Procurement Planner

Renew Cannabis Co.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb Industries (GTI) seeks a Procurement Planner to manage purchasing, vendor relationships and research, plus contract negotiation and daily procurement operations. You will build operating plans to support current forecasts and projected growth for GTI.

This hybrid Chicago-based role requires 1–2 days in our HQ (River North) or Rolling Meadows office, and involves cross-functional collaboration across Procurement, Finance, and Operations teams to ensure timely delivery and optimal

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, written)
• Experience in manufacturing or CPG procurement operations
• Ability to work independently or within cross-functional teams
• Comfort with fast-paced startup environments
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems preferred
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Procurement, Innovation, Brand, Project Team, Supply Chain, Ops Sites and HQ cross-functional teams
• Balance multiple tasks and improve efficiency of the Procurement team
• Create Purchase Orders in ERP, track shipments, coordinate deliveries and confirm payments
• Develop relationships with stakeholders and identify supplier opportunities and needs
• Support cross-functional teams by identifying internal customers and resolving issues
• Research supply markets to inform sourcing strategies and maintain supplier information
• Oversee ongoing vendor relationships and performance and conduct regular reviews
• Execute purchasing for assigned categories and monitor open purchase orders for on-time delivery
• Optimize inventory levels based on forecast, demand variation and lead times
• Coordinate material flows during BOM changes, obsolescence, and new supplier introductions
• Be a resource to the procurement team and drive process improvements
• Lead or contribute to special projects as required

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Independent worker

Team collaboration

ERP/MRP experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

This is a hybrid position requiring 1-2 days a week in office between our Chicago HQ office (River North) and our Rolling Meadows office.

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.

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
• 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 corrects 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.
• Identifies and drives process improvement workstreams to support both Procurement and cross‑functional business partners.
• Lead or provide input in special projects as required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing or CPG procurement operations
• 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
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems preferred.
• Strong analytical skills preferred

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 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