About First Quality:
Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada.
Pay Range:
$95,000 - $120,000 base per annum
Eligible to earn a quarterly and annual bonus
Purpose and role of job:
Sourcing of packaging materials for the local plant ensuring compliance with marketing and production specifications, providing realistic estimated costs and timings to meet projected plans.
Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:
· Meets with internal stakeholders regarding future launches (RFC)
· Sources new packaging materials ensuring that they are compliant to the needs of the company by submitting samples and specifications to both Production and Marketing
· Works with suppliers and customers to develop proper packaging design and components
· Maintains and updates supplier contract agreements in SAP ensuring that the correct prices are used when packaging is ordered by the Materials Planner.
· Works with vendors and internal team members to get timely sign off on packaging specifications, artwork die lines, and colour match approvals.
· Works with vendors to create and manages packaging component specifications, drawing and pallet patterns, and testing.
· Audits new vendor’s facilities.
· Negotiates pricing, Inventory Program, and terms of payment.
· Maintains and monitors all open contracts, expiration dates and balances in SAP.
· Resolves disputes with supplies pertaining to pricing, quality, delivery or any other disputes.
· Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with key vendors of packaging materials fostering new vendor relationships and opportunities.
· Understands cost drivers and supply markets, tradeoffs and/or risks, quality, cost and schedules requirements; as required, assisting in short and long-term projections, as well as new launches.
· Seeks opportunities to develop and implement cost savings,
· Resolves any pricing issues between vendors and A/P; additional supply inquiries and follow-ups, as needed
· Acts as a liaison between vendors and other functional areas of the company such as R&D, Regulatory, Creative, Sales and Production with regards to any new projects, packaging, specifications/design/creative-artwork
· Collaborates with Master Scheduler/Material buyer/Chemical Purchasing Manager with new sku launches, supplier quality concerns, on line delivery issues, etc.
· Monthly reporting of Purchasing Spend by Sku/Vendor to Henkle Global Business Solution
· Manages yearly spend by vendor and category
· Other duties and projects as assigned by Head of Operations and Supply Chain, Warehouse and Supply Chain Manager, Plant Manager and Maintenance Manager
Qualifications/ education and experience requirements:
· Certified Purchasing Certificate
· Diploma/ Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement or Chemistry
· 10 years or more of Packaging Purchasing Management
Skills/ competencies requirements:
· Strong negotiating skills
· Understanding USMCA requirements and applications
· Understanding of Import / Export; customs documentation
· Good working knowledge of corrugate packaging, plastic tubs and plastic pouches
· Exceptional Understanding Printing Artwork process
· Good Understanding of Blow Molding/Injection Molding
· Fair Understanding of Logistics
· Strong understanding of the Purchasing module of SAP
· Knowledge of Inventory Management process
· Basic Microsoft Office.
· Decision Making.
Work Environment (if applicable):
· Prolonged periods of sitting.
· On site - office environment.
· Visiting off site vendors – Driver’s license and ability to travel outside of Canada if necessary.
Physical and Other Requirements
Travel:
· May require up to 20% of travel to US facilities
Safety Responsibilities:
· Complies with all safety company policies as well as provincial and local regulations, with the support and guidance of Corporate SHE authorities.
Disclaimer:
The above information on this job description has been described to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents. Other duties and responsibilities not specifically described may be assigned from time to time, consistent with knowledge, skills and abilities of the incumbent.
Misc:
AI is not used during the interviewing and decision making process.
Pay: $95,000.00-$120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- Are you legally entitled to work in Canada without any type of sponsorship?
- How many years experience do you have in the Printing Artwork Process?
Experience:
- Packaging Purchasing : 10 years (required)
Work Location: In person
