Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Meeting procurement targets while maintaining quality specifications, resolving quality issues as they arise, providing first-class customer service, and gathering market information for further analysis

• Develop new business as well as enhancing existing supplier relations

• Build concrete business relationships through proper communication channels via phone calls, emails, plant/office visits, off-site meetings such as industry-related events and recreational outings with the sole intention to increase trust and loyalty between ACN and supplier

• Develop new territories and establish/maintain supplier relationships

• Clear communication with the back office in order to provide a high standard of service

• Negotiate large transactions on a daily basis

• Develop market and pricing strategies, balancing firm objectives and customer satisfaction

• Yield more tonnage through existing supplier relationships, such as partnerships, joint ventures, supply contracts, acquisitions, etc.

• Gather daily market intelligence for internal discussions and reports

• Procure tonnage according price and buy modes which are based primarily on customer mill demand and supplier need

Qualifications

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in Marketing or related field

• Extensive experience in a procurement type of role

• Strong negotiation and analytical / problem solving abilities

• Professional appearance

• Superior communication and presentation skills

• Affinity with working in an international environment

• Honest, hardworking, motivated, quick thinking, good with numbers, good with people, have a good sense of humor, being an interesting person, responsible, responsive, and focused.

• Self-motivation, entrepreneurial mentality combined with proper time management skills

• Experience and education in supply chain management, paper recycling, and business development preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.