Procurement Planner (Ingredients)

This is a hybrid position requiring 1-2 days a week in our Chicago HQ office (River North).

The Role

The Procurement Planner for GTI is responsible for purchasing, vendor management & research, contract negotiation and the day-to-day purchasing operations. You will develop operating plans to ensure GTI has the resources to support current forecasted business and projected growth to respond to current and emerging markets.

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

Develop 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.

Support 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.

Set 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.

Oversee 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

Identifies strategic opportunities which result in cost savings, areas for efficiency and opportunities for Procurement team.

Works closely with the accounting team to ensure vendor billing is corrects and terms & conditions are adhered to.

Follows procurement strategies, policies and procedures as defined by the leadership team, develops a comprehensive understanding of the business and user requirements for assigned spend 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.

Identifies and drives process improvement workstreams to support both Procurement and cross-functional business partners.

Lead or provide input in special projects as required.

Qualifications

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

Experience with MRP/ERP systems preferred.

Strong analytical skills preferred

Additional Requirements

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

The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

Green Thumb Pay Range

$70,000 - $85,000 USD