{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d031f184b129ab7eeb38f015","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d031f184b129ab7eeb38f015","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d031f184b129ab7eeb38f015","title":"Purchasing Manager","description":"About TRAIL-EZE\n\nTRAIL-EZE is a family-owned trailer manufacturer that has been building quality trailers in Mitchell, South Dakota since 1963. We take pride in our people, our products, and the relationships we build with our customers and suppliers. We are looking for a Purchasing Manager to lead our purchasing activities, support production across our locations, and help ensure the right materials and components are available when they are needed.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nLead purchasing and supply management for steel, trailer components, welding consumables, paint supplies, and other production materials.\nMaintain accurate purchasing and inventory records, including SAP.\nMonitor material shortages, shipments, forecasts, production schedules, and status reports.\nManage supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, availability, and delivery.\nWork closely with Engineering, Supply, Production, and the Parts Department to ensure materials and components support production needs.\nMaintain accurate BOMs, part numbers, purchasing procedures, and processes.\nIdentify opportunities to improve purchasing, inventory control, efficiency, and cost savings.\nInventory & Month-End / Year-End Responsibilities\nMonitor inventory levels and inventory controls.\nCoordinate month-end and year-end inventory preparation, organization, reconciliation, and reporting.\nInvestigate discrepancies and maintain accurate inventory records.\nLeadership & Executive Management\nLead and oversee the purchasing team and day-to-day purchasing activities.\nWork closely with company leadership and serve as a member of the TRAIL-EZE Executive Management Team.\nParticipate in executive management meetings and help make decisions that affect the company as a whole.\nRepresent TRAIL-EZE professionally with employees, suppliers, customers, and the community.\n\nWhat We're Looking For\n\n7+ years of progressively responsible purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.\nStrong purchasing and supplier-management experience, with the ability to independently manage purchasing activities and vendor relationships.\nExperience purchasing steel and trailer components.\nExperience with inventory control, production schedules, forecasting, and supplier relationships.\nStrong communication, organization, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.\nLeadership or supervisory experience and the ability to work effectively across departments.\nExperience in trailer manufacturing or the industrial field is a major plus.\nStrong business judgment and the ability to make sound purchasing and operational decisions.\nThe ability to protect confidential and proprietary company information and maintain strong supplier relationships.\n\nWhy This Position Matters\n\nThis position connects our suppliers, purchasing team, Parts Department, and production teams. The right person will help keep materials moving, control costs, improve efficiency, and make sure production has what it needs to keep building trailers.\n\nAt TRAIL-EZE, good ideas can come from anywhere. We want our management team and leaders to remain open to ideas and suggestions from every employee, regardless of their position within the company. We believe some of the best ideas come from the people who do the work every day. Their firsthand experience gives them valuable insight into what works well, what could be improved, and how we can continue to make TRAIL-EZE a better place to work.\n\nTwo questions we want our leaders to continually ask are:\n\n\"What will make your job easier?\"\n\"What machinery or equipment could help increase production and improve ROI (return on investment)?\"\n\nPreferred Experience\n\nManufacturing or industrial purchasing experience\nSteel and trailer component purchasing\nInventory control and reconciliation\nSupplier management and negotiation\nProduction planning and forecasting\nLeadership or supervisory experience\nTrailer manufacturing or industrial experience is a major plus\n\nWhat TRAIL-EZE Offers\n\nCompetitive salary based on experience\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) option\nPaid Time Off (PTO)\nPaid holidays\nCompany-paid basic life and AD&D insurance\nCompany-paid Short-Term Disability\nLong-Term Disability insurance\n401(k) retirement plan with company match and annual profit-sharing opportunity\nVoluntary life insurance\nSupplemental Aflac insurance options, including accident, cancer, and hospital coverage\nOpportunities for professional growth and development\nStable, family-owned company with more than 60 years of history in the community\nOpportunity to work directly with Executive Management and contribute to company-wide decisions\nMeaningful opportunity to impact purchasing, supplier relationships, inventory, cost control, production efficiency, and company growth\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer\n\nTRAIL-EZE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\n\nLocation: Mitchell, SD\nPosition: Full-Time, On-Site\nCompensation: DOE, discussed during the interview process for selected candidates","company":"Traileze","rawCompany":"traileze","city":"Mitchell","state":"SD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T15:57:33.732Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3061.00","title":"Purchasing Managers","slug":"purchasing-managers"},{"code":"13-1023.00","title":"Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products","slug":"purchasing-agents-except-wholesale-retail-and-farm-products"},{"code":"11-3071.04","title":"Supply Chain Managers","slug":"supply-chain-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"336212","title":"Truck Trailer Manufacturing","slug":"truck-trailer-manufacturing"},{"code":"333924","title":"Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"industrial-truck-tractor-trailer-and-stacker-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"423110","title":"Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers","slug":"automobile-and-other-motor-vehicle-merchant-wholesalers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Purchasing Manager","description":"About TRAIL-EZE\n\nTRAIL-EZE is a family-owned trailer manufacturer that has been building quality trailers in Mitchell, South Dakota since 1963. 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We are looking for a Purchasing Manager to lead our purchasing activities, support production across our locations, and help ensure the right materials and components are available when they are needed.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nLead purchasing and supply management for steel, trailer components, welding consumables, paint supplies, and other production materials.\nMaintain accurate purchasing and inventory records, including SAP.\nMonitor material shortages, shipments, forecasts, production schedules, and status reports.\nManage supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, availability, and delivery.\nWork closely with Engineering, Supply, Production, and the Parts Department to ensure materials and components support production needs.\nMaintain accurate BOMs, part numbers, purchasing procedures, and processes.\nIdentify opportunities to improve purchasing, inventory control, efficiency, and cost savings.\nInventory & Month-End / Year-End Responsibilities\nMonitor inventory levels and inventory controls.\nCoordinate month-end and year-end inventory preparation, organization, reconciliation, and reporting.\nInvestigate discrepancies and maintain accurate inventory records.\nLeadership & Executive Management\nLead and oversee the purchasing team and day-to-day purchasing activities.\nWork closely with company leadership and serve as a member of the TRAIL-EZE Executive Management Team.\nParticipate in executive management meetings and help make decisions that affect the company as a whole.\nRepresent TRAIL-EZE professionally with employees, suppliers, customers, and the community.\n\nWhat We're Looking For\n\n7+ years of progressively responsible purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.\nStrong purchasing and supplier-management experience, with the ability to independently manage purchasing activities and vendor relationships.\nExperience purchasing steel and trailer components.\nExperience with inventory control, production schedules, forecasting, and supplier relationships.\nStrong communication, organization, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.\nLeadership or supervisory experience and the ability to work effectively across departments.\nExperience in trailer manufacturing or the industrial field is a major plus.\nStrong business judgment and the ability to make sound purchasing and operational decisions.\nThe ability to protect confidential and proprietary company information and maintain strong supplier relationships.\n\nWhy This Position Matters\n\nThis position connects our suppliers, purchasing team, Parts Department, and production teams. The right person will help keep materials moving, control costs, improve efficiency, and make sure production has what it needs to keep building trailers.\n\nAt TRAIL-EZE, good ideas can come from anywhere. We want our management team and leaders to remain open to ideas and suggestions from every employee, regardless of their position within the company. We believe some of the best ideas come from the people who do the work every day. Their firsthand experience gives them valuable insight into what works well, what could be improved, and how we can continue to make TRAIL-EZE a better place to work.\n\nTwo questions we want our leaders to continually ask are:\n\n\"What will make your job easier?\"\n\"What machinery or equipment could help increase production and improve ROI (return on investment)?\"\n\nPreferred Experience\n\nManufacturing or industrial purchasing experience\nSteel and trailer component purchasing\nInventory control and reconciliation\nSupplier management and negotiation\nProduction planning and forecasting\nLeadership or supervisory experience\nTrailer manufacturing or industrial experience is a major plus\n\nWhat TRAIL-EZE Offers\n\nCompetitive salary based on experience\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) option\nPaid Time Off (PTO)\nPaid holidays\nCompany-paid basic life and AD&D insurance\nCompany-paid Short-Term Disability\nLong-Term Disability insurance\n401(k) retirement plan with company match and annual profit-sharing opportunity\nVoluntary life insurance\nSupplemental Aflac insurance options, including accident, cancer, and hospital coverage\nOpportunities for professional growth and development\nStable, family-owned company with more than 60 years of history in the community\nOpportunity to work directly with Executive Management and contribute to company-wide decisions\nMeaningful opportunity to impact purchasing, supplier relationships, inventory, cost control, production efficiency, and company growth\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer\n\nTRAIL-EZE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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