Procurement Buyer- Salt Lake City

About the role

The Procurement Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring direct and indirect materials necessary to support production and operations—including paper, film, ink & glue, pallets, corrugated, maintenance supplies, and other indirect materials. This role focuses on supplier performance, cost optimization, and cross-functional collaboration while ensuring full alignment with Mondi’s quality, sustainability, and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain all purchase orders including: paper, film, ink & glue, corrugated, maintenance, & other miscellaneous expenses
• Ensure purchase order cycle efficiency, effective purchase order management
• Audits invoices and checks for accuracy, receipt of material, and compliance with purchase orders
• Material part number creation and management
• Prepares reports and maintains accurate inventory and procurement records
• Monitor supplier performance through the life of the contract; Find opportunities to drive value through improvements in supplier performance
• Identifies cost savings opportunities and makes recommendations to leadership team
• Strategic partner assessing risk, working with multiple suppliers across the plant, region and organization
• Track key metrics such as cost savings, on-time delivery, and inventory turns
• Improve procurement processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance
• Prepares proposals, requests quotes, and negotiates purchase terms and conditions
• Analyse industry and demand trends and supports leadership with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies
• Ability to work cross functionally to support other departments within the business
• Support Corporate Procurement and Local Plant team
• Ensure procurement compliance with all Mondi policies and guidelines
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by leadership

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Purchasing, Planning, Supply Chain or Manufacturing
• Bachelor's degree preferred with emphasis on Operations, Supply Chain Management, Business or another applicable field
• SAP experience a plus
• Strong understanding of business processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Project management experience a plus
• Effective skills to build relationships and productively interface with all levels of the business
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Qualifications

• Comprehensive base salary
• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan, fully vested and company match
• An interesting job within the packaging & paper industry
• Opportunities for professional growth

Benefits

• Comprehensive base salary
• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan, fully vested and company match

Pay

Comprehensive base salary

Schedule

N/A