The Role
The Procurement Planner for GTI is responsible for purchasing, vendor management & research, contract negotiation and the day-to-day purchasing operations. You will develop operating plans to ensure GTI has the resources to support current forecasted business and projected growth to respond to current and emerging markets.
Responsibilities
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Collaborate and communicate effectively with Procurement, Innovation, Brand, Project Team, Supply Chain, Ops Sites, and other HQ cross functional teams
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Balance multiple tasks while improving the efficiency of our Procurement team, managing competing priorities effectively
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Purchase Order creation in the ERP system, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, and payment confirmation, overall vendor management
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Develops a business relationship with functional stakeholders and solicits feedback on sourcing and vendor performance, share and discuss supply base opportunities, and identify new and changed needs.
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Supports the development of cross-functional teams by identifying internal customers and stakeholders for inclusion; interfaces with internal customers to understand requirements and resolves issues; involves key stakeholders in sourcing development and execution; informs Sr. Director of Procurement of conflicts between stakeholder requirements and sourcing strategy.
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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.
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Oversees the management of on-going vendor relationships and supplier performance across their portfolio; ensures regular supplier meetings take place and implements improvement strategies with suppliers.
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Execute purchasing for assigned categories.
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Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems
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Work with internal team members to achieve optimal inventory levels for assigned categories based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times.
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Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development
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Be a shared resource among the procurement team when support is needed
- Continue to work with leadership on maintaining and managing diverse vendor management database
Qualifications
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2 years’ experience in manufacturing or CPG procurement operations
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Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness.
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Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook)
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Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment.
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Superior communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
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Possesses a high level of critical thinking.
- Consistently operates with an elevated level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
Additional Requirements
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Must pass any and all required background checks
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Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
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Must possess valid driver’s license
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Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
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Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry
