Procurement Containerboard Execution Mgr

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Position Title: Container board Procurement Execution Manager
Pay Rate: PL18 Salary Range: $137,400 – $183,200 Category/Shift: Salaried Full-Time Physical

Location:

International Paper Company 6400 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38119 (Preferred)
The Job You Will Perform: This position scope includes Container board field purchasing and storeroom operations at all mill locations. The Container board Procurement Execution Manager will ensure local teams fully support mill performance goals and execute according to purchasing policies, best practices and procedures. Local Purchasing Managers and teams will have a functional reporting line to the Container board Procurement Execution Manager. The position will report to the Director of Enablement and Execution.

• Responsible for monitoring purchasing and stores KPIs across the mill system and taking action to ensure performance at target levels
• Track and report mill compliance to contract utilization and take action to drive ensure performance at target levels
• Develop and deliver training and onboarding for new purchasing managers and support training needs for mill buyers
• Act as liaison between Enablement and mill teams and synergize the objectives of both teams
• Serve as point of escalation for purchasing managers and mill teams regarding vendor service or quality issues
• Collaborate with Mill Managers on staffing and performance for the purchasing and stores organization
• Lead performance improvement projects for the purchasing and storeroom areas
• Responsible for coordinating and leading field purchase and storeroom trainings and support to provide teams best practices on:
• Prompt and professional purchasing services to internal customers by communicating effectively with the Operating, Engineering, and Maintenance areas
• Developing facility purchasing teams to provide maximum customer service/support and understanding of processes and procedures
• Manage proper stores Processes such as Repair Program, Consignment Program, Vendor Managed Inventory Program, Scrap & Surplus Items & Materials
• Helping teams to understand how to correctly maintain and store items in proper conditions, document correctly in the system and maintain counts to support operations & maintenance
• Identifying and implementing initiatives for optimizing storeroom inventory
• Support Storeroom Process Leader on skill building and knowledge transfer needs of stores personnel to drive storeroom performance to achieve targets and goals
• Responsible for Storeroom performance and achieving targets
• Support and leadership of mill closure teams to ensure safe and ethical closure of facilities while minimizing costs and maximizing the value of asset transfers or sales
• Support of facilities where temporary support due to personnel changes are needed to maintain operations and help new team members advance on the learning curve
• Participate on corporate teams to provide field feedback and be a liaison on key projects to help ensure feedback is provided, understood and successful implementation
• Promote a safe work environment, proactively contribute to the facility and department’s safety program
• Adhere to Financial, Procurement and Internal Controls policies
• Adhere to Procurement Safety Leadership requirements for salary and hourly employees
• Adhere to Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) Cost and Reliability requirements
• Work with other mill and corporate stakeholders on the creation and implementation of training modules
• Adhere to mill Global Manufacturing Training Initiative (GMTI) requirements for Stores
• Responsible for driving value and delivering cost savings to the mill
• Support implementation of Global Sourcing Agreements and strategies for purchasing and materials management…