Strategic Logistics & Purchasing Lead

Packaging Corporation of America; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401k with employer matching

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a Fortune 500 company guiding efficient procurement and operations. We seek a procurement professional to review requisitions, analyze proposals, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships across MRO, services, and raw materials.

You will coordinate with transportation, schedule chemical usage, oversee inventories, and support month-end reporting while maintaining cost controls and quality.

Qualifications

• BS degree in business, engineering, or supply management related major and five years’ experience in purchasing or related field.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to plan and execute and negotiate large-volume procurement contracts.
• Professional certification or ability to attain.

Responsibilities

• Review and process requisitions, obtain quotations, and conduct analysis of proposals.
• Conduct negotiations, maintain knowledge of and select vendors, develop and implement blanket orders and contracts.
• Monitor vendor total quality and determine appropriate inventories for optimum total costs in MRO, services and/or raw materials.
• Coordinate with transportation NS to establish routes, schedule car orders, and manage chemical orders and usage in the mill.
• Perform month-end inventory and submit reports to accounting; back-up to other procurement duties as required.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Strategic procurement

Cost analysis

Education

BS degree in business, engineering, or supply management related major

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a Fortune 500 company guiding efficient procurement and operations. We seek a procurement professional to review requisitions, analyze proposals, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships across MRO, services, and raw materials.

You will coordinate with transportation, schedule chemical usage, oversee inventories, and support month-end reporting while maintaining cost controls and quality.