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Supply Manager, Sourcing, Raw & Direct Materials, Manufacturing

Denver CO.

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Competitive Salary [about $116K] Bonus, Full & Comprehensive Benefits, World Class Manufacturer

The Category Manager – Direct Materials is accountable for developing and executing sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, and supply continuity across s operations. This role leads complex, multi‑facility sourcing initiatives; drives supplier performance and capability development; and partners closely with R&D, Product Management, and operations teams to deliver measurable business results.

• Do you have experience sourcing raw or direct materials for manufacturing plants?

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Category Performance

• Develop and execute data‑driven sourcing strategies for resale product categories to improve cost structure, mitigate risk, and enhance supplier value.
• Build and maintain robust should‑cost models to guide negotiations, evaluate pricing proposals, and support long‑term cost optimization.
• Deliver year‑over‑year cost savings through structured negotiations, supplier workshops, competitive bidding, value engineering, and supply‑base rationalization.
• Monitor and report category performance using monthly scorecards, KPIs, and executive‑level updates.

Project & Supplier Management

• Lead multi‑functional project teams—spanning R&D, Product Management, Operations, Finance, and Quality—to qualify new suppliers, onboard new products, and support product innovation initiatives.
• Drive supplier development programs to enhance supplier capabilities, improve quality, and ensure long‑term alignment with business objectives.
• Manage contracts across the resale category, ensuring compliance, performance tracking, and timely renewals.
• Identify and implement process improvements that streamline supply chain operations and eliminate inefficiencies.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary commercial interface for internal stakeholders across facilities, ensuring seamless communication, alignment, and timely issue resolution.
• Partner with R&D and Product Managers to evaluate alternative materials, support new product development, and enable sustainable sourcing decisions.

Risk Management & Supply Continuity

• Ensure uninterrupted supply of resale products to facilities by proactively identifying risks, developing contingency plans, and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Conduct root‑cause analyses for supply disruptions and lead corrective‑action initiatives in partnership with suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain or related experience, 3 of which should be experience sourcing with a major organization.
• CPSM certification desirable.

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated experience with should‑cost modeling and cost‑analysis techniques.
• Strong contract negotiation skills, working knowledge of contract development, contract law.
• Working knowledge of commodity management principles and e‑sourcing tools.
• Experience with SAP/similar ERP system; proficient: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships and lead cross‑functional projects to successful outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including presenting to non‑technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, strategic‑thinking, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Proactive, collaborative approach with openness to feedback, mentoring, and continuous improvement.

Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]

Experience managing $20M in spend

Contract experience. Sourcing direct materials for a manufacturing company

Candidate Details: 5+ to 7 years’ experience

Seniority Level – Associate/Management Experience Required - No

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Screening Questions:

Do you have experience sourcing raw or direct materials for manufacturing plants?

Ideal Candidate: Candidate must come from another manufacturing company where they are sourcing raw or direct materials.

CONTACT/SEND RESUME:

Bill Marek - CEO

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We are currently supporting a direct client that has recently migrated from a legacy data platform to Databricks as part of a broader modernization initiative. As this is a new implementation of their Lakehouse platform, the team is looking for a Senior Databricks Platform Administrator who can play a key role in guiding the platform through the next phase — including POC validation, platform governance, and operational best practices.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the architectural and platform level, helping organizations avoid common pitfalls and ensuring the Databricks environment is built for scalability, performance, security, and cost optimization from day one.

You will have the opportunity to shine with your expertise by advising the client on platform design, governance models, cluster strategy, and DevOps automation, while helping establish the foundation for a robust enterprise Lakehouse environment.

Key Skills & Experience

• Databricks workspace administration and cluster governance
• Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and Spark performance optimization
• AWS architecture including IAM, VPC, S3, KMS, PrivateLink, and CloudWatch
• Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code for platform provisioning
• CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, Databricks CLI, and API integrations
• Automation using Python or Bash
• Cost optimization and platform governance strategies

Nice to Have

Experience with:

• Delta Live Tables
• Auto Loader
• MLflow
• Feature Store
• Databricks Serverless Computer

The Director of Direct Procurement is a newly created role, working for a specialized manufacturing and design company located in Madison Heights, of Detroit, Michigan. The company focuses on safety products used in healthcare and institutional environments.

The post holder will be site-based and responsible for developing and implementing the sourcing strategy for the U.S. side of the business. This is a greenfield role that requires a highly hands-on individual capable of reviewing the existing supplier base and transforming it into a scalable, fit-for-purpose supply network as the business enters a phase of significant growth.

The role involves procuring materials, components, and services that are directly used in the company’s products and core operations. The focus will be on driving cost efficiency, ensuring supply reliability, and building strong, long-term supplier partnerships that support operational and production objectives.

The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including operations, engineering, finance, and logistics to ensure the timely availability of critical materials while continuously optimizing total cost of ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for direct materials and components.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers based on cost, quality, delivery performance, and sustainability.
• Conduct market analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction and supply chain improvement.

Supplier Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers.
• Lead negotiations for pricing, contracts, and long-term agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance and ensure compliance with company standards.

Procurement Operations

• Manage purchase orders and ensure timely procurement of direct materials.
• Coordinate with internal teams to forecast demand and maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Resolve supply chain issues and minimize disruptions.

Cost Optimization

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through supplier consolidation, contract negotiations, and process improvements.
• Implement total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis for sourcing decisions.

Risk Management

• Monitor supply chain risks and develop contingency plans.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, regulations, and ethical standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ideally degree educated ideally in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in direct procurement or sourcing, preferably in manufacturing, logistics, or industrial sectors.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.

What my client Offers

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Opportunities for career development within the global procurement function
• Collaborative and international working environment

Role Overview 

Linx Printing Technologies is establishing a new direct business presence in the United States. The US Office Manager will play a critical, hands-on role in making this happen. 

This is not a maintenance role. It is a #buildwhileyoufly position at the heart of a growing sales operation. The role owns customer order execution, day to day operational decision making, and the flow of materials from the UK into the US 3PL network to support an expanding direct sales team. 

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating with high autonomy, limited precedent, and evolving processes.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Manage end-to-end customer orders, resolve issues, and ensure excellent customer experience. 
• Work closely with the US sales team, providing updates on orders, inventory, and deliveries. 
• Oversee inventory at the US warehouse, coordinate material replenishment from the UK, and mitigate stock risks. 
• Handle daily operations with logistics partners, ensuring goods are stored and dispatched accurately. 
• Help design and improve processes as the business grows, proactively addressing gaps and inefficiencies. 

Skills & Experience 

• Strong background in order management, logistics, or inventory planning. 
• Experience supporting sales teams in a fast-paced environment. 
• Organised, resilient, and able to manage multiple priorities. 
• Confident decision-maker, even with incomplete information. 
• Experience with international supply chains or US imports is a plus. 

Personal Attributes 

• Decisive, autonomous, and proactive problem solver. 
• Customer-focused and keen to build structure in evolving operations. 

Why This Role Matters 

This role is vital to Linx’s success in the US, placing you at the heart of operations to drive growth and ensure customer satisfaction. 

Interviews to be held on site in Grand Rapids, week commencing 30th March.

• $1000 Sign-on Bonus/$1500 Referral Bonus
• Paid Training
• Paid sleep time ($11.00/hr)
• Awake Pay Rates $17.00
• Non-traditional hours available
• Additional Bonuses and Mileage Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Part Time Positions
• Mostly 2nd and 3rd Shift sleep time

• Work in a comfortable home setting.
• Go shopping, go bowling or fishing, go to the movies, maybe even go on vacation!
• Get paid to help others celebrate holidays, birthdays, other special events.
• Use your mentoring/coaching skills to teach people self-reliance
• Know that you make a difference everyday helping others live their best life

• We're invested in our employees and their success.
• Our Core Values: Respect, Empowerment, Positivity, Ownership, Teamwork -developed with staff involvement.
• We continuously strive to create the best possible work culture for our staff.
• We are stable, reliable and established (since 1976) as a leader in providing services to persons with developmental disabilities.
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• $1000 Sign-on Bonus/$1500 Referral Bonus
• Paid Training
• Pay Rates $17.00
• Non-traditional hours available
• Additional Bonuses and Mileage Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Part Time Positions
• Second & Third Shift Needed

• Work in a comfortable home setting.
• Go shopping, go bowling or fishing, go to the movies, maybe even go on vacation!
• Get paid to help others celebrate holidays, birthdays, other special events.
• Use your mentoring/coaching skills to teach people self-reliance
• Know that you make a difference everyday helping others live their best life

• We're invested in our employees and their success.
• Our Core Values: Respect, Empowerment, Positivity, Ownership, Teamwork-developed with staff involvement.
• We continuously strive to create the best possible work culture for our staff.
• We are stable, reliable and established (since 1976) as a leader in providing services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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• Specialized training in direct care provision preferred.
• Must complete and obtain certification in OPWDD Approved Medication Administration Course (AMAP) during probationary period and maintain AMAP certification.
• Ability and willingness to be First Aid and CPR certified.
• Ability and willingness to obtain certification in SCIPR Competencies and advance to Promote

• Demonstrated competency in written, verbal and computational skills to document records in accordance with program standards.

• Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
• Regularly required to utilize near vision ability to read data and documents, including spreadsheets and reports, in printed form and on computer screens.
• Regularly required to provide physical care for clients and individuals, which may include, but is not limited to bathing, feeding, changing clothes or diapers and pushing wheelchairs.
• Ability to physically restrain challenging behaviors that include aggression, self-injurious, and destructive behaviors.
• Ability to apply proper lifting techniques.

• Noise level is consistent with levels usually present in an office, education, group home, residential, rehabilitation, industrial, workshop or health related environment.
• Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office, education, rehabilitation, industrial, workshop or health related environment.
• Working with individuals whose age ranges from childhood to adulthood.

• Work towards the satisfactory completion of each of the core competency goals according to the OPWDD timeline requirements.
• Provide safe and clean environment for the individual based on skill level and risks and support the safety of all individuals in everyday situations.
• Use verbal and physical means to create a positive environment that will encourage and enable individual growth.
• Assist the individual in the development of social skills that will help the individual become integrated/ included in his or her community.
• Perform protective oversight while engaging in community activities.
• Monitor each individual's personal health on a continuous basis (during situations of high activity, while bathing/showering/swimming, in the morning and the evening, at meals, while in the community, at all times).
• Assist individuals in learning and practicing skills necessary for home living (indoor household chores such as, but not limited to, cooking, sweeping, dusting, bed-making, vacuuming, and dish-washing, laundry, folding and storing clothes, etc.).
• Perform advocate responsibilities, while demonstrating respect for the processes and people involved.
• Responsible for all documentation related to the essential function and services for the individual.

• Minimum 1-year experience working with developmentally disabled population preferably in a residential, health or treatment related setting preferred.

• $1000 Sign-on Bonus/$1500 Referral Bonus
• Paid Training
• Pay Rates $17.00
• Weekends and Overnights
• Additional Bonuses
• Part Time Positions

• Work in a comfortable home setting.
• Go shopping, go bowling or fishing, go to the movies, maybe even go on vacation!
• Get paid to help others celebrate holidays, birthdays, other special events.
• Use your mentoring/coaching skills to teach people self-reliance
• Know that you make a difference everyday helping others live their best life

• We're invested in our employees and their success.
• Our Core Values: Respect, Empowerment, Positivity, Ownership, Teamwork-developed with staff involvement.
• We continuously strive to create the best possible work culture for our staff.
• We are stable, reliable and established (since 1976) as a leader in providing services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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• $1000 Sign-on Bonus/$1500 Referral Bonus
• Paid Training
• Pay Rates $17.00
• Non-traditional hours available
• Additional Bonuses and Mileage Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Part Time
• (Every other Weekend Required)

• Work in a comfortable home setting.
• Go shopping, go bowling or fishing, go to the movies, maybe even go on vacation!
• Get paid to help others celebrate holidays, birthdays, other special events.
• Use your mentoring/coaching skills to teach people self-reliance
• Know that you make a difference everyday helping others live their best life

• We're invested in our employees and their success.
• Our Core Values: Respect, Empowerment, Positivity, Ownership, Teamwork-developed with staff involvement.
• We continuously strive to create the best possible work culture for our staff.
• We are stable, reliable and established (since 1976) as a leader in providing services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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• $1000 Sign-on Bonus/$1500 Referral Bonus
• Paid Training
• Pay Rates $17.00
• Non-traditional hours available
• Additional Bonuses and Mileage Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Part Time
• (Second & Third Shifts Needed)

• Work in a comfortable home setting.
• Go shopping, go bowling or fishing, go to the movies, maybe even go on vacation!
• Get paid to help others celebrate holidays, birthdays, other special events.
• Use your mentoring/coaching skills to teach people self-reliance
• Know that you make a difference everyday helping others live their best life

• We're invested in our employees and their success.
• Our Core Values: Respect, Empowerment, Positivity, Ownership, Teamwork-developed with staff involvement.
• We continuously strive to create the best possible work culture for our staff.
• We are stable, reliable and established (since 1976) as a leader in providing services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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