Buyer III

Buyer III Indirect Procurement

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Buyer III for Nutek Disposables located in McElhattan, PA.  This position will be responsible for performing moderately complex procurement duties with the purpose of obtaining supplies and services from a variety of suppliers.  A participation role, contributing to meetings and projects.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Adhere to all safe Work Practices (SWP) and organizational policies and procedures.  Must abide by all safety requirements and attain safety goals.
• Seek and partner with reliable suppliers, solving questions, and confirming expected deliverables, while resolving any delivery, payment, price discrepancies and quality related concerns.
• Verification and accuracy of requisitions being processed, per established polices, and assist with preparation of requisitions and E-req summaries as requested.  Place purchase orders upon approvals.
• Make substitutions as possible, while maintaining necessary quality, collaborating with requesters of any deviations to confirm acceptance.
• Create Request for Information( RFI) and Request for Quotation (RFQ) for various parts and services, while incorporating analytics for comparison purposes. Awards business as approved.
• Super-user for all new technology impacting the procurement function providing team training and expertise across site location.
• Drives Value Creation and Strategic Procurement, aligning with business goals and objectives.
• Develops processes that contribute to a more efficient Supply Chain, working with Spare parts Teams on reorder and Inventory quantities based on supplier lead-times and criticality of part, for production.
• Requires High level cost savings implementation for FTG both on spot buys and strategic plant initiatives.
• Works cross functionally with other departments and sites to gain standardization and purchasing leverage analyzing total spend criteria.
• First round review of contracts to ensure payment terms, length of agreement and procurement content are in the best interest of FQ.
• Travel to other FQ locations as required.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• BA/BS in Supply Chain or related work experience.
• Strong MS office Suite skills to include Excel, Word, Power Point, along with knowledge of SAP Ariba, Celonis, and QlikView.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment; having knowledge of MRO parts and services.
• Must be an effective communicator, both written and orally.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities; being able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to multi-task and meet timelines with a strong focus on detailed organization and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of the organization, including the ability to present recommendations, while being influential when required.
• Some training skills for new hires as it pertains to systems and procurement processes.

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• ...and more!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.