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Attindas Hygiene Partnersdesigns manufactures and markets absorbent hygiene products. The company sells adult incontinence and infant diapers among other products into the healthcare retail and directtoconsumer channels under brands including Attends Indas and Comfees as well as a wide range of private label brands for retailers.
- Responsible for sourcing indirect purchases (including; parts capital equipment leases services) and raw materials for North America
- Partner with internal departments such as Storeroom Operations Engineering Warehouse Utilities IT. etc. to ensure our indirect purchases are fully vetted through our Request for Quote Procedure (RFQ) ensuring we receive the best products/services at the most competitive price.
- Ensuring Attindas purchases follow the appropriate procurement processes and procedures
- This role works to continuously improve supplier relationships and cultivate crossfunctional partnerships ensuring suppliers fully understand our expectations.
- Identify lead and oversee the development and tracking of cost reduction activities such as: supplier synergies across business units price negotiations cost/benefit analysis payment term extensions pay early discounts vendor managed inventory shipping costs etc.
- Assist Accounts Payable to ensure accurate invoicing and payments
- Create and maintain Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDAs) with our suppliers where needed
- Develop and negotiate Supply Service or Lease Agreements and act as a liaison between Attindas legal our internal departments and suppliers
- Define measure and track categories for spending to analyze actual spend against budget and assist with annual budget creation for parts capital equipment leases and services.
- Develop and lead risk mitigation plans by understanding market conditions that could impact purchases.
- Manage annual Supplier Scorecard process for key suppliers. Establishing improvement countermeasures for suppliers based on internal business unit feedback.
- In addition to indirect purchases this position will be required to cross train on all aspects of Attindas procurement activities
- Manage indirect and raw material purchasing per Attindas sourcing strategy ensuring competitive pricing fitness for use and stability of supply.
- Identify lead and track cost reduction projects
- Oversee and manage RFQs
- Understand market conditions (demand/supply innovations new entrants supply risk etc. and assist plants with risk mitigation strategies
- NA finance support (budget tracking and creation invoice discrepancies)
- Understand market conditions (demand/supply innovations new entrants supply risk etc. and assist plants with risk mitigation strategies
- Contract CDA Negotiation Management
- Maintain and lead designed routine or as needed Supplier meetings
- Mange annual Supplier Scorecard process for North America.
- BS Degree 2 years of related work experience
- BS Degree 7 years in Procurement/Supply Chain role
Attindas is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age race color sex (including gender identity or expression sexual orientation and pregnancy) marital status religion national origin genetic information disability or veteran status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
