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Procurement Specialist - Packaging
Job Summary:
Shape the future of our supply chain and make a direct impact on our product quality and cost management! As the Procurement Specialist - Packaging in Overland Park you will own the supply cost quality and service of our packaging materials. Youll be instrumental in developing sourcing strategies managing critical tools like SMI and Risk Management and driving significant savings initiatives across all your materials. This is your opportunity to leverage your expertise in Procurement or Supply Chain to lead continuous improvement programs with suppliers and influence key business decisions by analyzing large sets of data.
Responsibilities:
Accountable for the Purchasing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and working with the entire Category Supply Chain
Helps support effective negotiations for specific materials purchases
Partners with suppliers sales technical and other functional groups as well as Hills Supply Chain Technology Marketing and Finance functions to enforce Purchasing policies resolve issues align service and financial strategies
Understands reviews analyzes and maintains large sets of data to help drive business decisions
Helps develop Sourcing strategies around risk mitigation single source sustainability
Provides input for Top to Top meetings and when necessary
Leads continuous improvement programs with suppliers (i.e. Supplier Certification Continuous Improvement Teams etc.)
Leverages SAP in day-to-day function including entering prices into the system (where responsible) and ongoing contract and vendor maintenance
Supports efforts in using e-tools (RFP Ariba etc.) to help drive Funding the Growth simplification and standardization programs
Leads implementation of SMI with appropriate suppliers
Helps maintain category budget and quarterly updates
Continues to improve oneself by way of training information sharing coaching and feedback and implementing best practices
Participates in external industry forums (e.g. Purchasing organizations) and internal Purchasing meetings
Develops documented understanding of market structure and drivers for his/her materials with risk management overview and identifies opportunities and threats for the future
Interfaces with suppliers to prevent / solve possible service issues
Interfaces with suppliers to prevent/ solve possible quality issues
Develops new suppliers for Packaging Materials
Required Experience:
IC
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