Materials Buyer - Packaging

Position Summary

The Buyer – Packaging is responsible for negotiations, recommendations, qualification and selection of packaging suppliers. The Buyer – Packaging utilizes effective material planning execution for the Santa Ana site in all packaging categories and recommends and executes commodity spend tactics, strategic development and educational initiatives for packaging.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following.

• Manage packaging spending for the Santa Ana site while working collaboratively with the Buyers for the York, PA facility on common materials to both locations.
• Ordering packaging through blanket PO’s to ensure prompt, on-time deliveries with cost savings
• Analyze MRP reports to ensure the quantity and timing of raw materials are available to meet scheduled production needs.
• Ordering nonstock material for various departments
• Execute request for quotes (RFQ’s) when directed or, based upon recommendation, using customary means.
• Project management (e.g. interdepartmental initiatives on cost savings and quality management).
• Play a back-up role to the Purchasing Team (YK & SA) when and where needed.
• All other duties as assigned.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Buyer – Ingredients and Packaging does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ingredient Awareness and Knowledge Base – Knowledge of functional ingredients and performance to include understanding of formulations and potential substitute ingredient possibilities.
• Packaging Awareness and Knowledge Base – Knowledge of functional packaging to include understanding of structure, functionality and standard applications.
• Business Systems Expertise - Knowledge of integrated ERP systems. Understanding systemic relationships of forecasting, demand planning, MPS, MRP, Purchasing and Inventory Control.
• Leadership – Ability to lead and manage team/s to defined and expected outcomes
• Negotiator – Ability to act as a ‘deal developer’ providing catalyst to the development of a least cost supply chain
• Project Management – Ability to establish project goals and milestones, develop procedures and systems, define roles and responsibilities, identify and implement project resources, lead project coordination, monitor and measure project performance, manage multiple projects.
  
  

Education And/or Experience

Minimum high school diploma or GED

• Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience within a CPG company.
  
  

Computer Skills

• MS Office skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
• Microsoft D365, Prism, Demand Solutions and AS400 preferred
  
  

Other

• Good listening, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Mathematics aptitude.
  
  

All other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to grasp, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, stand, stoop, kneel and crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.