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** Procurement Packaging Buyer**
**Job Category****:** Plant Purchasing **Requisition Number****:** PROCU001070 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
This position owns purchase order placement and all replenishment buying activities. This position also supports procurements role in new product introductions, line extensions, transitions, and product discontinuations. Packaging buyer is responsible for ensuring packaging inventory is in stock at the right inventory level for production use.
This role requires a high level of proactive engagement with suppliers and internal stakeholders to help generate market intelligence, resolve quality issues and improve supplier performance. The Procurement Packaging Buyer partners cross-functionally to drive attainment of individual, team and company goals.
The Procurement Packaging Buyer is responsible for supporting, executing, and maintaining food safety and quality practices as required through Safety Quality Food (SQF) guidelines. The Packaging Buyer ensures that product quality and food safety standards are met with focus on Graphics Version Control (GVC) transitions of food contact packaging.
**Job responsibilities:**
* Create and maintain purchase orders and delivery schedules, utilizing MRP
* Ensure most efficient landed costs, considering inventory levels, volume pricing, freight
* Consult with cross-functional counterparts to determine deliverable timelines
* Procure packaging materials and manage inventory levels
* Manage the daily packaging requirements for production
* Coordinate with other departments routinely, including Operations, Engineering, Quality, R&D, Warehousing, Shipping & Receiving
* Coordinate with suppliers to process packaging and supply concerns; coordinate vendor returns
* Recommend and coordinate cost reductions to meet or exceed inventory budget and efficiency goals
* Flexibility to manage new categories to address business needs, including covering for other buyers as needed
**Minimum Qualifications:**
* 4 years of directly related work experience in a manufacturing environment, within the CPG industry preferred
* Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and managing replenishment in a very fast paced, dynamic environment
* Able to manage long lead time items
* Exceptional organization and time management skills
* Experience with volume/ portfolio pricing and blanket orders
* Strong capability with Microsoft Office suite required, including excellent Excel skills
* Demonstrated problem solving and analytical ability
* Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities in a high-performance team environment
* Strong presentation skills a plus
* Ability to interface with wide variety of business situations and all levels of management
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Flexibility and availability to support manufacturing team (nights, weekends, certain holidays)
* Experience with warehouse management systems
**Preferred Qualifications:**
* Packaging procurement experience highly desirable
**Physical Demands and Work Environment**
* Office environment that is cooled/ heated
* Manufacturing environment requiring special protective clothing as required by USDA and/or the environment being worked in
* Must be able to sit for long periods of time
* Must be able to use a keyboard and monitor for long periods of time
* Must be able to stand for long periods of time when required
* Must be able to travel through office and production areas
* Less than 10% domestic travel required
*The targeted budget for this position is $45-$55K per year. This compensation budget range may be adjusted at any time at the discretion of the company.*
Sovos Brands is a food company with a mission to acquire and build one-of-a-kind brands. Were dedicated to bringing today's consumers delicious food for joyful living. We invest in brands that have exciting growth potential, combining industry expertise with fresh thinking to bring our products into more homes across America.
The brands in our portfolio include *Rao's Homemade*, a producer of premium pasta sauces, soups, frozen entres and pasta; *noosa*, a producer of premium yoghurt made with whole milk and wildflower North American honey; *Birch Benders*, a fast-growing producer of delicious, better-for-you pancake and waffle mixes, toaster waffles, and pancake and baking cups; and *Michael Angelo's*, a leading producer of authentic frozen Italian entres.
Sovos has the experience of an industry leader, and the financial backing of Advent International, one of the world's largest private equity firms.
Find out more about Sovos Brands at , Rao's Homemade at , noosa at , Birch Benders at ; and Michael Angelo's at .
*We offer attractive compensation packages based upon background and experience. Package includes base salary, incentive bonus, medical benefits, 401K, and PTO. We maintain a drug and alcohol-free workplace. All candidates offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test. We participate in E-Verify. Sovos Brands is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Sovos Brands is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.*
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