Resin Procurement Manager

Job Type Full-time Description

American Plastics is a privately owned injected molded plastics company that designs and manufactures workhorse items in the United States, utilizing green processes and superior engineering.  American Plastics is a growing company, with production and distribution footprints in Missouri, Ohio, Arizona, North and South Carolina.  

Are you a master negotiator with a sharp eye for market trends and passion for strategy? We are looking for a Resin Procurement Manager to help drive excellence.  In this critical role, you will be responsible for high-performance resins that fuel our molds, ensuring consistency, cost-efficiency and quality in every shot.  This position will assist in sourcing raw materials that fuel our production.  In this role, you won’t be just managing contracts-you will be sharpening the foundation of our products, partnering with key suppliers, and influencing the future of sustainable and efficient resin sourcing.

Responsibilities:

• Execute resin purchasing strategy through 

o Benchmarking markets through bid

o Identifying trends and market indicators

o Utilizing Supplier Relationships

• Manage resin at multiple sites

o Tracks weekly resin usage vs plan

o Schedule resin deliveries of bulk trucks and truckloads to maintain adequate inventory levels

o Place purchase orders as directed by Corporate.  Expedite and reschedule as needed.

o Monitor rail cars to ensure adequate supply, demurrage dates and rail car count vs track capacity

o Monitor plant forecast accuracy and work with plant personnel to identify variances and improve accuracy

• Identify and Qualify New Sources of Supply

o Typically, Black PIR/PCR

O Brokers/Distributors

• Take lead role with vendor selection and pricing negotiations
• Responsible for planning resin raw materials purchases based on internal demand and market cost fluctuations at Multiple Facilities.  Drive forecast accuracy through partnership with manufacturing facilities
• Work with plants and Quality to confirm appropriate material testing requirements/procedures for new vendors
• Responsible for tracking and working with Vendor, Quality and Plant to track root cause analysis and resolution for problems related to materials
• Responsible for the end-of-the-month alignment for prime purchase orders with market settlement with plants and request credits as needed from vendors
• Track vendor performance via on-time shipments and identify possible supply issues across the network and make recommendations to rectify
• Grow and nurture vendor relationships
• Work with other corporate commodities as requested

Expectations:

• Deliver cost savings opportunities
• Monitor the resin market trends and external suppliers to make timely, low-cost purchases

Requirements

• Bachelor’S Degree

• Minimum 3 years of experience in resin procurement or planning is preferred but a strong procurement background of 8+ years or more would be considered in leu of resin experience
• Intermediate knowledge of resin properties and how they affect molding is preferred.
• Experience with Supplier development
• Familiarity with recycled resins and processing of recycled materials is preferred.
• Resourceful, organized with ability to apply critical problem-solving skills
• Candidates will have spent time in a fast-paced environment, sourced and purchasing a large variety of different components and commodities, and have a solid track record of achieving strong year over year cost reductions
• Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint & PowerPoint
• Minimum travel required

If you are interested in joining the American Plastics team and want to work in a fast-paced, progressive environment, we want to hear from you. We offer a competitive salary & benefits package including medical/dental/vision, 401k, and paid vacation.