- Facilitate and enable all procurement needs for Plants, Co-packers, and Distribution centers. The team is a critical link between Global Procurement and the Manufacturing Network. Production needs cannot be met unless contracts, vendors, and materials are linked to facilities.
- Creation and Management of all contracts for Package Materials, Ingredients across multi business units.
- Ensure sourcing options can meet aggressive timelines and deliver on budget product launches
- Ensuring all contracts are sourced. This data feeds supplier requirements based on Demand Planning.
- Complete all new material requests for Packaging and Ingredients and populate all financial attributes including standard price, freight and masking component
- Execute daily costing for all newly created raw materials and creating PIR s
- Mark, release and complete all necessary yearly AOP costing runs for Direct materials, Finished and Semi finished goods
- Process any requests to set up vendors as needed for contracts
- Support the Capital and Engineering Teams with purchasing requests.
- Processing price blocked invoices and researching root cause- Pricing discrepancy, Freight issues and price changes, to avoid the credit hold and smooth flow running plant by mitigating the materials demand.
- Creating Miscellaneous Purchase Orders for scraps, Plate & Make Ready charges and any other Global Procurement related costs for Direct Materials
- Ad Hoc Reporting as needed (Global Procurement buyers, Supply Chain Finance Purchasing, Senior Leaders)
Qualifications - Experience in contract Management/Payables/Procurement roles
- 4-5 years of experience in Payables/Vendor Management
- SAP Hands-on experience
- Able to work independently or as part of a team and takes initiatives
- Capable of managing multiple time-sensitive priorities simultaneously
- Detail-oriented; Methodological; organized in approach; and document maintenance
- Consistency with performance, curious to learn and explore
- Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in the English language
- Ability to spot the errors and connect the dots
Differentiating Competencies Required
Essential
- Highly organized and responsive, with the ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines
- Keen attention to detail and a High level of accuracy
- High sense of ownership;; Problem analysis and problem-solving skills
Good to have
- Proven work experience in contract management roles in CPG industry
