Packaging Buyer

Saturn Petcare Inc•Terre Haute, IN

About The Position

Responsible for the purchasing of all Primary & Secondary packaging components for saturn petcare, inc. through the approved supply base to support the manufacturing of saturn petcare operations. Analyzes the packaging requirements and the supply base to develop high-quality, cost competitive strategies to support the company objectives. Will source and develop additional packaging suppliers. Direct responsibility for negotiation, creation of purchase contracts and releases and supplier on-time compliance. This will be done utilizing SAP and in accordance with saturn petcare business processes and standards.

Requirements

Associate Degree from an accredited college or university with 5+ years of purchasing and planning background in packaging or a related field OR
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with 3+ years of purchasing and planning background in packaging or a related field
SAP proficiency
Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Ability to read and interpret documents such supplier agreements.
Ability to communicate effectively with Suppliers, Colleagues, and management.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts to obtain practical situations and correctness.
Must possess the ability to interpret, reason and resolve solve practical issues occurring in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Execute procurement strategies and keep system data current
Use SAP based purchasing tools to procure packaging needs
Provide forecasts to suppliers and communicate frequently with approved suppliers
Maintain accurate pricing, terms, and conditions for purchase orders
Negotiation of all packaging portfolio
Communicate with suppliers and maintain data accuracy within SAP
Verify three-way Invoice matching to process invoices and resolve discrepancies
Visit suppliers on an as needed basis
Work closely with production, quality and research & development as needed to ensure high quality materials are available to support the current and future processes.
Partner with Sales & Marketing departments to understand product demand