Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Description: SUPPLIERS MANAGEMENT : Conduct ongoing market research to identify potential vendors and maintain knowledge of market/industry trends.

Establish connections with those vendors. Find new packaging suppliers (and occasionally ingredient suppliers) for new projects, back-up suppliers for existing Packaging items, new cost effective suppliers for existing items. This includes : find serious candidates, check capabilities (manufacturing location, warehousing, lead time, colors, industrial volume…), requesting quotes, review and compare quotes to keep only serious candidates to present to R&D team for further trials.

Organize, with R&D, the purchase of material for trials. Attend meetings with vendors and take minutes. Organize trips to merchandising events and make travel arrangements as required.

Establish with suppliers beneficial relationship and purchase agreements Assist with periodic forecasting analysis and review annual needs Update relevant databases in the ERP (Updating cost for existing item as well as new item cost…) Participate in standard cost determination; KPIs : Implement and roll out procurement key indicators. REPORTING : Assist in preparing Procurement Reports, Help filling Norac group pricing analysis… OTHER : Help implementing MRP Perform routine administrative tasks for the department. Help building tools to improve overall functioning/reporting of the department. Any other relevant duties as assigned by the Corporate Procurement Manager from time to time (ingredient sourcing….). Requirements: •Bachelor minimum, •3 – 5 years preferably of related work experience in procurement and/or packaging within the manufacturing industry •Ability to negotiate, analyze, improve processes. •Advanced Excel skills (pivots, v-lookups, and data manipulation) •Proven ability to communicate effectively across multi-site operations within the US and Internationally •Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task will be essential •Experience in operating in an ERP (Sage X3, SAP…) and proven ability to make improvements in the ERP •Ability to be autonomous PI65a4f6d6c490-31181-34494441