Procurement Planner, Direct Procurement (Packaging)

Procurement Planner, Direct Procurement (Packaging)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Role

The Procurement Planner for GTI is responsible for purchasing, vendor management & research, contract negotiation and the day-to-day purchasing operations. You will develop operating plans to ensure GTI has the resources to support current forecasted business and projected growth to respond to current and emerging markets with a focus on rigid packaging categories including Glass, PET, and Tin components.

This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days in office per week.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with Procurement, Innovation, Brand, Project Team, Supply Chain, Ops Sites, and other HQ cross functional teams
• Balance multiple tasks while improving the efficiency of our Procurement team, managing competing priorities effectively across packaging categories and suppliers
• Purchase Order creation in the ERP system, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, and payment confirmation, overall vendor management
• Develops a business relationship with functional stakeholders and solicits feedback on sourcing and vendor performance, share and discuss supply base opportunities, and identify new and changed needs.
• Supports the development of cross-functional teams by identifying internal customers and stakeholders for inclusion; interfaces with internal customers to understand requirements and resolves issues; involves key stakeholders in sourcing development and execution; informs Sr. Director of Procurement of conflicts between stakeholder requirements and sourcing strategy.
• Sets the standards for conducting internal and external research on supply market and competitive activities within assigned spend categories to ensure the highest levels of insight is generated; undertakes or ensures the identification of supply market economics and trends; ensures the identification of qualified supply base, maintains market information on suppliers and drives optimization of the supply base.
• Oversees the management of on-going vendor relationships and supplier performance across their portfolio; ensures regular supplier meetings take place and implements improvement strategies with suppliers.
• Execute purchasing for assigned categories, with ownership of rigid packaging components such as bottles, jars, closures, and related materials.
• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems
• Work with internal team members to achieve optimal inventory levels for assigned categories based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times.
• Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development
• Be a shared resource among the procurement team when support is needed, offering guidance on packaging suppliers, specifications, and sourcing strategies
• Continue to work with leadership on maintaining and managing diverse vendor management database

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in manufacturing or CPG procurement operations, including experience or exposure supporting packaging categories such as rigid plastics/glass or related components
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent preferred
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook)
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking.
• Consistently operates with an elevated level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information

Additional Requirements

• Must pass any and all required background checks
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Must possess valid driver's license
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age

The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

Green Thumb Pay Range

$70,000 - $85,000 USD