Senior Purchasing Manager

Rose International

Northbrook, Illinois

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$57.69–$67.30 Per Hour

JOB TYPE

Full-time

SKILLS

Business Administration, Change Management, Communication Skills, Consumer Packaged Goods, Contract Negotiation, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, ENOVIA, Finance, Financial Analysis, Market Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word, Persuasion Skills, Procurement Management, Product Marketing, Product Packaging, Product Planning, Product/Service Launch, Project Development, Project Planning, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulations, Request for Proposals (RFP), SAP ECC (fka SAP R/3 and SAP ERP), Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain, Team Player, Total Cost of Ownership, Vendor/Supplier Management, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Northbrook, Illinois

POSTED

4 days ago

Job TitleJob Description Education: Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Packaging Engineering, Technologies, or Finance; MBA a plus Required Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in purchasing, including paper-based packaging CPG (food focus) experience in financial analysis with significant cross-functional project management in a global environment Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and communicate at a high level across multiple functions Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information Job requires a minimum travel time of 20% - 30% - domestic and international Must be a quick study, with proven ability to manage change, ability to work across global boundaries and borders, and possess strong decision-making skills Excellent communicator, politically persuasive, with demonstrated skills in collaboration Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio), SAP/ERP, Enovia knowledge preferred Job Responsibilities: Sourcing Management Process: Define, implement, and maintain the sourcing strategy for the defined categories. Keep updated market analyses for cartons and corrugated. Develops budget, rolling forecasts, and target savings. Identify and pursue cost savings in a consistent way, balancing risk and benefit. Designs contract negotiation strategy and development (RFQ, RFI, etc) Guarantee the respect of the company's purchasing policy and procedure. Supplier Management: Demonstrates knowledge of packaging material productions, packaging material characteristics, and regulations, and the impact on the production of these parameters Establishes and manages relations with actual and incumbent suppliers and key market stakeholders. New Product: Maintains a deep understanding of the market for products and related categories to proactively identify new supply solutions and/or potential packaging suppliers. Coordinates with project leaders and internal stakeholders to develop appropriate project plans for new product or product changes commercialization. Development and Teamwork: Strong cooperation with Technical packaging for cost-saving generation and new development support Builds trusting relationships with internal stakeholders. Learning agility mindset Job Purpose: Responsible for the sourcing management and the performance (assurance of supply, quality, costs, service, and innovation) of packaging materials for the US and Canada, according to the purchase policy defined by the Company. Actively identify cost-saving opportunities and reduce the total cost of ownership for the company.**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.****Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.**

About the Company

Rose International

Founded in 1993 by Sue Bhatia, Rose International is one of the nation's leading minority- and woman-owned providers of Staffing and Total Talent Solutions. We serve companies in all 50 states and employ thousands of people across the country.

COMPANY SIZE

2,500 to 4,999 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

WEBSITE

https://www.roseint.com/