Purchasing Manager — Malvern, PA

Purchasing Manager

Location: Malvern, PA

Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Work Arrangement: Onsite, 5 Days per Week

Salary: $65,000–$100,000, depending on experience

Overview

KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager for a full-time, onsite position in Malvern, PA.

This role is responsible for managing purchasing activities within a specialized government, military, and shipyard-focused environment. The Purchasing Manager will review sales orders, determine purchasing and inventory requirements, manage purchase orders, identify strategic buying opportunities, and ensure critical documentation and certification requirements are properly communicated to suppliers.

The ideal candidate has strong purchasing experience, a four-year college degree, and experience working within a military, government, defense, or similarly regulated purchasing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Review sales orders for accuracy and determine purchasing requirements based on due dates, available inventory, and existing purchase orders.

Prepare and manage purchase orders and allocate available or incoming inventory to customer orders.

Consolidate purchasing needs and identify strategic buying opportunities, including quantity discounts and longer-term inventory purchases.

Manage purchasing within a government/military environment where customer specifications may require approved or sole-source manufacturers and materials.

Ensure all required specifications, testing, certifications, and documentation are accurately communicated to suppliers and obtained with each order.

Work with Accounting to improve supplier payment terms and support efficient invoice processing.

Coordinate commercial invoices, customs documentation, and applicable duty-free requirements for inbound shipments.

Execute and maintain purchasing and inventory transactions in SAP.

Partner with Sales, Warehouse, Receiving, Shipping, and Operations to resolve purchasing and material issues.

Complete a structured knowledge-transfer period and gradually assume broader responsibility for the Malvern Operations team.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.

Previous professional purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or related buying experience.

Experience creating and managing purchase orders and coordinating material requirements.

Strong understanding of purchasing processes, inventory allocation, supplier management, and documentation.

Ability to manage detailed technical and commercial documentation accurately.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify purchasing efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities.

Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Ability to work onsite five days per week in Malvern, PA.

Preferred Qualifications

Purchasing or procurement experience supporting military, government, defense, Navy, or shipyard customers.

Military background combined with relevant purchasing, logistics, supply chain, or operations experience.

Experience with government specifications, approved-source requirements, certifications, testing documentation, and supplier flow-down requirements.

Experience operating within a sole-source or highly regulated purchasing environment.

Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system.

Experience with strategic purchasing, order consolidation, quantity discounts, and long-term inventory planning.

Experience with international shipping documentation, commercial invoices, customs requirements, or duty-free transactions.

Previous supervisory, management, or broader operations experience with the ability to grow into an operations leadership role.

Work Environment & Succession Opportunity

This is a fully onsite position based in Malvern, PA. The Purchasing Manager will initially focus heavily on purchasing while working alongside experienced operations leadership to learn the organization’s customers, suppliers, documentation requirements, purchasing processes, and overall operational structure.

Over an anticipated 12–18 month transition period, the selected individual is expected to take on increasing responsibility with the goal of eventually assuming broader leadership of the Malvern Operations team.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary: $65,000–$100,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications

Quarterly bonus eligibility after 180 days of employment

Employer-paid 75% of healthcare costs

3% employer 401(k) contribution after one year of employment, regardless of employee contribution