Procurement Analyst

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.

LOCATION: Story City, IA

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the procurement of direct raw materials in support of production order process. Determines the material components required and the operational sequence of manufacturing through examination and conformance to finished product specifications. Performs raw material allocations, and reallocations of materials, on order as well as from available on hand inventory and stock. Responsibility includes raw material inventory levels and turnover in conjunction with the efforts of the Scheduler and APC budget levels.

Maintains current knowledge of manufacturing procedures, capacities and capabilities, company products and components, and production control procedures and utilizes this knowledge to support the manufacturing schedule as well as customer needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the STOP Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
• Perform EFI Radius material allocations and confirm operational sequences as outlined in the finished product specifications, trim guidelines, and production standards.
• Procure all direct raw materials and place orders with vendors.
• Ensure vendor acknowledgements match purchase order prices and requirements.
• . Manage purchases and releases to support timely purchasing in regard to vendor price changes and potential pre-buys.
• Time raw material delivery in accordance to scheduled production while conforming to raw material holding and inventory level objectives. Release raw materials for delivery here as well as offsite warehouses and update schedule comments accordingly.
• Ensure packing lists and COA’s are received prior to delivery of released raw materials.
• Work with vendors concerning raw material delays to minimize impact on scheduling, efficiency and customer requirements.
• Order and allocate materials in support of research and development efforts (trials).
• Coordinate purchasing with subcontractors and inter-company divisions.
• Ensure make-ready materials (set up film) are available to manufacturing and the production planner.
• Provide material lead-time information to assist in identifying customer have ready dates.
• Provide raw material cutoff dates for customer orders as required.
• Reconcile weekly Open Order Reports from suppliers to production demands; update APC orders and/or schedule as needed, as well as engage supplier if information conflicts with internal demands.
• Monitor inventory levels, turnover and reallocations of raw materials to enable compliance to divisional asset management goals.
• Quarterly, review aged inventories over 45 days for disposition.
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of raw inventory problems, i.e., lost items.
• Assist in valuation and correction of erroneous raw material quantity and/or values.
• Facilitate raw material complaints (CRF); communicate directly with supplier and provide documentation for internal as well as external reconciliation. Monthly review needed of open complaints for closure; follow up as needed.
• Write standard operating procedures as required to support job function documentation and to facilitate cross training efforts.
• To support ISO certification, complete monthly and quarterly documentation as required, i.e. Vendor Score Cards.
• Participate in teams as required or directed in support of safety or any company effort as required.
• Properly document and communicate certification requirements (FSC) and participate in necessary audits.
• Adhere to all company safety guidelines.
• Attend and participate in all company-mandated meetings.
• Any other assigned duties.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Four-year degree in Supply Chain preferred or Associate’s degree (A. A.) from two-year college or technical school and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. Professional correspondence, written and verbal, required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. The ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES

Candidate must possess/exhibit the following skills/abilities:

• Absenteeism: at work every day on time
• Accuracy: uncompromised
• Communication Skills: technical information, internal/external customers, all levels of employees
• Conflict Resolution
• Confidentiality
• Deadlines
• Detail: attention to
• Independence
• Innovation: constantly re-develop systems
• Multiple projects/priorities/deadlines
• Organizational skills
• Presentation skills
• Professionalism/professional demeanor
• Safety
• Software: Microsoft Office Suite
• Team: work as a member with all employees

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and climb or balance. The employee is regularly required to hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Any lifting over 50 pounds would require assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to wet/humid conditions due to manufacturing plant not being air conditioned.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. EOE/AA Disability/Veteran.

If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at:

talentacquisition@americanpackaging.com.