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Hill's Pet Nutrition · 1 day ago

Procurement Specialist - Packaging

Overland Park, KS

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$83K/yr - $115K/yr

3+ years exp

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company specializing in various sectors, including Pet Nutrition. The Procurement Specialist - Packaging will be responsible for managing the supply, cost, quality, and service of packaging materials, developing sourcing strategies, and driving savings initiatives.

ManufacturingPetRetail

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Accountable for the Purchasing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and working with the entire Category Supply Chain

Helps support effective negotiations for specific materials purchases

Partners with suppliers' sales, technical and other functional groups as well as Hill’s Supply Chain, Technology, Marketing and Finance functions to enforce Purchasing policies, resolve issues, align service and financial strategies

Understands, reviews, analyzes, and maintains large sets of data to help drive business decisions

Helps develop Sourcing strategies around risk mitigation, single source, sustainability

Provides input for "Top to Top" meetings and, when necessary

Leads continuous improvement programs with suppliers (i.e., Supplier Certification, Continuous Improvement Teams, etc.)

Leverages SAP in day-to-day function, including entering prices into the system (where responsible) and ongoing contract and vendor maintenance

Supports efforts in using e-tools (RFP, Ariba, etc.) to help drive Funding the Growth, simplification and standardization programs

Leads implementation of SMI with appropriate suppliers

Helps maintain category budget and quarterly updates

Continues to improve oneself by way of training, information sharing, coaching and feedback, and implementing best practices

Participates in external industry forums (e.g., Purchasing organizations) and internal Purchasing meetings

Develops documented understanding of market structure and drivers for his/her materials, with risk management overview, and identifies opportunities and threats for the future

Interfaces with suppliers to prevent / solve possible service and quality issues

Develops new suppliers for Packaging Materials

Qualification

ProcurementSupply ChainPackaging EngineeringSAPE-tools managementData analysisRisk managementContinuous improvementSupplier managementMarket analysisNegotiation