What You Will Do:

• Collaborates and communicates effectively with internal stakeholders as well as with external suppliers/vendors to support the needs of the business, and ultimately, our customers.
• Partners with Planning, Scheduling and Manufacturing to ensure the correct products are available on time.
• Reviews purchase requests and evaluates supporting documents for accuracy and clarity of requirements.
• Manages the activities involved in procuring products, services, supplies, external services, and various other indirect and direct materials.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price and determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Prepares bid specifications, receive bids, and make purchases of commodities, products, and services to achieve the best value in terms of quality, pricing, and on-time delivery.
• Analyzes price proposals, financial reports, shipping costs and other various information to source and select potential suppliers and products that are best for the company.
• Manages vendor qualifications, evaluations, and audit requirements including tracking vendor performance. Obtains input from internal stakeholders with regards to the overall performance and assessment related to the respective vendor's performance and completes supplier score card.
• Maintains documentation to support vendor evaluation ratings for ISO purposes. Holds periodic meetings with vendors to discuss their performance.
• Evaluates and monitors the purchase order to ensure that suppliers comply with the terms and conditions of the agreements.
• Monitors inventory quantities and consumption rates to determine reorder points and ensures continually sufficient products and materials for all processes.
• Meets with staff and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable products, material, and/or services to determine corrective action. Processes credits as needed.
• Negotiates with vendors to achieve the quality, pricing and timely delivery of products, material, and services.

What You Will Bring:

• A bachelor's degree in a related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of educational requirement.
• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, working within a manufacturing/industrial environment. Previous experience working within the Printing industry is desired.
• Intermediate level of proficiency in using Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint),
• Ability to maintain confidentiality due to working with sensitive and confidential information.
• Effective customer service, interpersonal, business acumen, organizational, analytical, administrative, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Must possess an emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of external vendors, internal customers, managers, and other team members.
• Possess strong negotiation skills and ability to influence others.
• Possess strong working knowledge of procurement processes, procedures, and techniques,
• Possesses the ability to resolve issues internally as well with vendors or suppliers that are semi-routine to moderately complex in nature.
• Possess strong working knowledge to determine procurement forecasts and pricing trends of raw materials.
• Possess strong skills and experience in evaluating existing suppliers and prospecting new suppliers.