Buyer

Pregis•Chicago, IL

18d•$87,000 - $105,000

About The Position

Pregis is in the packaging business to protect what matters. We are committed to providing our customers and employees sustainable growth through purpose-driven innovation and customer-centric packaging solutions. If you are looking for a company that is thriving across various high growth industries and is innovative, customer focused, high integrity, believes in strong teamwork and collaboration, Pregis is the company for you. Check out the Pregis Purpose to learn how sustainability and social responsibility is at the very core of our company DNA. Job Summary The Buyer is responsible for all procurement of parts for New Product Development (NPD) teams and for supporting Indirect enterprise-wide programs. NPD: Duties include rapid sourcing and PO placement for high number of new parts in support of building prototypes and pilot packaging machines. The role involves consistent engagement with engineering and program management on Engineering Changes (EC), complex Bill of Materials (BOM), very tight timelines and frequent expedites. The Buyer will be comfortable with various technical categories of products (metal fabrication, injection molded plastics, pneumatics, motors, sensors, electronics, and other hardware) and proactive in locating new sources. Other duties will include visiting vendors, building superb relationships, and assessing viability of vendors to perform well in full-scale production stages. The ideal candidate will have experience in the manufacturing industry, proficiency utilizing SAP, and possess a strong understanding of supply chain management concepts and NPD process. Indirect: the other part of the job entails supporting Indirect programs like travel, forklift rentals, office supplies, facilities programs, MRO. It may be adding/removing users or assets, training decentralized buyers on how to optimize their experience and reduce cost, The job entails identifying improvement opportunities and taking initiative to execute bringing value to the Businesses. The Buyer will also be responsible for gathering, cleansing and organizing spend data, compiling regular KPIs, analyzing trends in all Pregis categories and tracking savings. The role will be actively involved in implementing new Source-to-Pay system, when one is chosen, and administering training, assisting with adoption, and supplier onboarding.

Requirements

4-year college degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or other equivalent major.
A minimum of 5 years of purchasing experience or related field required.
Previous SAP purchasing experience required.
Extensive knowledge and ability to negotiate best vendor terms, pricing and delivery dates according to budgetary and schedule requirements.
Strong Excel skills, ability to work with large data sets, BOMs 1000+ SKUs deep, analyze proposals from vendors, and make recommendations for vendor selection.
Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Ability to stay focused on routine tasks with strong attention to detail, and good time management and prioritization skills.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and ability to effectively problem-solve.
Cooperative, team-oriented, customer service oriented, patient, calm under pressure, and able to work independently.

Nice To Haves

Previous Source-to-Pay (Coupa, Ariba, Raindrop, etc) experience strongly preferred
Previous experience utilizing AI to automate routine tasks strongly preferred
Extensive experience with data analytics, building and maintaining KPIs, market trends and reports strongly preferred
Previous experience with new product launches is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with engineering and project management to review complex BOMs and bids out each SKU to appropriate vendors.
Prepares sourcing analysis and recommendations for new BOMs and communicates supply chain risks effectively.
Places orders, expedites, understands bottlenecks and solves them.
Maintains the list of preferred vendors for various categories.
Travels to visit vendors, evaluates their performance and drives improvements, under the oversight of Procurement Leader.
Prepares large bid packages, conducts RFPs and analyzes proposals.
Gathers, cleanses and organizes spend data.
Compiles regular KPIs.
Analyzes trends in all Pregis categories and tracks savings.
Actively involved in implementing new Source-to-Pay system, when one is chosen, and administering training, assisting with adoption, and supplier onboarding.