Senior Buyer - Rigid Plastic Packaging & Cost Optimization

Lactalis American Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Education reimbursement

Paid time off from day one

Job summary

Lactalis America Group in Chicago, IL, is hiring a Senior Buyer, Rigid Plastic, to develop and execute sourcing strategies for packaging categories and manage supplier relationships across Lactalis North America.

The role negotiates commercial agreements, identifies cost reductions, ensures supply continuity, and collaborates with Plant Operations, Packaging Development, Marketing, Finance, and Global Procurement to align with company goals and values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Degree in SCM, Business Administration, Procurement or related field preferred.
• 5+ years in purchasing, preferably packaging experience with food manufacturing company.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bid proposals, negotiate pricing contracts, analyze responses and execute supplier agreements.
• Communicate changes in purchasing policies and procedures, including ordering patterns.
• Review and issue supplier pricing grids for approval.
• Assist plant replenishment at all locations with supply issues.
• Develop supplier relationships to optimize quality and performance, lead supplier reviews and analyze non-conformance.
• Consolidate purchases to leverage volume discounts and improve cost of ownership.
• Maintain monthly savings tracking and assist in reaching annual savings targets.
• Source and qualify suppliers with QA and Packaging Development, including site visits.
• Analyze market and delivery conditions to assess material availability and pricing.
• Work with corporate purchasing to achieve goals.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation strategy

Cost reduction

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Degree in SCM/Business Admin/Procurement

Job description

Lactalis America Group in Chicago, IL, is hiring a Senior Buyer, Rigid Plastic, to develop and execute sourcing strategies for packaging categories and manage supplier relationships across Lactalis North America.

The role negotiates commercial agreements, identifies cost reductions, ensures supply continuity, and collaborates with Plant Operations, Packaging Development, Marketing, Finance, and Global Procurement to align with company goals and values.