Purchasing Control Manager

Lasko Products, a market leader in home comfort products for more than 120 years, is seeking a Purchasing Control Manager  to strengthen the governance, visibility, and effectiveness of our indirect procurement activities.   This role will lead the development and execution of purchasing controls for indirect goods and services across the organization. The Purchasing Control Manager will partner with departments including Finance, IT, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations, Facilities, Engineering, and Legal to improve spend management, standardize procurement practices, negotiate supplier agreements, and ensure compliance with company policies.   The ideal candidate combines hands-on indirect procurement experience with strong financial acumen, process discipline, and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions and locations.   This position will be based at our West Chester, PA headquarters and follow a hybrid schedule.   Primary Responsibilities   Indirect Procurement and Strategic Sourcing   Manage procurement activities for indirect goods and services, including professional services, IT hardware and software, facilities, maintenance, temporary labor, marketing, travel, office supplies, equipment, and other corporate expenditures.    Develop and execute sourcing strategies that improve cost, service, quality, and supplier performance.    Lead competitive bidding, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract-renewal activities.    Consolidate  fragmented  purchasing activity and  identify  opportunities to  leverage  company-wide spending.    Partner with internal stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate suppliers, and select solutions that meet business needs.    Monitor market conditions and supplier trends to  identify  cost risks and sourcing opportunities.    Purchasing Controls and Compliance   Develop, implement, and  maintain  policies, procedures, and controls governing indirect purchasing.    Establish clear  approval  workflows,  purchasing  thresholds,  competitive-bid requirements, and documentation standards.    Ensure purchase orders, contracts, approvals, and supplier records are complete and compliant before commitments are made.    Monitor  off-contract , unauthorized, and non-PO spending and partner with business leaders to address gaps.    Support segregation-of-duties requirements and other internal financial controls throughout the  procure -to-pay process.    Partner with Finance and Internal Audit to support testing, documentation requests, and corrective  actions.    Maintain appropriate records to support audits, supplier reviews, and financial reporting.     Spend Management and Reporting   Analyze indirect spending to identify cost-saving, demand-management, and supplier-consolidation opportunities.     Develop dashboards and reporting that provide visibility into spending, savings, contract  utilization , policy compliance, and supplier performance.    Track and  validate  negotiated savings, cost avoidance, and other procurement benefits in partnership with Finance.    Monitor purchasing activity against budgets, contracts, and approved commitments.    Present findings and recommendations to functional and senior leadership.    Supplier and Contract Management   Establish supplier-governance practices, including onboarding requirements, performance reviews, risk assessments, and compliance monitoring.    Partner with Legal, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders to review commercial terms, service-level agreements, insurance requirements, data-security provisions, and renewal  conditions.    Maintain visibility into active contracts,  expiration  dates, pricing commitments, and renewal timelines.    Evaluate supplier performance using cost, quality, delivery, service, and risk metrics.    Address supplier issues and lead  corrective-action  discussions when performance does not meet expectations.    Support supplier-diversity, sustainability, and risk-management initiatives as applicable.    Process Improvement and Cross-Functional Partnership   Evaluate the end-to-end  procure -to-pay process  and implement improvements that increase efficiency, control, and user adoption.    Standardize  purchasing  practices across departments and company locations.    Partner with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice, purchase-order, receiving, and payment discrepancies.    Support  procurement-system  enhancements, workflow automation,  supplier-data  improvements, and reporting initiatives.    Develop purchasing tools, templates, training materials, and communication resources for internal stakeholders.    Provide guidance  to business teams on sourcing, contracting,  purchasing , and supplier-management practices.    Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and responsible spending.    Qualifications   Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management , Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or  a related  field.    Seven or more years of progressive procurement, sourcing,  purchasing , or supply chain experience.    At least three years of experience managing indirect procurement categories or  purchasing-control  processes.    Demonstrated experience leading sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contract management, and spend analysis.    Strong understanding of  procure -to-pay processes, purchase-order controls,  approval  workflows, and financial compliance.    Experience developing or improving procurement policies, procedures, and internal controls.    Ability to manage multiple categories, projects, and stakeholder relationships in a fast-paced environment.    Strong analytical, financial, negotiation, and problem-solving  capabilities.    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.