Global Materials Buyer & Strategic Sourcing Leader

Tekni-Plex; Van Wert (OH); Presencial; USD 72.000 - 108.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

TekniPlex is seeking a Senior Buyer at our Van Wert, OH facility to manage day-to-day procurement for raw materials, packaging, MRO and indirect categories. You will own end-to-end purchasing, secure supply, manage suppliers, and contribute to cost, quality, service, sustainability and working capital goals.

Reporting to the Regional Procurement Manager, you will support new product development, mitigate supply risk, and collaborate with Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of purchasing, procurement or supply chain experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred, but not required.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (purchasing, inventory and master data).
• Solid analytical skills and proficiency in Excel.
• Strong communication, organization and follow-up skills; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• Experience buying raw materials and packaging for fiber, pulp, paper or converting operations.
• Negotiation training or experience.

Responsabilidades

• Own the purchase-to-delivery process for assigned categories: place accurate, timely purchase orders according to company procedure and approval levels.
• Review all open POs monthly with suppliers; confirm dates, expedite where needed, and close unnecessary open POs.
• Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other supply problems.
• Respond to internal and supplier inquiries on order status, changes and cancellations.
• Maintain accurate fulfillment, delivery and ERP master data (prices, lead times, MOQs, approved suppliers).
• Request and evaluate quotes; build and maintain comparative price and conditions tables for active negotiations.
• Negotiate price, lead times, MOQs and terms for assigned categories within guidelines set by the Regional Procurement Manager.
• Locate, evaluate and help qualify new suppliers; maintain a consolidated supplier base for assigned categories.
• Review supplier price increase requests with supporting data and recommend responses.
• Implement divisional and corporate sourcing strategies at site level, including transitions to new suppliers or agreements.
• Identify and document cost-saving and cost-avoidance opportunities for assigned categories and track results using the company’s savings methodology.
• Partner with Planning to maintain inventory targets for raw materials and supplies, balancing service levels and working capital.
• Track market and price trends for key materials and flag changes that affect cost or supply to the Regional Procurement Manager.
• Support annual budget and standard cost updates with current pricing data.
• Monitor supplier delivery, quality and responsiveness; maintain supplier scorecards for key suppliers in assigned categories.
• Work with Quality to follow up on supplier corrective actions through closure.
• Identify single-source or at-risk materials and raise risks early; support qualification of alternate sources.
• Support supplier sustainability and compliance requirements in line with company targets.
• Provide strong, responsive service to internal teams and suppliers as the site’s day-to-day procurement contact.
• Support new product development and trials by sourcing materials, coordinating samples and working with R&D and Quality on supplier qualification.
• Support Capex and project purchases with Engineering, including quotes and supplier follow-up, as assigned.
• Prepare monthly procurement KPI updates for assigned categories and suggest improvements to purchasing processes.
• Perform other related duties that contribute to the success of the operation, as assigned.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Negotiation

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Herramientas

Excel

ERP/MRP systems

Descripción del empleo

TekniPlex is seeking a Senior Buyer at our Van Wert, OH facility to manage day-to-day procurement for raw materials, packaging, MRO and indirect categories. You will own end-to-end purchasing, secure supply, manage suppliers, and contribute to cost, quality, service, sustainability and working capital goals.

Reporting to the Regional Procurement Manager, you will support new product development, mitigate supply risk, and collaborate with Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance