Hybrid Strategic Procurement Planner

Cannabis Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb is seeking a Procurement Planner for its Chicago-area operations, a hybrid role requiring 1-2 days in the office between our Chicago HQ (River North) and Rolling Meadows offices. You will manage purchasing, vendor relationships, and sourcing strategies to support forecasted growth and market needs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, optimize procurement processes, and ensure timely PO execution, invoicing, and delivery.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing or CPG procurement operations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with Procurement, Innovation, Brand, Project Team, Supply Chain, OpsSites, and other HQ cross functional teams.
• Balance multiple tasks while improving the efficiency of our Procurement team, managing competing priorities effectively.
• Purchase Order creation in the ERP system, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, and payment confirmation, overall vendor management.
• Develop 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.
• Support 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.
• Set 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; under-takes 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.
• Oversee 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.
• 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
• Continue to work with leadership on maintaining and managing diverse vendor management database
• Identifies strategic opportunities which result in cost savings, areas for efficiency and opportunities for Procurement team.
• Works closely with the accounting team to ensure vendor billing is correct and terms & conditions are adhered to.
• Follows procurement strategies, policies and procedures as defined by the leadership team, develops a comprehensive understanding of the business and user requirements for assigned spend categories.
• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems.
• Identifies and drives process improvement workstreams to support both Procurement and cross-functional business partners.
• Lead or provide input in special projects as required.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Independence & teamwork

Professional integrity

Tools

Microsoft Office

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Green Thumb is seeking a Procurement Planner for its Chicago-area operations, a hybrid role requiring 1-2 days in the office between our Chicago HQ (River North) and Rolling Meadows offices. You will manage purchasing, vendor relationships, and sourcing strategies to support forecasted growth and market needs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, optimize procurement processes, and ensure timely PO execution, invoicing, and delivery.