Sr Indirect Procurement Buyer

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, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Senior Indirect Procurement Buyer for our First Quality Baby Products facility located in Macon, GA.   Highly strategic and results-driven to manage our indirect spend portfolio.  In this role, you will lead strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and supplier management.  Your primary focus will be optimizing costs, mitigating supply chain risks, and ensuring our high-speed automated production lines operate 24/7 without interruption.  Will provide leadership to indirect procurement team.

Principle Accountabilities/Responsibilities

- Adhere to all Safe Work Practices (SWP) and organizational policies and procedures. Must abide by all safety requirements and attain safety goals.

- Lead end-to-end (RFP)processes to include MRO and Services.

- Partner closely with engineering and plant maintenance teams to secure critical spare parts and tooling, while researching alternative sources when applicable.

- Formulate, negotiate and execute supplier contracts, to maximize TCO.

- Monitor, score, and evaluate supplier performance to ensure OTD, continuous improvement and competitive pricing.

- Design Supplier Managed Inventory programs to streamline storeroom stocking levels and improve cash flow.

- Manage time between tactical PO placement and strategic initiatives, while mentoring a team of at least one.

- Drive cost savings, value creation initiatives to meet annual goals.

- Monitor market fluctuations and potential impacts.

- Access supplier financial health, geographic vulnerabilities and singles source dependencies to implement business continuity plans.

- Utilize Power BI to identify spend leakage and contract non-compliance.

Education and Experience

- 8+years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management/business administration.

- Advanced MS Office Suite skills to include Excel, Word, Power Point, along with working knowledge of SAP, Hexagon, Power BI platforms.

- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others.

- Results driven with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.

- Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities.

- Resilient, self-motivated and able to work well under pressure while leading a team and keeping them engaged and motivated, while embracing change.

What We Offer You
We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

- Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities

- Paid time off (three-week minimum)

- Medical, dental and vision starting day one

- 401(k) with employer match

- Paid parental leave

- Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $3750)

- Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)

- Tuition assistance

- Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

- ...and more!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.