Where you will work

The Shelby location is Clearwater Paper's newest consumer products facility, boasting two paper mills located on 400 acres with over 600 talented employees. We are proud to produce a variety of high-quality premium and ultra-premium bathroom tissue, household paper towels, and napkins for major retail outlets throughout the United States. Our state-of-the-art technology includes 10 converting lines, 54 laser-guided vehicles, and 2 paper machines producing large quantities at high speed. Employees in Shelby are hard-working and proud to provide a quality product in an essential industry.

Shelby, North Carolina is a quaint community located between bustling downtown Charlotte and scenic Asheville. The town is a stone's throw from Gastonia, Belmont, and Kings Mountain. Shelby's art, music, and government community take place in the Uptown Shelby historic district. Within uptown Shelby, the large Courthouse Square is surrounded by local businesses and a variety of restaurants. The local pavilion hosts weekly Farmer's markets and weekend concerts. There is plenty of opportunity for activity in Shelby with groups that engage in hiking, cycling, running, CrossFit, and yoga. The Cleveland County Fair is the largest county agricultural fair in North Carolina held in the fall each year. Shelby offers a variety of opportunities for social service including the Boys & Girls Club, United Way, Communities and Schools, and Children's Home of Cleveland County. Shelby is proud of its local schools including several K-12 and high schools, trade schools, and community colleges.

What you will do:

Leadership

• Responsible for helping drive improvement in safety performance and supporting a culture of EHS excellence.
• Develop training plans for procurement team direct reports and all other necessary site personnel to ensure all people that have a responsibility within the procurement lifecycle understand and follow the Procurement Policies and Procedures
• Hold periodic training sessions to help further the skills and education of the procurement team.
• Attend seminars, classes, or virtual training sessions to further skills and be able to impart those learnings onto the rest of the procurement team.
• Develop individual training plans for each member of the site procurement staff to better grow skills in areas that are identified as needing further development.

Sourcing

• Should engage and own the procurement process supporting reliable manufacturing for the most difficult, highest risk, and highest spend site agreements.
• Perform pre-bid qualifications on all new contractors and vendors (as deemed necessary due to risk factors) prior to inviting them into the RFP process: ISNetworld, Financial, Legal
• Pull RFP package together and follow RFP flow diagram and guidelines to conduct the bidding process.
• Negotiate the contract/agreement, best TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), and best possible value for the necessary services or equipment as required in the RFP.
• Load and manage all documents into the appropriate repository.
• Review RFP packages prior to release for bid from members of the site procurement staff as deemed necessary.
• Engage in and ensure all site procurement staff are following the RFP guidelines and Procurement Policies
• Develop site strategies that align with corporate initiatives towards category management and have the procurement staff implement the strategies.
• Actively engage in issuing PO's, resolving invoice (EXL) issues timely, and accounting closing procedures where procurement has direct involvement.

Reporting

• Accountable for reporting the progress on any capital project: potential risks, big wins with negotiations, potential schedule issues, potential overruns, overall status of the project from a procurement perspective.
• Responsible for reporting any needs within a timely manner.
• Accountable for ensuring any dashboard information is up to date as required.
• Use WAVE process to track cost savings initiatives and enablers that are impactful to the business.

Success Measurements

• The Sr. Buyer will work with the Director of Indirect Procurement and Plant Manager to establish savings goals for categories including P&L savings, cost avoidance, negotiated savings, working capital, and additional value.
• Will be responsible for developing a trend line towards the savings targets and be able to report out how well the site procurement team is in achieving their yearly goals.
• Accountable for measuring policy compliance.
• Establishing yearly and quarterly goals towards deleveraging the overall inventory that matches with the overall goals as established by corporate.
• Be able to report out monthly results and variance towards targets.
• Be able to report out any needs, roadblocks, and opportunities associated with the Procurement Team.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others' knowledge and skills.
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others.
• Uses understanding of customer needs and the organization's customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes.
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics, Operations Management or related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience required, master's degree is a plus.
• At least Five (5) years of procurement experience required.
• Three (3) years of people leadership experience preferred.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment a plus.
• Supply chain or Purchasing certification is a plus.
• Strong computer skills required including experience using Excel spreadsheets.
• Experience using JD Edwards software is a plus.
• Experience in contract management systems is preferred.
• Ability to work on non-routine purchases that require analysis to arrive at best decision.
• Must have strong professional communication, planning and organizational skills.
• Understanding of procurement procedures and legal contracts
• Occasional exposure to manufacturing machines and areas, shipping, and warehousing areas.
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment in the manufacturing environment.
• Some mental, visual, and physical fatigue from computer terminal use.
• Extended periods of sitting.
• Occasional travel required.

Total Rewards Detail
We're committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors. Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan. Paid time off will include vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.

Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.