Purchasing Supervisor

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Summary: The Purchasing Supervisor leads inventory management, demand planning, supplier coordination, and purchasing operations to ensure product availability and strong customer service. Highlights: 1. Lead inventory management and demand planning operations 2. Drive replenishment strategies and manage international suppliers 3. Develop and execute replenishment strategies to achieve KPI targets Apply Now SAS Safety, a division of Bunzl and a leading industrial safety manufacturer and distributor for over 40 years, is currently seeking a Purchasing Supervisor. This position is on-site our office in Cerritos, CA. The Purchasing Supervisor will lead inventory management, demand planning, supplier coordinion, and purchasing operions to ensure product availability, optimized working capital, and strong customer service performance. This role requires a proactive, analytical leader who can drive replenishment stregies, manage internional suppliers, and oversee global logistics from production through delivery. The ideal candide brings proven experience supervising teams, negotiing with foreign suppliers, naviging internional freight and customs processes, and improving key KPIs such as inventory turns, fill res, and on time delivery. Responsibilities: Supervise daily purchasing and replenishment activities to maintain adeque inventory levels aligned with customer demand and company objectives. Monitor inventory performance metrics including turns, fill res, working capital utilizion, and stock availability. Develop and execute replenishment stregies to achieve KPI targets for turn re, fill re, and service levels. Review demand forecasts and inventory requirements to ensure timely product availability while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory. Place, manage, and track purchase orders with domestic and internional suppliers, ensuring accuracy and alignment with production schedules and lead times. Maintain strong supplier relionships, resolve supply issues, and drive on‑time delivery performance. Support sourcing initiives including supplier evaluion, cost analysis, negotiion, and onboarding. Monitor ocean freight logistics, container scheduling, customs requirements, and tariff implicions affecting cost and delivery timelines. Coordine with freight forwarders, customs brokers, and internal teams to ensure smooth inbound flow of goods. Partner with Sales, Operions, Finance, and Customer Service to support forecasting accuracy, inventory planning, and customer service objectives. Communice supply risks, delays, and mitigion plans proactively. Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly purchasing and inventory reports for leadership. Lead problem‑solving efforts reled to inventory shortages, supplier performance issues, and replenishment challenges. Support supply chain improvement projects focused on inventory optimizion, cost reduction, and operional efficiency. Provide guidance and oversight to purchasing team members as needed. Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies, procedures, and operional standards. Support the Sr. Director with departmental responsibilities, stregic initiives, and analytical reporting. Requirements: High school diploma required; Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administrion, Logistics, Finance, or reled field preferred. 5+ years of purchasing, inventory management, demand planning, or supply chain experience. Supervisory or leadership experience preferred. Strong understanding of inventory management principles, working capital management, inventory turns, and fill re performance metrics. Experience managing foreign suppliers and internional purchasing operions. Knowledge of ocean freight logistics, internional shipping processes, tariffs, and import/export procedures. Strong analytical, negotiion, and problem-solving skills. Experience with ERP systems, product informion systems, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Strong communicion and organizional skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Ability to work proactively in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and operional goals. SAS CA salary range: $90K - $120K plus bonus eligibility based on experience, educion and geographic locion.   The perks of being a Bunzl team member don’t stop being part of a gre team or being valued as our #1 asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future. Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the first of the month after 30 days Paid Time Off - Vacion, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time 401K with generous company mch Additional benefit informion can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non‑Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to exceed $10 billion in sales. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl North America operes more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 stes, Puerto Rico, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 10,000 team members and over 400,000 supplies, Bunzl is recognized as a leading supplier across North America—and proudly certified as a Gre Place to Work®. At Bunzl, you’ll find Unlimited Potential… your career, our future. Click here to view the California Employee/Applicant Privacy Policy Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company mch. Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to tract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, nional origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual oriention, age, disability or veteran stus as provided by law.   Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further informion, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. Apply Now