Purchasing Specialist

About Us

Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies. Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration, and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. Join us and become part of the power behind possible.

Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display, and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands. Our ORBIS business optimizes supply chains with reusable packaging products and services, including containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems, and metal racks, improving product flow to reduce costs and enhance sustainability.

About The Opportunity

Schedule and purchase materials to support production schedules while maximizing plant efficiencies and profitability and meeting established customer service levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan and control appropriate levels of inventory to support production, including cycle count program.
• Initiate, review, and process purchase requisitions.
• Coordinate with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Review and manage change requests from customers, plants, and suppliers; reschedule as necessary.
• Develop and maintain all master data related to planning, such as safety stock, lead times, and lot size.
• Support inventory management directives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Performance Measures and Outcomes

• Safety metrics
• On-time shipments
• Schedule attainment

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (required)
• Bachelor’s Degree (desired)
• Entry-level position
• 1-3 years of experience in manufacturing (desired)
• 2-5 years of experience in a plastics or fabrication environment (desired)

Skills

• Ability to handle the stress of working with others.
• Ability to be available outside of normal work hours.
• Ability to assess employee performance and coach and develop others.
• Ability to lead by example.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles.
• Ability to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components.
• Knowledge of processes, tools, and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle.
• Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.
• Knowledge of methods, accepted practices, considerations, and regulatory requirements associated with safety and protection of employees, environment, and site.

Travel Requirements

5% - 10% travel