Purchasing Program Manager

Atria Support Center•Louisville, KY

About The Position

We create communities where employees thrive in their work, helping our residents thrive in their homes. Atria Senior Living’s corporate Support Center has openings for individuals looking for a career with outstanding benefits, including: Paid holidays and PTO Benefits package also includes Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Retirement Savings Plan / 401(k) employer match Tuition reimbursement (U.S Based Communities) Enrollment in benefits varies by employee classification As a valued team member at Atria, you’ll work in a supportive environment that provides advancement opportunities and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Apply now! The Purchasing Program Manager is responsible for being a subject matter expert on all national vendor programs and Company purchasing systems and processes. This individual provides Purchasing customer service to all employees and national vendors and drives national vendor utilization and efficiency projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or any Business related field is required.
Familiarity with purchasing systems and metrics.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong organization, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
Strong computer skills including the advanced/expert use of Microsoft.

Responsibilities

Become a subject matter expert on all Company purchasing systems and national vendor programs.
Bring all vendor issues to resolution through the use of purchasing systems and a high level of customer service (i.e. non-systematic issue/resolution which may include, but is not limited to, system issues, quality issues, logistics, service concerns, contract management, lead time improvement, product effectiveness and other supply chain issues that arise).
Report daily and monthly on purchasing metrics and provide analysis and solutions to drive company efficiencies in purchasing training, processes, and systems.
Work with national vendors, functional teams, and communities to transition to the utilization of national programs by taking a thoughtful approach with all involved parties.
Provide exceptional customer service by providing timely and thoughtful responses to requests, and demonstrate the ability to think from clients’ perspectives.
Assist Purchasing team in executing and rolling out new or updated national vendors and programs as assigned.
Lease, contract, communication and consolidated invoice administration for national preferred vendors as assigned.
May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.