WestRock Company · 5 hours ago
Mill Procurement Manager
East Hodge, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expWestRock Company is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions, seeking a Mill Procurement Manager to oversee procurement operations at their assigned location. This role involves managing purchasing functions, driving supplier performance, and ensuring cost-effective procurement aligned with business goals.
CommercialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with all safety, purchasing, stores, and environmental policies and procedures
Lead and manage the procurement resources within the assigned location, ensuring accountability, cross training, and succession planning. Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to assigned team members to support talent development
Manage procurement of direct and indirect spend categories relevant to the operating location, including raw materials, maintenance items, general supplies, services, and capital expenditures
Ensure consistent quality for goods and services acting as the point of contact for escalation and primary negotiator to resolve issues with goods and/or service providers in coordination with other functional areas
Lead continuous improvement to drive meaningful changes in process, suppliers, or materials to deliver value beyond price
Develop, implement, and maintain a commodity inventory strategy that supports the company’s supply chain vision and operational reliability
Drive value-adding competitive bidding processes, analyze proposals, and recommend award to suppliers that provide the best value at the lowest cost
Work closely with Quality to address any supplier quality or warranty issues and enforce the Terms & Conditions of agreements, ensuring the recovery of costs where applicable
Ensure alignment with strategic category strategies while adapting to regional/site-specific needs
Recommend and implement improvements to maximize productivity, quality, and efficiency while optimizing Total Cost of Ownership
Lead through influence to drive implementation of sourcing strategies and ensure the realization of implemented savings
Collaborate with plant general managers, maintenance leads, and strategic sourcing teams to understand demand, resolve supply issues, and support production continuity
Partner with Legal, Contract Management, and suppliers to finalize contracts and ensure proper governance over negotiated terms
Drive accountability of team members and stakeholders to ensure procurement processes and policies are followed and ensure efficiency in execution
Support procurement-related ERP processes and ensure data accuracy and system utilization
Collaborate with peers and sister facilities to leverage the purchasing power of the organization and drive standardization of systems, processes, and supply base
Ability to integrate with mill lead team, learn mill operations and sponsor cross functional teams outside the purchasing area
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field
Minimum of 7 years of professional experience with background in Procurement, Sourcing, or Supply Chain in a fast paced, manufacturing environment
Strong knowledge of procurement best practices, contract management, and supplier relationship management
Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, JDE, Radius, etc.)
Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders across various locations
Strong leadership skills with a focus on team development and performance management
Benefits
Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
Company
WestRock Company
Smurfit Westrock is the global leader of paper-based packaging solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-12Acquired
2015-07-02IPO
Leadership Team
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Samuel Shoemaker
President, Consumer Packaging
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