Sr. Buyer - Landsberg Fulfillment Solutions

 

 

Landsberg Orora started in 1947, with the philosophy that everything begins and ends with the customer. Today, with locations across North America, Europe and Asia, Landsberg Orora is a market leader in designing custom packaging solutions and supplying a broad range of commodity packaging and stock packaging for our global customers. At Landsberg Orora, we take pride in powering innovations in packaging while ensuring sustainability is fundamental to everything we do. We believe our packaging touches lives and together, we, together as a team, deliver on the promise of what’s inside. From custom packaging design and packaging materials, to prototype development and manufacturing, packaging automation and equipment, kitting and fulfillment, global sourcing, and full service warehousing and logistics, our packaging consultants develop cutting-edge, innovative solutions that take a product from concept to consumer.  It is with this passion and commitment to innovation, we believe in hiring and developing the very best talent by living our core values of Teamwork, Passion, Respect, and Integrity every day. These core values define who we are and how we operate. They shape the way we work with each other, with our customers, and with our communities. Every day, we deliver packaging solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations while solving complex problems as a team.  We believe that all team members (irrespective of their role or level), should aspire to distinctive leadership behavior, as we continue to deliver on the promise for our customers, shareholders and each other. Leadership is not tied to a job title, i.e. you don’t need to be accountable for a team to be considered a leader.

 

 

Position Summary

The Sr. Buyer position sets purchasing policy for local buyers and negotiates substantial dollar volume contracts. He/she is responsible for placing orders and negotiating favorable terms of materials, equipment, and supplies (commodities-custom packaging-corrugating) from vendors. He/she evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers. Has solid knowledge of a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures within the purchasing/distribution field. The Sr. Buyer relies on independent judgment and discretion and deals with matters of significant importance that impacts the company’s revenue.
 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares purchase orders and places orders for the purchase of goods and services.
• Interviews vendors and evaluates their products and capabilities as supplier.
• Researches product lines, prices, product sources, and other relevant purchasing information.
• Evaluates research findings and makes independent decisions on procurement matters.
• Serves as a liaison between vendors and sales representatives.
• Obtains price quotes form vendors and compares quotes with the specifications and availability of items.
• Organizes updates and retains product information files and purchase orders records.
• Reviews contracts for change prior to bid or renewal.
• Approves price increase provided for in contracts and makes changes as necessary and appropriate.
• Interprets and evaluates contract provisions.
• Reviews orders for completeness, accuracy and compliance with existing policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, increase turnaround times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly, to provide quality seamless customer service.
• Performs other duties and/or responsibilities as requested
   

Education and Experience:

• High School may have a bachelors degree
• 8+ years of experience in purchasing
•  Experience in distribution environment a plus
   

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• The ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• The ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• The ability to speak effectively to co-workers as well as personnel for sub-contractors and customers.
• The ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Good computer skills.

 

 

Reasonable Accommodations

 

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you are interested in applying for employment with Orora and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, or if you believe you do not meet any of the required qualifications of a posted position due to a protected disability and would like to explore the possibility of an accommodation,