Procurement Buyer Packaging is responsible to manage printed packaging material category for the North American market

• Execute category sourcing roadmap(s) in coordination with internal stake holders and external vendor
• Evaluate and optimize supply base to ensure competitiveness to Refresco
• Negotiate and manage pricing for materials within assigned categories

Essential Functions

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of all category influencers and become the business-wide category subject matter expert from both a technical and commercial perspective
• Assist in development of procurement strategies and plans for the category together with stakeholders that would provide the most value to Refresco and improve availability, quality, service, and innovation
• Obtain data from varied sources to identify and support fact-driven opportunities. Ensure analysis is accurate, comprehensive, and robust.
• Own RFx processes from creation to completion to generate and analyze multiple viable bids.
• Attend off-site supplier tours/visits as needed.
• Collaborate with Finance and Accounts Payable
• Set-up and implement sourcing solutions under the supervision of the Procurement Director
• Manage vendor performance metrics, documents, and reporting as part of a Supplier Relationship Management plan within specified category.
• Maintain a positive and professional relationship with all key suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Conduct market and risk analysis to drive category strategies
• Ability to react quickly when faced with unexpected market conditions

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2 Years – Experience in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain or other related field
• 2 Years – Experience in Position
• 0 Years – Experience Supervising Employees

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 Years– Experience in Procurement or other related field
• 6 Years – Experience working in Position
• 0 Years – Experience Supervising Employees

• experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Creative Thinking: able to think creatively, generating new ideas and approaches to situations.
• Strategic Thinking: able to grasp the big picture and think long-term.
• Attention to Detail: highly attentive to details, change and what factors influence change.
• Recognition of Opportunity recognizes new opportunities and acts to take advantage of them.
• Quantitative Analysis: skillful in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues. Strong analytical skills and business acumen required
• Assertiveness: able to defend a point of view and to confront others appropriately when necessary; unafraid to take controversial positions and challenge the conventional wisdom or status quo.
• Comfort with risk: takes risks when appropriate, isn’t afraid to innovate and experiment.
• Organizational Priority: able to make decisions that are in the best interest of the organization, even though they cause individual people distress.
• Decisiveness: able to make decisions even in ambiguous situations and without full information.
• Self-Motivation/Time Management: able to determine and prioritize tasks with minimal direction
• Negotiation Skill: skilled in negotiating tactics, effective in utilizing analysis and creative solutions to extract the greatest value for the company.
• Software Skill: Microsoft Excel proficiency is mandatory, as well as adeptness in PowerPoint and Word. Required eagerness to learn other software applications on an as-needed basis. SAP knowledge a plus.
• Merit-orientation: judges ideas and people on merit alone, without bias or favoritism.
• Influence: can influence and persuade other people, even without direct authority.
• Political Skill: knows how to get things done within the political framework of an organization.
• Leadership: comfortable taking a leadership role.
• Oral Communication: a skillful public speaker, good at presenting ideas and plans in a persuasive manner.
• Written Communication: a good writer; expresses ideas and positions clearly. Ability to compose concise, simplified written descriptions of complex issues, supported by detailed analysis and effective “storytelling” to engage and influence the audience.
• Cross Cultural: Able to interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds.

Education

Minimum Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or other related field

Preferred:

• Master's Degree
• Project Management experience
• Manufacturing experience

Working Conditions

• Based in Pointe Claire with less than 20% travel.