates to the Executive team Perform periodic vendor audits to ensure supplier quality, on-time delivery, and continuous supplier base improvements Develop RFPs and negotiate new contracts with commodity suppliers to ensure cost reduction and service improvements Research and identify potential new suppliers Identify areas where single source supply is a risk Develop and review AVL – Quality Handle communications and negotiations with suppliers Develop and maintain a matrix showing key suppliers and associated supply agreement status Create a core process to ensure strategic procurement includes the proper due diligence and integration needed for long-term master contracts Create standardized metrics that are shared with suppliers on a regular basis with targets and an action log Create and report on TCO metrics for key suppliers Provide the necessary management, tracking and reporting on supplier quality programs Qualifications/Requirements
High-level leadership and decision-making skills Strong leadership presence to motivate, influence, and train Lean practices and tools – able to move from the theoretical to practical implementation Able to interact with a variety of company functions and a diverse group of personalities Solid interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to interact well with suppliers Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high growth industry; willing to be hands-on and take initiative Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills High sense of urgency Proficient in MS Office suite Proficient with ERP software and reporting tools; Oracle preferred Equal Opportunity Employer
Times Microwave Systems is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.
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Purchasing Manager - Assembly
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Times Microwave Systems Location: Wallingford, Connecticut Department: Production Posted: 10/20/2025 Summary
The Purchasing Manager - Assembly provides leadership to the Purchasing team at the Wallingford, CT location. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Drive Strategic procurement activities Support the GM and the Executive team in the gathering and analysis of spend and investment for key programs and ensure alignment with vision of company business and growth strategies Be up to speed on upcoming programs and opportunities to ensure best procurement decisions are made early in the process Maintain close alignment with Engineering to ensure the procurement aspect of "design for manufacturing" is considered and integrated into future designs Collaborate with other departments to close operational gaps Place PO's and expedite materials Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction, through joint process improvements with suppliers Create processes to identify and lead implementation of sourcing strategies such as vendor consolidation, annual contracts, and contracted volume-based price reductions Develop formal commodity strategies such as spot buys, forward buys or forward contracting Measure and identify commodity risk profile of key suppliers and provide updates to the Executive team Perform periodic vendor audits to ensure supplier quality, on-time delivery, and continuous supplier base improvements Develop RFPs and negotiate new contracts with commodity suppliers to ensure cost reduction and service improvements Research and identify potential new suppliers Identify areas where single source supply is a risk Develop and review AVL – Quality Handle communications and negotiations with suppliers Develop and maintain a matrix showing key suppliers and associated supply agreement status Create a core process to ensure strategic procurement includes the proper due diligence and integration needed for long-term master contracts Create standardized metrics that are shared with suppliers on a regular basis with targets and an action log Create and report on TCO metrics for key suppliers Provide the necessary management, tracking and reporting on supplier quality programs Qualifications/Requirements
High-level leadership and decision-making skills Strong leadership presence to motivate, influence, and train Lean practices and tools – able to move from the theoretical to practical implementation Able to interact with a variety of company functions and a diverse group of personalities Solid interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to interact well with suppliers Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high growth industry; willing to be hands-on and take initiative Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills High sense of urgency Proficient in MS Office suite Proficient with ERP software and reporting tools; Oracle preferred Equal Opportunity Employer
Times Microwave Systems is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.
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