Green Thumb Industries (GTI) · 16 hours ago
Procurement Planner (Direct Procurement)
Rolling Meadows, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$70K/yr - $85K/yr
2+ years expGreen Thumb Industries (GTI) is seeking a Procurement Planner responsible for purchasing, vendor management, and contract negotiation. The role involves developing operating plans to support business growth and ensuring efficient procurement operations.
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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
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
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
Continue to work with leadership on maintaining and managing diverse vendor management database
Qualification
Required
2+ years' experience in manufacturing or CPG procurement operations
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
Possesses a high level of critical thinking
Consistently operates with an elevated level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information
Must pass any and all required background checks
Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
Company
Green Thumb Industries (GTI)
Green Thumb Industries Inc.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$229.15MKey Investors
Valley National Bank
2024-09-12Post Ipo Debt· $150M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
2018-10-17Post Ipo Equity· $78.08M
Leadership Team
Anthony Georgiadis
President
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