Procurement Planner, Direct Procurement (Packaging)

The Role 

The Procurement Planner for GTI is responsible for purchasing, vendor management & research, contract negotiation and the day-to-day purchasing operations.  You will develop operating plans to ensure GTI has the resources to support current forecasted business and projected growth to respond to current and emerging markets.  with a focus on rigid packaging categories including Glass, PET, and Tin components. 

This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days in office per week. 

Responsibilities 

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with Procurement, Innovation, Brand, Project Team, Supply Chain, Ops Sites, and other HQ cross functional teams  

• Balance multiple tasks while improving the efficiency of our Procurement team, managing competing priorities effectively across packaging categories and suppliers 

• Purchase Order creation in the ERP system, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, and payment confirmation, overall vendor management  

• Develops a business relationship with functional stakeholders and solicits feedback on sourcing and vendor performance, share and discuss supply base opportunities, and identify new and changed needs. 

• Supports the development of cross-functional teams by identifying internal customers and stakeholders for inclusion; interfaces with internal customers to understand requirements and resolves issues; involves key stakeholders in sourcing development and execution; informs Sr. Director of Procurement of conflicts between stakeholder requirements and sourcing strategy. 

• Sets the standards for conducting internal and external research on supply market and competitive activities within assigned spend categories to ensure the highest levels of insight is generated; under-takes or ensures the identification of supply market economics and trends; ensures the identification of qualified supply base, maintains market information on suppliers and drives optimization of the supply base. 

• Oversees the management of on-going vendor relationships and supplier performance across their portfolio; ensures regular supplier meetings take place and implements improvement strategies with suppliers. 

• Execute purchasing for assigned categories, with ownership of rigid packaging components such as bottles, jars, closures, and related materials. 

• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems 

• Work with internal team members to achieve optimal inventory levels for assigned categories based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times.  

• Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development  

• Be a shared resource among the procurement team when support is needed, offering guidance on packaging suppliers, specifications, and sourcing strategies 

• Continue to work with leadership on maintaining and managing diverse vendor management database  

Qualifications  

• 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing or CPG procurement operations, including experience or exposure supporting packaging categories such as rigid plastics/glass or related components 

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent preferred 

• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness. 

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook) 

• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment. 

• Superior communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally. 

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