Sourcing Procurement Buyer

Why Choose Us

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food beverage and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice restaurant delivery and carryout food processing grocery and retail and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin paper molded fiber aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories 250 brands and over 39000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

This is a hybrid position reporting to one of the following office locations 2-3 days a week: (Lake Forest IL / Charlotte NC / Covington KY)

The position is responsible for management of all aspects of contractor services spend including; negotiation and execution of supply agreements development and implementation of a category strategy owning supplier relationship sourcing innovative technologies to differentiate Novolex and consistently deliver year-over-year savings to the bottom line.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $66000 - $111000 bonus benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range individual pay is determined by job related skills experience and relevant education or training. At Novolex it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance flexible spending and health savings accounts paid vacation and sick days paid parental leave paid holidays and wellness program.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Develop and lead sourcing strategies for contractor services

2. Negotiate supply agreements with key suppliers & distributors resulting in measurable total cost benefits.

3. Interface between global supplier base New Product Development and Operations to identify new and innovative technologies

4. Understand and bring market intelligence supplier knowledge and a key understanding of the use of materials in the manufacturing process.

5. Produce annual budgets for key materials using statistical historical and market data.

6. Provide monthly price and market updates as a measure against budget. Provide monthly pricing as needed to manufacturing sites.

7. Work with Regulatory Affairs team and suppliers to ensure 100% regulatory compliance

8. Facilitate meetings to drive cost savings initiatives. This means demonstrating the ability to develop agendas lead meetings and document & publish critical results

Skills and Competencies:

1. Demonstrated ability to comfortably and effectively communicate both verbally and in writing. This means the ability to develop agendas lead meetings as a facilitator and document & publish critical results

2. Persuasiveness Utilize interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance. Must have the ability to persuade stakeholders internally and suppliers externally through strong relationships

3. Demonstrated ability to easily interface with plant personnel manage projects and drive cost and process improvement

4. Analytical Skills Must be able to relate & compare securing relevant information and identifying key issues. This includes seeking and organizing information and conducting relevant data analysis

5. Financial & Qualitative Acumen Demonstrate an understanding of the use interpretation and impact of key quantitative and financial measures

6. Visionary Must be able to challenge existing processes and paradigms

7. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced team environment while also delivering independent results and maintaining calm composure

Qualifications Mandatory

1. B.S in Supply Chain or related field from a four-year accredited college or university.

2. At least 3-5 years experience in procurement or a related field

3. General understanding of supplier markets and ability to perform market analysis

4. Strong Microsoft Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Word) and analytical skills

5. Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to deal with all levels of the organization

6. Ability to travel as needed for conferences trainings meetings etc. ( 15%)

Qualifications Preferred

1. Experience negotiating a commodity price that moves with an index

2. CPSM or CPM certification.

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What Youll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union) and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices including but not limited to selection hiring promotion transfer and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age race color national origin sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity religion handicap or disability genetics citizenship status service member or veteran status or any other category protected by federal state or local law. Any individual who because of his or her disability needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Companys application process should contact .

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