Senior Buyer - Resins/Plastics

Join our operations team where you will be influential in shaping our business strategy and ensuring we have the most effective operations. Be your own boss by creating your own career path and pushing your professional limits.

Job Summary

The Senior Buyer is responsible for effectively sourcing and procuring direct and indirect spend categories.

Location: Can be located in White Pigeon, MI, Selma, AL, or Prairie du Chien, WI

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies material sources that are relative to the needs of RESINS AND PLASTICS.

• Develops and maintains a relationship with vendors and sales management of key suppliers and demonstrates the ability and willingness to translate that relationship into a successful business plan and roadmap.

• Leads RFI, RFP & Expressive Bid events and negotiation strategy to manage TCO and Risk.

• Leverage market data/cost modeling to support the development of negotiation strategies that delivery maximum value to the organization.

• Procures products that meet or exceed the quality, service, and price requirements of the assigned categories.

• Provides current market levels and an accurate prediction for the future direction of the market.

• Develops and maintains a clear understanding of the processes and products produced at those facilities for each category.

• Supports Engineering with specification management and leads engineering change request with facilities for the Resins and Plastics vertical.

• Supports business agreement development with legal and other stakeholders.

• Proactively offers relevant products to stakeholders.

• Helps develop and grow sales and margin by developing an effective working relationship with Director of Operations and Management.

• Prepares various market analysis reports as required.

• Leads sourcing strategy road map.

• Executes supply plan by category with material manager by facility.

• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their assigned categories and strategies.

• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related discipline or equivalent experience is required.

• 5 years of supply chain and strategic sourcing experience with Resins and Plastics.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Outlook, and other business software.

• Working knowledge of commodity market conditions and dynamics.

• Experience sourcing international vendors/products.

• Knowledge of legal requirements and contracting best practices.