Strategic Procurement Specialist — Multi-Site Operations

Smurfit-Westrock; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage and optimize procurement across manufacturing facilities, partnering with Area Managers and Regional Directors. The role blends transactional execution with strategic sourcing and cross-functional collaboration to ensure supply continuity.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in procurement, strong ERP and supplier-management skills, and proficiency with SAP, JDE, SAP Ariba or Coupa. Drug screening after conditional offer applies.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of procurement practices, ERP systems, and purchasing workflows.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and systems like SAP, JDE, SAP Ariba, or Coupa.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex or high value purchasing requests and oversee procure-to-pay.
• Support procurement planning for recurring and non-routine goods and services.
• Analyze spend trends, supplier usage, and market conditions across sites.
• Escalate supplier issues, delivery challenges, or invoice discrepancies to resolve.
• Maintain knowledge of procurement policies and provide stakeholder training.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce costs and mitigate risks.

Skills

ERP systems

Supplier relationships

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Tools

SAP

JDE

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Job description

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage and optimize procurement across manufacturing facilities, partnering with Area Managers and Regional Directors. The role blends transactional execution with strategic sourcing and cross-functional collaboration to ensure supply continuity.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in procurement, strong ERP and supplier-management skills, and proficiency with SAP, JDE, SAP Ariba or Coupa. Drug screening after conditional offer applies.