Corrugated Sourcing Specialist - Des Moines Sales Team

Shorr Packaging Corporation•College Park, GA

8d•$80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Together, We Own it! Start your employee owner journey with Shorr Packaging. The Corrugated Sourcing Specialist has responsibility over corrugated sourcing and item development within the branch(s) served. To ensure that the needs of the customer and Shorr Packaging are met, the Corrugated Sourcing Specialist will work closely with Sales, Design, Procurement and Branch Management to ensure that we are focused on opportunities that fit within predetermined guidelines. These guidelines will include evaluation of vendor capabilities, vendor market competitiveness, sales margin, space requirements, and current work load of support staff and overall profitability of the opportunity. The Corrugated Sourcing Specialist will assist Procurement with new item set up and first order inbound inspection.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university; or equivalent experience
Minimum five years of corrugated industry experience including manufacturing process, buying, procurement, sourcing or customer support experience;
Microsoft Office with emphasis on Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
High attention to detail
Strong written communication skills / Excel & Word
Experience and poise in front of customers

Responsibilities

Ownership for framing corrugated quoting opportunities
Manage item quotes within appropriate Shorr systems
Engage and inform appropriate Procurement person(s) of customer needs and vendor selection(s)
Responsible for new item information required by Procurement
Manage a transitional role with new item set-up, first order placement and first order incoming inspection with Procurement
Manage the interactions between Sales, Procurement and Vendors to ensure focus on prospect / customer requirements
Must be able to assist Corrugated Product Manager and Procurement in managing and developing appropriate aspects of vendor relations
Remain current on local market equipment, capabilities and efficiencies.
Work with and assist the Sales Representatives in the preparation of corrugated proposals with regards to local corrugated market competitiveness
With respect to current corrugated business, the Corrugated Sourcing Specialist will assist with engineer cost out of the current offering including stock boxes
Corrugated supply base knowledge
The ability to understand target cost levels required
Providing product education
Listening to clients and using astute questioning to understand, anticipate and exceed their needs
Negotiating to meet both client and company needs
Assists sales reps as necessary in the development and close of corrugated opportunities
Coordinate implementation issues to include tooling ownership, unitizing requirements and delivery needs for both the customer and Shorr facilities