Buyer, Packaging

Procurement Buyer Packaging is responsible to manage printed packaging material category for the North American market
- Execute category sourcing roadmap(s) in coordination with internal stake holders and external vendor
- Evaluate and optimize supply base to ensure competitiveness to Refresco
- Negotiate and manage pricing for materials within assigned categories

**Essential Functions**
- Assist in development of procurement strategies and plans for the category together with stakeholders that would provide the most value to Refresco and improve availability, quality, service, and innovation
- Obtain data from varied sources to identify and support fact-driven opportunities. Ensure analysis is accurate, comprehensive, and robust.
- Own RFx processes from creation to completion to generate and analyze multiple viable bids.
- Attend off-site supplier tours/visits as needed.
- Collaborate with Finance and Accounts Payable
- Set-up and implement sourcing solutions under the supervision of the Procurement Director
- Manage vendor performance metrics, documents, and reporting as part of a Supplier Relationship Management plan within specified category.
- Maintain a positive and professional relationship with all key suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Conduct market and risk analysis to drive category strategies
- Ability to react quickly when faced with unexpected market conditions

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:

- 2 Years - Experience in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain or other related field
- 2 Years - Experience in Position
- 0 Years - Experience Supervising Employees

**_*experience may include a combination of work experience and education_**

**Preferred Qualifications**
- 6 Years
- Experience in Procurement or other related field
- 6 Years - Experience working in Position
- 0 Years - Experience Supervising Employees
- **_experience may include a combination of work experience and education_**

**Competencies**
- Creative Thinking: able to think creatively, generating new ideas and approaches to situations.
- Strategic Thinking: able to grasp the big picture and think long-term.
- Attention to Detail: highly attentive to details, change and what factors influence change.
- Recognition of Opportunity recognizes new opportunities and acts to take advantage of them.
- Quantitative Analysis: skillful in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues. Strong analytical skills and business acumen required
- Assertiveness: able to defend a point of view and to confront others appropriately when necessary; unafraid to take controversial positions and challenge the conventional wisdom or status quo.
- Comfort with risk: takes risks when appropriate, isn’t afraid to innovate and experiment.
- Organizational Priority: able to make decisions that are in the best interest of the organization, even though they cause individual people distress.
- Decisiveness: able to make decisions even in ambiguous situations and without full information.
- Self-Motivation/Time Management: able to determine and prioritize tasks with mínimal direction
- Negotiation Skill: skilled in negotiating tactics, effective in utilizing analysis and creative solutions to extract the greatest value for the company.
- Merit-orientation: judges ideas and people on merit alone, without bias or favoritism.
- Influence: can influence and persuade other people, even without direct authority.
- Political Skill: knows how to get things done within the political framework of an organization.
- Leadership: comfortable taking a leadership role.
- Oral Communication: a skillful public speaker, good at presenting ideas and plans in a persuasive manner.
- Written Communication: a good writer; expresses ideas and positions clearly. Ability to compose concise, simplified written descriptions of complex issues, supported by detailed analysis and effective “storytelling” to engage and influence the audience.
- Cross Cultural: Able to interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds.

**Education**

**Minimum Required**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or other related field

**Preferred**:

- Master's Degree
- Project Management experience
- Manufacturing experience

**Working Conditions**
- Based in Pointe Claire with less than 20% travel.