# Indirect Purchasing Manager

> Tito's Handmade Vodka · Austin, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-04-02

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Purchasing

## Description

**About the Company:** 

Built on a dream and distilled in Austin, Texas, Tito’s Handmade Vodka has been bringing people (and dogs) together over the last two decades. Tito’s Handmade Vodka has gained a reputation for its high-quality vodka, charitable contributions, and its goal to make people happy while making the world a better place. 

**About the Position:** 

Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Solves complex problems. Works independently, receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Manages Indirect Purchasing organization and supplier relationships.

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Collaborates with Maintenance and Engineering Project Management departments to understand needs, manage purchasing activities, and support indirect inventory levels and project execution.

-   Hires and manages indirect buyers
-   Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues
-   Manages supplier relationships including Supplier Agreements and pricing
-   Manages and communicates supplier and material lead times to internal departments to support planning and execution.
-   Supports competitive bidding processes and negotiations to drive best total value, manage risk, and ensure supplier performance.
-   Establishes and maintains RFP/RFQ templates and price thresholds to support consistent selection criteria and award decisions.
-   Establishes sole-source exemption criteria and procedures, ensuring appropriate approvals, documentation, and compliance with procurement policy.
-   Develops and maintains metrics to develop strategic sourcing strategies (short term, mid term and long term)
-   Develops methods of business simplification for the procurement function. Participates in the development of quality documents for the purchasing function.
-   Participates in cross-functional projects.  Trains and audits activities of lower level personnel.
-   Develop Indirect Purchasing KPIs to monitor spend and efficiency
-   Perform regular audits of VMI programs
-   Review purchase requisitions as assigned by workflow for completion and accuracy
-   Communicate process changes with Vendors
-   Negotiate contract pricing and terms
-   Process new vendor requests and maintain IFS vendor files
-   Review contracts for Capital projects

## Requirements

**Functional Knowledge**

-   Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
-   Understands suppliers’ business models and operational processes

**Business Expertise**

-   Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with the whole organization as well as throughout the supply chain

**Leadership**

-   Is a resource for individual contributors as a mentor
-   Leads large capital projects with risks and resource requirements
-   Develops training plans
-   Sets goals for organization
-   Creates synergy with both internal and external customers

**Problem Solving**

-   Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
-   Presents solutions to executive leadership

**Impact**

-   Impacts a range of customer, supplier, operational, and project activities within entire corporation
-   Works within broad guidelines and policies

**Interpersonal Skills**

-   Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus
-   Presents key objectives to both in internal and external groups
-   Able to lead a large group and achieve common goals

**Qualifications** 

-   Bachelor's Degree
-   7 - 10 Years of Experience

**Job**

-   Supply Chain

**Shift**

-   First Shift

**Travel**

-   Yes, 10 % of the Time

## Benefits

**What we offer**

-   Annual Base Salary + Bonus Plan
-   Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
-   Company-paid life and disability insurance
-   Voluntary insurance plans
-   401(k) plan with company match
-   Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and flex time
-   Paid Parental Leave
-   Adoption Assistance Program
-   Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
-   Health Savings Account (HSA)
-   Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
-   Financial Wellness Benefit
-   Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

**Fifth Generation, Inc.**

**\*This organization participates in E-Verify\***

## Apply

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