Supply Chain / Procurement / Buyer / Purchaser

This role is responsible for procuring indirect materials and services critical to continuous manufacturing operations. The Indirect Buyer ensures essential materials and services are always on hand to support can making and can filling operations, partnering closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, and Facilities to keep production running safely and efficiently. Purchases span a broad range of indirect categories including MRO, spare parts, process chemicals and lubricants, consumables, services, facilities support, and capital-related spend.

Procure indirect materials and services (MRO, spare parts, process chemicals, lubricants, production consumables, services, and facilities support) with a focus on ensuring critical items are available at all times to prevent line downtime.
Convert approved purchase requisitions into purchase orders, expedite deliveries, and manage issues to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
Actively improve procurement systems and processes; Respond with urgency to shortages or risks that could impact production uptime.
Support supplier performance management in coordination with the Indirect Category Manager.
Ensure critical indirect materials are stocked appropriately based on consumption and risk.
Coordinate supplier engagement with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations as needed.
Engage daily with manufacturing teams to understand priorities and respond quickly to urgent needs.
Food Safety:
Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; and empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for any significant period of time the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality related tasks will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Works on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment, analysis, and initiative are required in resolving problems and making recommendations. Serves as a liaison with internal and/or external contacts. Computer Skills:

The ability to work effectively in a Microsoft Windows environment (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internal software programs), with advanced presentation skills and the ability to create and maintain spreadsheets. Prior experience with ERP systems (Infor, SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, etc.) CPP (Certified Purchasing Professional) or CPDW (Certified Professional in Distribution and Warehousing) is a plus but not required.

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Supply Chain or Business preferred. 2+ years purchasing experience desired.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.