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SharkNinja

Designs household appliances for everyday tasks

Purchasing Manager

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience in the small home appliance industry.
  • Knowledge or experience with electronic products and small home appliance manufacturing processes, and a strong background and experience purchasing electrical and electronic components such as microcontrollers and integrated circuits.
  • Strong supplier quality, project management, and mechanical and electrical engineering background.
  • Good written and spoken English is required.
  • Good proficiency with office software such as Excel and Access.
  • Flexible working time and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Search for new products and suppliers, conduct industry-use surveys, and collect and analyze supplier field survey information.
  • Create purchasing plans, review purchasing requirements, process material requisitions, select appropriate purchasing methods, and assign purchases to appropriate suppliers.
  • Manage suppliers and maintain supplier relationships; establish supplier performance assessment standards and measure performance against requirements.
  • Contact and negotiate with suppliers on pricing benchmarks, payment terms, and framework contracts and non-disclosure agreements.
  • Take appropriate emergency actions or follow up as required to resolve contractual disputes with suppliers.
  • Monitor raw-material price changes and industry application developments, and share updates with the team to improve product cost performance.
  • Search for alternative materials and suppliers for purchased goods.
  • Prepare and improve purchasing department procedures and management documents.
  • Communicate and address incoming-material quality and quantity abnormalities.
  • Ensure all purchasing actions comply with relevant policies, regulations, and ethics.

About the Company

SharkNinja

Designs household appliances for everyday tasks

SharkNinja designs household appliances for consumers, combining Shark cleaning and beauty products with Ninja kitchen equipment. Shark's range includes vacuums, hair styling tools and air purifiers, while Ninja sells blenders, air fryers and coffee machines. Its engineers develop products and oversee quality testing, while outside suppliers assemble the appliances, which the company sells through retailers, distributors and its own websites. Customers use the appliances for tasks from cleaning floors and styling hair to preparing meals and making frozen desserts. Its operating roots date to 1994 in Montreal, and its global headquarters is in Needham, Massachusetts.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Needham, MA
Founded
1994

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