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Job Location
Bristol IN - Bristol, IN

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
4 Year Degree

Job Shift
Day

Job Category
Purchasing - Procurement

Description

This role, reporting to the Site Procurement Manager, will be primarily focused on the procurement and inbound movement of packaging and other materials to support manufacturing operations at the site. In addition, this role will undertake Procurement Data Analysis & Reporting and Vendor Performance Reporting.

Purpose:

This role will primarily manage the sourcing and inbound pipeline of packaging and other materials to the site. This role will also be involved in the sourcing and qualification of new packaging and materials to support new products being manufactured at the site. This position plays a critical role in the delivery (and expediting, if necessary) of packaging and materials to the site.

Responsibilities:

• Purchase packaging and other materials; as assigned
  • Negotiate and agree pricing and terms with suppliers
  • Place purchase orders with suppliers
  • Contact suppliers to get updates on orders, expedite, and troubleshoot late shipments if necessary
• Identify potential packaging suppliers and materials; request samples, technical data, specifications and cost
• Lead the qualification process of any new packaging items or suppliers
• Maintain personal knowledge of market trends including analysis of market drivers, cost structures and technical improvements
• Actively seek opportunities to improve quality, service and cost of all packaging materials/services
• Conduct RFPs to optimize the supply chain
• Resolve freight/shipment issues, address quality concerns and pricing discrepancies
• Arrange return, replacement and credit for any problem deliveries
• Monitor purchases and inventory replenishment of packaging and material inventories to meet weekly production requirements
• Interface with Marketing and suppliers on product changes and new product implementation
• Support cross functional activities and interact with Logistics, Quality, Marketing, R & D and Sales to assess current and future sourcing requirements
• Coordinate regularly with scheduling, accounting, and production departments
• Undertake detailed procurement and usage reporting
• Dispose of surplus packaging and materials where applicable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Business Administration, Accounting, Food Science or related discipline preferred)
• 5 or more years of professional Packaging procurement experience highly preferred (Food Packaging Purchasing and/or Logistics experience preferred)
• Strong analytical skills
• ERP system experience, possibly as a power user
• Proficient in MS Office including Excel (formulas, v-lookups, index and pivot tables) and PowerPoint (Power BI (or similar) experience desirable)
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older

Competencies:

Action Oriented. Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.

Customer Focus. Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Drive for Results. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Functional/Technical Skills. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

Organizational Agility. Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations.

Planning. Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.

Priority Setting. Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.

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