Strategic Plastics Procurement Lead

Job Juncture

Knoxville (TN)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a skilled procurement leader to manage plastics materials purchasing for facilities across the USA. You will drive supplier negotiations, analyze market trends, and build commodity strategies to ensure continuity and cost efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in plastics or chemical procurement, strong supplier relationship management, and experience with ERP and BI tools. You will collaborate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Quality, Sales, and

Qualifications

5+ years of procurement experience in plastics or chemicals.
Experience with supplier selection and contract negotiations.
Ability to analyze market trends and cost drivers.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Manage purchasing requirements for USA facilities.
Maintain vendor data, pricing history, and contracts.
Analyze market trends and cost drivers in the supply base.
Lead supplier selection, quotations, total cost of ownership analysis, and negotiations.
Build supplier relationships through visits, audits, and performance evaluations.
Develop commodity strategies to maximize purchasing leverage and continuity.
Support material budget planning, cost forecasting, and KPIs.
Lead supplier negotiations, cost reduction workshops, and corrective actions.
Partner with cross-functional teams to mitigate supply risk and drive supplier performance improvements.