Procurement Planner (Direct Procurement)

The Procurement Planner for GTIis responsible forpurchasing, vendor management & research, contractnegotiationand theday-to-daypurchasing operations. You will develop operatingplans to ensure GTI has the resources to support current forecasted business and projected growth to respond to current and emerging markets.

This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days in office between our Chicago HQ office (River North) and our Rolling Meadows office.

• 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

• Develops a business relationship with functional stakeholders andsolicitsfeedback on sourcing and vendor performance, share and discuss supply base opportunities, andidentifynew and changed needs.

• Supports the development of cross-functional teams byidentifyinginternal customers and stakeholders for inclusion; interfaces with internal customers to understand requirements and resolves issues; involves key stakeholders in sourcing development and execution; informsSr.Director of Procurement of conflicts between stakeholder requirements and sourcing strategy.

• Sets 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.

• Oversees the management of on-going vendor relationships and supplier performance across their portfolio; ensures regular supplier meetingstakeplace and implements improvement strategies with suppliers.

• Executepurchasingfor assigned categories.

• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, includingtimelyresolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems

• Work with internal team members toachieveoptimalinventory levelsfor assigned categoriesbased on forecast, demandvariationand 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 onmaintainingandmanaging diversevendor management database

• 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, commonsenseand 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.

• Possessesa high levelof critical thinking.

• Consistentlyoperateswith an elevated level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information

• Must passany and allrequired 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

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