Purchasing Associate
7 months ago
The Purchasing Associate supports and works to improve Topps’ overall cost and pricing activities. This position is expected to support all areas of purchasing including, cost estimating/forecasting, analyzing vendor quotation, managing raw material inventory and PO and invoicing process.
Reporting line: Direct to Pre-Production Leader with a strong dotted line to Finance
**Responsibilities**:
- Manage commodity spend categories with direction provided by Purchasing/Mgr.
- Manage PO placement and invoice processing
- Maintain final manufacturing cost for all projects
- Provide RFQ process support and analysis to the Pre-production and Production leadership teams.
- Lead cost estimation analysis to Brand Managers based on historical cost and cost matrix established with vendors
- Track spend by supplier and categories
- Raw material inventory management to minimise wastage/maximise usage
- Track vendor performance
- Maintain purchasing record, supplier contact database, etc.
- Strong link to the finance function to ensure accurate recording of all cost-based information in the accounting records and forecasting process
- Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiencies by working with suppliers, comparing SKUs across suppliers and recommending reconfigurations of product/packaging
**Desired Skills and Experience**:
- Bachelor or associate degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or other relevant degree required.
- 4+ years of experience in planning, purchasing or financial analysis
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook required.
- Previous professional experience with printing industry or consumer goods industry preferred
- Experience with an ERP system preferred.
- Strong analytical capabilities
- Attention to data integrity, data quality and high productivity.
- Excellent communication, decision-making and organizational skills.
- Proactive thinking and problem solving.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision. Fluency in English and Italian preferable
- The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._
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