Job Details
** Buyer - Packaging**
**Job Category****:** Purchasing/Procurement **Requisition Number****:** BUYER004643 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
Procurement Buyer Packaging is responsible to manage printed packaging material category for the North American market
* Execute category sourcing roadmap(s) in coordination with internal stake holders and external vendor
* Evaluate and optimize supply base to ensure competitiveness to Refresco
* Negotiate and manage pricing for materials within assigned categories
**Essential Functions**
* Develop a comprehensive understanding of all category influencers and become the business-wide category subject matter expert from both a technical and commercial perspective
* Assist in development of procurement strategies and plans for the category together with stakeholders that would provide the most value to Refresco and improve availability, quality, service, and innovation
* Obtain data from varied sources to identify and support fact-driven opportunities. Ensure analysis is accurate, comprehensive, and robust.
* Own RFx processes from creation to completion to generate and analyze multiple viable bids.
* Attend off-site supplier tours/visits as needed.
* Collaborate with Finance and Accounts Payable
* Set-up and implement sourcing solutions under the supervision of the Procurement Director
* Manage vendor performance metrics, documents, and reporting as part of a Supplier Relationship Management plan within specified category.
* Maintain a positive and professional relationship with all key suppliers and internal stakeholders
* Conduct market and risk analysis to drive category strategies
* Ability to react quickly when faced with unexpected market conditions
**Qualifications:**
**Minimum Qualifications:**
* 2 Years Experience in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain or other related field
* 2 Years Experience in Position
* 0 Years Experience Supervising Employees
****experience may include a combination of work experience and education***
**Preferred Qualifications**
* 6 Years Experience in Procurement or other related field
* 6 Years Experience working in Position
* 0 Years Experience Supervising Employees
****experience may include a combination of work experience and education***
**Competencies**
* Creative Thinking: able to think creatively, generating new ideas and approaches to situations.
* Strategic Thinking: able to grasp the big picture and think long-term.
* Attention to Detail: highly attentive to details, change and what factors influence change.
* Recognition of Opportunity recognizes new opportunities and acts to take advantage of them.
* Quantitative Analysis: skillful in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues. Strong analytical skills and business acumen required
* Assertiveness: able to defend a point of view and to confront others appropriately when necessary; unafraid to take controversial positions and challenge the conventional wisdom or status quo.
* Comfort with risk: takes risks when appropriate, isnt afraid to innovate and experiment.
* Organizational Priority: able to make decisions that are in the best interest of the organization, even though they cause individual people distress.
* Decisiveness: able to make decisions even in ambiguous situations and without full information.
* Self-Motivation/Time Management: able to determine and prioritize tasks with minimal direction
* Negotiation Skill: skilled in negotiating tactics, effective in utilizing analysis and creative solutions to extract the greatest value for the company.
* Software Skill: Microsoft Excel proficiency is mandatory, as well as adeptness in PowerPoint and Word. Required eagerness to learn other software applications on an as-needed basis. SAP knowledge a plus.
* Merit-orientation: judges ideas and people on merit alone, without bias or favoritism.
* Influence: can influence and persuade other people, even without direct authority.
* Political Skill: knows how to get things done within the political framework of an organization.
* Leadership: comfortable taking a leadership role.
* Oral Communication: a skillful public speaker, good at presenting ideas and plans in a persuasive manner.
* Written Communication: a good writer; expresses ideas and positions clearly. Ability to compose concise, simplified written descriptions of complex issues, supported by detailed analysis and effective storytelling to engage and influence the audience.
* Cross Cultural: Able to interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds.
**Education**
**Minimum Required:**
* Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or other related field
**Preferred:**
* Master's Degree
* Project Management experience
* Manufacturing experience
**Working Conditions**
Based in Tampa, FL - Corp. HQ with **up to 20% travel at times**
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