Procurement Strategic Buyer

Pretium Packaging; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pretium Packaging is seeking a Procurement Strategic Buyer to oversee procurement activities across direct and indirect materials and services for manufacturing plants and corporate functions. The role emphasizes supplier onboarding, contract administration, and spend optimization.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of procurement experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with ERP systems, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, procurement, or related field.
• 3–5 years procurement experience supporting manufacturing and corporate stakeholders.
• Knowledge of procurement, sourcing, and contract administration.
• Experience with ERP purchasing systems, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement activities across direct materials, indirect materials, and services.
• Manage requisitions and purchase orders with proper justification and budgeting.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding and contract review processes.
• Analyze total cost of ownership, pricing, lead times, and terms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve supply issues.
• Monitor supplier performance and maintain audit-ready records.
• Identify opportunities for savings and standardization.
• Ensure compliance with spending approvals and purchasing controls.

Skills

Procurement analysis

Spend data analysis

Category strategy support

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or related field

Tools

ERP purchasing systems

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $70,000 USD to $110,000 USD

  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

• Procurement
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PROCU003354

Description

Procurement Strategic Buyer

Pay Range: $70,000-$110,000

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

• Support procurement activities across direct materials, indirect materials, and services for manufacturing plants and corporate functions.
• Manage electronic requisitions and purchase orders, ensuring appropriate business justification, budget alignment, supplier rationale, and compliance with purchasing controls.
• Coordinate replenishment requirements, blanket purchase order releases, and approved sourcing activities to support uninterrupted operations.
• Aggregate demand and support competitive requests for quotation (RFQs), negotiations, and sourcing initiatives in partnership with Category Managers.
• Analyze total cost of ownership, specifications, pricing, lead times, inventory impacts, and commercial terms to support purchasing decisions.
• Partner with business owners, Planning, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Accounts Payable, Legal, Human Resources, and Information Technology teams to clarify requirements and resolve supply‑related issues.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding activities, qualification requirements, compliance reviews, and approval workflows in accordance with established processes.
• Administer contract metadata, renewal schedules, scopes of work, approved catalogs, and supplier documentation while ensuring required approvals are obtained.
• Coordinate contract review and approval processes for applicable agreements and ensure compliance with authorized spending and signature requirements.
• Support supplier performance management through monitoring of quality, delivery, service, responsiveness, and cost metrics.
• Maintain audit‑ready procurement documentation, approvals, and purchasing records while identifying and escalating policy deviations or noncompliant spending.
• Escalate critical supply, safety, regulatory, or operational issues through appropriate channels and support corrective actions and follow‑up activities.
• Analyze spend, supplier performance, contract utilization, and purchasing trends to identify opportunities for savings, standardization, and improved value.
• Monitor procurement performance metrics including requisition‑to‑purchase‑order cycle time, contract adoption, supplier service levels, inventory support, and data quality.
• Recommend process improvements that enhance procurement effectiveness, compliance, accuracy, and stakeholder service.
• Ensure full‑time attendance, exhibit professionalism with business associates, and align daily actions with organizational values.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Work Experience

• Professional experience: 3–5 years of procurement or purchasing experience supporting manufacturing and corporate stakeholders across multiple spend categories, including sourcing support, requisition‑to‑purchase‑order execution, supplier coordination, and contract administration.

KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Knowledge of procurement, sourcing, purchasing, supply chain, and contract‑administration principles.
• Knowledge of direct‑material procurement and indirect goods and services purchasing practices.
• Skill in analyzing supplier pricing, commercial terms, total cost of ownership, spend data, and procurement performance metrics.
• Ability to support sourcing initiatives, supplier evaluations, and implementation of approved category strategies.
• Ability to manage requisitions, purchase orders, supplier coordination activities, and purchasing documentation with accuracy and timeliness.
• Proficiency with enterprise resource planning (ERP) purchasing systems, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to build productive working relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and cross‑functional partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations clearly.
• Ability to prioritize multiple procurement activities, deadlines, and stakeholder requirements in a dynamic environment.
• Strong attention to detail, integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to compliance and continuous improvement.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or a related field preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

None required.

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform work in a standard office environment, including prolonged periods of sitting, computer use, communication with internal and external stakeholders, and occasional visits to manufacturing facilities. Additional requirements: [To confirm].

Combination of office‑based, manufacturing plant, and corporate work environments. Specific work‑setting requirements: [To confirm].

Travel

Travel to manufacturing sites, corporate offices, and supplier locations 30% minimum, with additional travel based on business needs.

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