Resin Procurement Manager
American Plastics
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Arizona, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Execute resin purchasing strategy through o Benchmarking markets through bid o Identifying trends and market indicators o Utilizing Supplier Relationships
- Manage resin at multiple sites o Tracks weekly resin usage vs plan o Schedule resin deliveries of bulk trucks and truckloads to maintain adequate inventory levels o Place purchase orders as directed by Corporate. Expedite and reschedule as needed. o Monitor rail cars to ensure adequate supply, demurrage dates and rail car count vs track capacity o Monitor plant forecast accuracy and work with plant personnel to identify variances and improve accuracy
- Identify and Qualify New Sources of Supply o Typically, Black PIR/PCR o Brokers/Distributors
- Take lead role with vendor selection and pricing negotiations
- Responsible for planning resin raw materials purchases based on internal demand and market cost fluctuations at Multiple Facilities. Drive forecast accuracy through partnership with manufacturing facilities
- Work with plants and Quality to confirm appropriate material testing requirements/procedures for new vendors
- Responsible for tracking and working with Vendor, Quality and Plant to track root cause analysis and resolution for problems related to materials
- Responsible for the end-of-the-month alignment for prime purchase orders with market settlement with plants and request credits as needed from vendors
- Track vendor performance via on-time shipments and identify possible supply issues across the network and make recommendations to rectify
- Grow and nurture vendor relationships
- Work with other corporate commodities as requested
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 3 years of experience in resin procurement or planning is preferred but a strong procurement background of 8+ years or more would be considered in leu of resin experience
- Intermediate knowledge of resin properties and how they affect molding is preferred.
- Experience with Supplier development
- Familiarity with recycled resins and processing of recycled materials is preferred.
- Resourceful, organized with ability to apply critical problem-solving skills
- Candidates will have spent time in a fast-paced environment, sourced and purchasing a large variety of different components and commodities, and have a solid track record of achieving strong year over year cost reductions
- Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint & PowerPoint
- Minimum travel required
Benefits
- medical/dental/vision
- 401k
- paid vacation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
resin procurementvendor selectionpricing negotiationsforecast accuracyroot cause analysismaterial testingsupply chain managementcost reductionsupplier developmentresin properties
Soft skills
critical problem-solvingorganizational skillstime managementinterpersonal communicationverbal communicationwritten communicationresourcefulnessability to handle multiple priorities
Certifications
Bachelor's degree