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Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement ("SS&P") organization has an immediate opening in CPG division for a Purchasing Manager supporting our Wauna facility reporting to Regional Purchasing Manager.
This person manages the local purchasing function, supervises personnel in this area, and will lead change, manage priorities, and develop the SS&P organization to deliver both short and long-term value within high volume, time-critical environment.
This role will be on -site at the Wauna facility.
The ideal candidate has proven working leadership experience; has a record of creating value through building strong working relationships with a diverse group of customers; has demonstrated a principled entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to build a capability that delivers a supply chain with an optimized total cost of ownership to operations.
E mphasize the importance of a fast -paced and detailed execution in our daily operations.
O ur customers rely on us to meet their needs efficiently and effectively.
To ensure we continue to exceed expectations, it's crucial that we maintain a sense of urgency and attention to detail in everything we do while continue to challenge respectfully .
What You Will Do
* Multi-tasker as supervisor that provides on-going coaching and feedback but also task performer to assist as needed with team.
Uses approach to stop, think and ask questions.
* Manage and working to be accountable for purchasing operations across the facility with large amounts of spend.
* Build partnerships within the facility and across Capabilities to create value for GP
* Lead a team of purchasing professionals to excellence in Safety, Health and Environmental Compliance, total cost of ownership of goods and services, competitively advantaged agreements and process efficiency.
* Lead the overall direction and management of strategic procurement for all local material spend, while partnering with customers, to ensure the creation of maximum value in quality, cost, reliability, & delivery in areas of endeavor.
* Manage and support procurement process, including negotiations and contract creation
* Partner with mill operations teams in efforts to ensure procurement and stores are reliable and support defined asset strategies.
* Develop strong category partnerships, aligning with and managing strategic initiatives, commitments and supply chain strategies.
* Interface with the mill leadership teams pertaining to business initiatives and value drivers.
* Working with requestors to understand requirements, specifications, and timing; conducting competitive bidding process, including soliciting RFIs/RFPs and robust bid analysis & recommendations
* Managing and working to improve the procure -to-pay process (including invoice reconciliation management) and training internal customers on their roles in these processes as needed
* Work with key leaders in the mill to drive proper w...
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Type: Permanent Location: Clatskanie, US-OR
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-14 07:52:25
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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com
Job Function:
Procurement
Job Sub Function:
Strategic Sourcing
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America
Job Description:
We are searching for the best talent for a Buyer/Planner.
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke.
You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke.
You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
* Purchase Management: Plan purchases for assigned products, projects and commodities and negotiate and implement appropriate buying methods preferably Kanban
* Develop purchase requisition per procedural requirements and Product Specifications, issue purchase orders, confirm deliveries and expedite deliveries as required
* Request bids from suppliers as needed
* Inventory Management: Maintain, monitor and enhance internal Kanban system to continuously meet production requirements
* Use various tools like MRP to make sure appropriate inventory levels are maintained
* Supplier Management: Work closely with Supplier Engineers, develop alliances with Abiomed suppliers to manage supplier performance and develop plans to alleviate any supply chain risks
* Assist Supplier Engineers to identify and qualify s...
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Type: Permanent Location: Danvers, US-MA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-14 07:24:00
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General Description:
Food Rescue Engagement Managers are responsible for executing the Food Rescue engagement strategy developed in coordination with the Director of Food Rescue Initiatives. Food Rescue Engagement Managers manage day-to-day relationships with a network of nearly 400 retail donors throughout Cook County and work collaboratively across departments to ensure that the partners who participate in the Community Food Rescue program experience successful relationships with retail donors. The person in this role will need to work diplomatically to ensure that the needs of partners and retailers are effectively represented in conversations with retail donors.
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Donor Portfolio Management (60-80%):
* Manage a portfolio of donors actively engaged in the Community Food Rescue program:
+ Perform quarterly stewardship visits to donors within their assigned portfolio to ensure continued engagement with the Community Food Rescue program. At each visit, provide store-level donation reports that outline the performance of each store department to identify gaps in donation programming.
+ Provide assigned donors with a monthly donation report summarizing donations from stores under their banner, in collaboration with teammates who may manage overlapping portfolios.
+ When needed, train store donation teams on their company’s and the Food Depository’s donation guidelines to maintain a high standard of food quality and food safety.
+ Develop strong working relationships with store teams and corporate leaders to improve acquisition outcomes and ensure a high level of customer service. Attend district meetings, where appropriate.
* Visit lapsed donors to rebuild relationships and reengage them in the Community Food Rescue program.
* Maintain a database of prospective donors and develop strategies to educate them on the benefits of donating through the Community Food Rescue program, prioritizing donors accessible to partner organizations in areas of high unmet need.
* Review and analyze donor performance, providing a monthly report to the Director of Food Rescue Initiatives categorizing donor performance to prioritize deployment of Food Rescue engagement resources. Work collaboratively across teams to develop strategies for improvement of donor performance within low-performing stores.
* Support MealConnect reporting for partner organizations connected to donors within their portfolio, in collaboration with the Partner Relations team.
* Support Food Rescue activities at select food industry trade shows:
+ Serve as the primary onsite contact for show staff.
+ Coordinate with the Volunteer Experience team to recruit volunteers and manage volunteers on the day of the event.
+ Coordinate with Transportation, Ops, and partner organizations to manage logistics and equipment for the event.
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Type: Permanent Location: Chicago, US-IL
Salary / Rate: 111713.5
Posted: 2025-11-11 07:21:21
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Your Job
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is seeking a procurement professional, often referred to as a Procurement Leader to work in our Wichita, KS headquarters within our Procurement organization.
We are looking for entrepreneurial, highly motivated, detail-oriented individuals with problem solving skills; an intense desire to learn, improve and grow.
Our Principled Based Market business philosophy creates an environment that inspires employees to contribute knowledge and ideas, allowing them to flourish and feel rewarded.
As a Procurement Leader, you will play a pivotal role in driving our company's operational success and ensuring our competitive edge in the market.
Our Team
This position will be located at our headquarters in Wichita, KS and require about 25% travel to our production facilities in the US and Canada.
What You Will Do
* Collaborate with business partners to develop and sustain a strategic vision, refine contracting and purchasing strategies, and reduce supply chain risks.
* Create knowledge processes to enhance transparency and competitiveness while aligning supplier incentives with business objectives to ensure clear ownership of deliverables between KAES and counterparties.
* Cultivate strong relationships with other KAES groups, suppliers, and vendors to support regular performance assessments, resolve issues, anticipate future needs, and facilitate continuous vendor feedback
* Transform the role and our business through the challenge process, market discovery, as well as the use of tools and technology.
* Create value by obtaining, analyzing, and evaluating market quotes, negotiating prices and commercial terms, and offering recommendations to internal customers.
Ensure these recommendations align with business needs with lowest total cost of ownership.
* Review and negotiate commercial agreements in alignment with Koch's risk philosophy.
* Use daily, weekly, monthly reporting tools to support procurement capability for your designated site and team.
* Promote purchasing transactional excellence through coaching procurement facing teammates, resolving disputes internally and externally, increasing the use of higher efficiency tools like Ariba, Track, and others.
* Travel to supported plant(s) as needed, estimated up to 25% regular travel.
Potential to require more travel during maintenance cycle years every 3-4 years.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, supply chain, or a related field OR an equivalent or higher level of experience
* 2+ years of procurement/buyer or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing environment
* Experience with negotiation across various types of audiences
* Experience analyzing and solving problems, while utilizing data analysis and development tools
* Experience collaborating in a fast-paced environment, successfully partnering with both internal and external c...
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Type: Permanent Location: Wichita, US-KS
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-09 07:34:38
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is seeking a Category Leader to optimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) across various spend categories.
This role will be responsible for developing the category strategy and managing key drivers of the category spend, including setting the contract and pricing strategy, cost reduction initiatives, and demand plan.
The Category Leader will also provide priorities to all capability partners to achieve the category strategy and manage execution, directly as well as through their team.
This role is based in GP Center in Downtown Atlanta.
You will enjoy a hybrid schedule of remote and office days.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support 140+ locations across the US.
The SS&P organization is currently undergoing an exciting transformation where we are partnering with our business partners and leveraging best practices to build internal capabilities that uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.
It is an exciting time to be part of a growing team and at the center of the transformation to help mold the future state of the SS&P organization!
What You Will Do
* Set & communicate category vision and strategy to maximize value
* Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective supply markets, competitors, and product innovations; understand competitive landscape to identify threats/opportunities; leverage insights to drive strategy
* Apply category management knowledge processes to all spend categories, including should-cost analysis
* Frame up category opportunities using economic thinking with supporting financials; identify and size new TCO opportunities, prioritize and execute initiatives aligned with cross-functional teams that drive maximum value
* Own and track category spend, suppliers, savings, and category strategy adherence
* Manage any price changes consistent with the category contract strategy
* Plan and execute effective negotiation processes with suppliers
* Own category supplier management - including supplier pioneering & development, dispute management/resolution, supplier performance management; identify supplier risk areas and quantify risk exposure within category portfolio and execute risk mitigation actions
* Own category customer relationship management - including GP operations and business partnerships, lead category cross-functional teams, and support cross-Koch company stakeholder development and alignment
* Drive transformation & change management - Facilitate implementation of change initiatives within category to improve business performance
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* At least 5 years of experience in managing t...
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Type: Permanent Location: Atlanta, US-GA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-08 07:42:58
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Your Job
We are looking for a contribution motivated Buyer to support our Georgia-Pacific Brunswick site.
The role includes purchasingactivities in a high volume, time-critical environment.
The buyer will gain experience with Maintenance Repair and Operating (MRO) supplies, direct materials, chemicals, equipment spare parts and outside services from external vendors.
This role reports directly to the Purchasing Manager.
This role will sit onsite at our facility in Brunswick, GA.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support our facilities.
The SS&P organization partners with our business partners and leverages best practices to uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.
What You Will Do
* Ensures adherence to all safety, environmental andpurchasingpolicies,guidelines,andprocedures.
* Utilizes company's purchasing system to process purchase orders fromrequisitions.
* Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercialterms.
* Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes negotiatespriceand terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost ofownership.
* Knowledgeable of Company's strategic supply agreements andutilizesthese to maximizevalue.
* Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirement (e.g., specifications, scopes of work,performance,and timing requirements)
* Demonstrates high levelof customer focus and sense ofurgency.
* Uses strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates)
* Analyzes root causes of accounts payable exceptions and take steps to resolve andprevent.
* Initiates changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasingprocess.
* Manages own time toaccomplishgoals and prioritize a variety oftasks.
* Responsible for administration of contractor management tools including Ariba, ISNET, and AS8.
* Facilitate large bidding events through Ariba and document information.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Associate's degree or 2 years of procurement experience in a similar field (e.g.
project management, warehousing, accounting, supply chain)
* Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Teams, Microsoft Word (document creation), Excel (spreadsheets), and outlook (email and calendar)
What Will Put You Ahead
* Knowledgeofpurchasingprocess and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payables,incoterms,and deliveryterms
* Experiencein negotiating contracts at local and regional levels
* Experienc...
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Type: Permanent Location: Brunswick, US-GA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-07 07:50:35
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Your Job
The Koch Supplier Strategies team is hiring a Technology Renewals Specialist who will be part of the team supporting our Koch companies in commercial strategy and contract negotiations in the technology category.
In this role, you will develop and lead execution of technology renewal strategies for the Koch portfolio of companies.
By maintaining an accurate pipeline of renewals, you will influence the Koch companies' renewal strategies ensuring they have the right amount of time and information to make optimized renewal decisions.
Our Team
Our team serves the family of Koch companies with supplier strategy, contracts and deal negotiations primarily in the technology category.
Acting as an extension of our customers' teams, we use a framework-driven approach to understand their needs and deliver timely, profitable results.
What You Will Do
* Maintain an accurate, up-to-date pipeline of all upcoming renewals (software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, maintenance contracts, support agreements, etc.)
* Track key dates, contract terms, and renewal thresholds to avoid service disruptions or unintended renewals
* Use CRM tools and renewal-specific dashboards to monitor status and report on progress
* Develop trusted supplier and customer relationships, bringing a focused discipline based on sound economic thinking
* Lead negotiation strategies including commercial terms (pricing, length of term, scope, etc.) that create near and long-term value for Koch
* Engage and collaborate directly with leadership and decision-makers to drive successful negotiation strategies and collaboration.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Proven experience accomplishing goals independently
* Demonstrated resourcefulness and ability to push through ambiguity and find answers independently
* Experience communicating and collaborating with various stakeholders and team members
* Experience working with detailed, time sensitive tasks
* Demonstrated experience leading change initiatives with measurable outcomes
What Will Put You Ahead
* 3+ years' experience in accounting, finance, IT, or related field
* Experience in technology renewals management
* Experience using Salesforce
* Experience with SaaS management software such as ServiceNow Software Asset Management, Zylo, Calero, etc.
* Experience initiating and developing relationships related to technical products and creating mutually beneficial partnerships
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the fle...
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Type: Permanent Location: Wichita, US-KS
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-07 07:50:00
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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com
Job Function:
Procurement
Job Sub Function:
Category
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Zug, Switzerland
Job Description:
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal.
Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.
Are you interested in joining a team that is positively impacting patients' lives and driving innovation? At J&J, we are working to create a world without disease.
Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat, and cure disease inspires us.
We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science.
Apply today for this exciting opportunity!
This role will direct the development of end-to-end leadership in an important portfolio in the Drug Delivery Systems space for JNJ Innovative Medicine.
This includes strategy development, shaping key relationships within the business and managing key supplier relationships.
This role covers the E2E scope (including development, through commercial to base business management) of the rapidly growing Drug Delivery Systems space and requires a PG30 Global Category Manager with strong procurement and business acumen to lead this space in a compelling manner.
Key responsibilities:
* Develop and execute E2E DDS Procurement strategies that are aligned with the business/sector needs including sourcing strategy, negotiations, contract implementation and performance against established targets (Cost drivers, risk analysis, mitigation, analytics, applicability / of category value creation).
* Manage supplier relationships, communicate changes to category strategy, execute joint collaborative initiatives, and monitor supplier contract negotiations.
Relationships are with senior executives at the supplier end.
* Manages relationship with key internal senior stakeholders, both in SC and R&D.
* Connect with, influence and shape the agenda with key internal supply-chain and R&D stakeholders regarding the appropriate supplier selection for upcoming NPDs and NPIs.
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Type: Permanent Location: Zug, CH-ZG
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-07 07:28:31
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is looking for a talented to leader to fill the role of Manager, Purchasing and Stores at its Containerboard manufacturing facility in Monticello, MS.
The ideal candidate has both strategic and tactical purchasing and inventory experience, as well as proven supervisory experience.
The person should also have a track record of creating value through building strong working relationships with a diverse group of customers, a principled entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to build a capability that delivers a supply chain with an optimized total cost of ownership to operations.
This role currently has three direct reports, and five indirect reports, with a continuously growing team.
This is an onsite role that sits at our facility in Monticello, MS.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement ("SS&P") organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procuring the critical supplies and materials that support more than 140 locations across the US.
The SS&P organization is currently undergoing an exciting transformation where we are partnering with our business partners and leveraging best practices to build internal capabilities that uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant spend and efficiency opportunities.
This effort is a critical element in Georgia-Pacific's continuous transformation.
It is an exciting time to be part of a growing team and at the center of the transformation to help mold the future state of the SS&P organization!
What You Will Do
* Manage and lead direct reports leveraging principle based management and role of a supervisor (create inclusive environment, build high performing team, help employees self-actualize)
* Leverage comparative advantage of the team and adjust RRE's to maximize results for GP
* Connect team to SS&P vision, Operations vision, accelerated sourcing transformation, accelerated manufacturing transformation and how roles directly impact our ability to achieve the bets
* Contribute as a key member of the SS&P organization and the Containerboard & Cellulose leadership teams and own strategic business responsibilities as designated by senior management.
* Organize the team to execute standard work processes and achieve disciplined operations in Sourcing Execution
* Manage and be accountable for Containerboard & Cellulose spend against defined buying channels, category strategies and financial controls.
* Manage and be accountable for procurement operations across a facility with high levels of spend in high volume, multi-commodity environments.
* Develop strong partnerships internally and externally, aligning with strategic initiatives, commitments and supply chain strategies.
* Lead a team of procurement professionals to excellence in Stewardship
* Ensure purchasing and inventory departments are disciplined, optimized, reliable, sup...
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Type: Permanent Location: Monticello, US-MS
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-05 07:14:52
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Your Job
Molex is seeking an experienced Sourcing and Procurement professional to join our global Metals category team as a Global Category Manager.
This role reports to the Director, Metals Category.
The team is responsible for approximately $600M in global spend and works closely with the internal stakeholders for the Metals category to champion global strategic sourcing activities in an effort to reduce costs, secure supply, and optimize deliveries; with an intent to ultimately prevent stockouts, leverage spend across internal buying groups, and maintain continuity of supply.
Additionally, this team is responsible for directly managing the top 20% of metals suppliers (e.g.
business reviews, contracting, negotiations, etc.).
Focused in Raw Metals (metal strip, wire, tube, and alloy bar).
Location: This is an onsite role.
Candidates can be based out of either of our offices in Rochester Hills, MI, or Lisle, IL.
What You Will Do
* Develop and execute Metals category strategies for single or multiple global categories of spend, coordinate activities across all regions to identify and qualify suppliers capable of providing products and services to meet business requirements globally, ensuring productivity, the lowest cost of ownership, and develop strategic suppliers into partners
* Lead and participate in team collaboration where category management expertise is required.
Ensure category strategy is understood, supported, and implemented globally.
* Monitor supply markets and commodity trending for competitive changes and prepare cost models for respective category
* Primary owner of Supplier Relationship Management for strategic supply base within given category
* Be a leader and work independently to establish strategy timeline, managing deliverables, and ability to appropriately identify and escalate issues when necessary.
* Drive continuous performance and process improvements.
* Champion change and innovation.
Leads initiatives that span virtual teams across the world and cultures.
* Provide leadership and guidance in the following ways; stimulate creativity / innovation in others, foster new ideas, support those who initiate change and take risks, promote a global perspective.
* Foster a collaborative environment among stakeholders while building and maintaining strong relationships across various functions.
Leverage and build enthusiasm and support for adoption.
* Advise business about similar strategies employed by other "best in class" companies and other Koch entities.
* Closely collaborate with adjacent business depts.
to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services in line with agreed service levels.
* Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and excellent customer service.
* Continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
* Understand, support and comply with curre...
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Type: Permanent Location: Rochester Hills, US-MI
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-04 07:23:33
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Your Job
Molex is seeking an experienced Sourcing and Procurement professional to join our global Metals category team as a Global Category Manager.
This role reports to the Director, Metals Category.
The team is responsible for approximately $600M in global spend and works closely with the internal stakeholders for the Metals category to champion global strategic sourcing activities in an effort to reduce costs, secure supply, and optimize deliveries; with an intent to ultimately prevent stockouts, leverage spend across internal buying groups, and maintain continuity of supply.
Additionally, this team is responsible for directly managing the top 20% of metals suppliers (e.g.
business reviews, contracting, negotiations, etc.).
Focused in Raw Metals (metal strip, wire, tube, and alloy bar).
Location: This is an onsite role.
Candidates can be based out of either of our offices in Rochester Hills, MI, or Lisle, IL.
What You Will Do
* Develop and execute Metals category strategies for single or multiple global categories of spend, coordinate activities across all regions to identify and qualify suppliers capable of providing products and services to meet business requirements globally, ensuring productivity, the lowest cost of ownership, and develop strategic suppliers into partners
* Lead and participate in team collaboration where category management expertise is required.
Ensure category strategy is understood, supported, and implemented globally.
* Monitor supply markets and commodity trending for competitive changes and prepare cost models for respective category
* Primary owner of Supplier Relationship Management for strategic supply base within given category
* Be a leader and work independently to establish strategy timeline, managing deliverables, and ability to appropriately identify and escalate issues when necessary.
* Drive continuous performance and process improvements.
* Champion change and innovation.
Leads initiatives that span virtual teams across the world and cultures.
* Provide leadership and guidance in the following ways; stimulate creativity / innovation in others, foster new ideas, support those who initiate change and take risks, promote a global perspective.
* Foster a collaborative environment among stakeholders while building and maintaining strong relationships across various functions.
Leverage and build enthusiasm and support for adoption.
* Advise business about similar strategies employed by other "best in class" companies and other Koch entities.
* Closely collaborate with adjacent business depts.
to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services in line with agreed service levels.
* Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and excellent customer service.
* Continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
* Understand, support and comply with curre...
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Type: Permanent Location: Lisle, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-11-04 07:23:32
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Position Location Details – Upon agreement between you and your Supervisor, you are entitled to a flexible arrangement where you will be able to split your time between working from the office and working remotely.
Purpose and Scope
The Global Category Senior Manager is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies with 3rd party suppliers in support of Fresenius Medical Care’s One Procurement strategy.
Responsible for category management, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contracting, and ongoing supplier management for assigned category.
Coordinates with Procurement Partner(s) and key stakeholders to ensure alignment of procurement strategies.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Drive, develop, and implement multi-year category and subcategory plans for the assigned category, including demand aggregation, definition of buying channels, strategic relationship management, and supplier risk management.
* Maintains knowledge of current trends, supplier capabilities, innovation, and changes within the technology landscape
* Identify, develop and lead/support opportunities to optimize spend, reduce costs, mitigate supply risks, improve services, bring innovation and assure supply.
* Leads or supports cross functional supplier selection activities and management of formal strategic sourcing and RFx processes.
* Performs proposal analysis, including price analyses, “Should Cost” modelling, benchmarking and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
* Develops negotiation strategy, including targets for costs and key commercial/business terms.
* Working in conjunction with Legal, drafts and negotiates key legal and commercial terms
* Evaluates financial stability of suppliers and manages supplier risks as needed.
* Actively manages key supplier relationships in collaboration with the VMO, including resolution of issues and disputes.
* Build relationships and work closely with the Procurement Business Partner(s), other Category Managers, and cross-functional teams to share and implement procurement strategies.
* May include cross-regional people management responsibilities, including hiring, developing, and terminating employees.
* Leads and participates in supplier business reviews
* Champions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and R2P tools within category; leverages and utilizes eAuctions where appropriate
* Acts as an ambassador of Procurement and a champion in the function for all Procurement policies, processes and tools to ensure compliance
* Demonstrates the highest ethical standards and ensures Fresenius procedures are adopted and followed
* Drives the category management process to develop strategies that include diversity, sustainability, risk assessment, currency, and overall continuity, in alignment with business KPIs
* Knowledge of GPO’s, medical distribution approaches and clinical consumable acquisition best practices...
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Type: Permanent Location: Franklin, US-TN
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-30 07:48:01
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for a Scaler in Warrenton, GA.
This person will use multiple computer systems to track incoming product to ensure that production is maximized and quality maintained.
If you enjoy learning new things and would like the opportunity to work with computers and systems in a manufacturing environment, this is the position for you!
Shift: Monday - Thursday 8AM and 6PM and Friday 9AM-4PM
Pay will be based on experience.
Our Team
The Wood & Fiber Supply organization is key to ensuring that GP's 80+ mills maintain a constant flow of logs.
What You Will Do
* Receive inbound and outbound trucks utilizing a computerized system to record the supplier identification data, quality data, and the truck weights
* Inspect incoming loads to ensure quality wood specifications and recording the data for each load received at the mill
* Provide support for on-going safety and housekeeping processes
* Work with logging contractors and foresters to assist in correcting wood quality issues
* Maintain wood inventory level information
* Report daily usages and inventories to accounting, wood and fiber supply, and mill personnel
* Create and provide reports relative to wood inventories, deliveries, and wood quality
* Perform work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Experience using a computer, to include typing, sending emails, and using a mouse
What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience reading a tape measure
* Experience tracking inventory levels
* Experience with wood quality control
* Customer service and/or sales experience
* Experience with Microsoft Outlook/Excel/Word
* Experience creating reports
* Experience using a scale to weigh trucks
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.
We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products.
In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses.
Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are ...
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Type: Permanent Location: Warrenton, US-GA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-29 07:40:09
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Your Job
We are seeking an individual with a passion for developing commercial and business strategies with a focus on strategic thinking, and problem solving in a global setting to join our team as a Strategic Partnerships Manager - Technology.
This role involves developing and leading commercial strategy and leading supplier negotiations (pricing and legal T&Cs).
The role is positioned to create long-term value for Koch Inc.
by partnering with businesses in the following areas: technology (SaaS and on-premises software, hardware) and intellectual property rights.
Our Team
Our team serves the family of Koch companies.
We are seen as an extension of the customer's own team, challenging them with decision-making processes.
We take a framework-driven, rather than process-driven, approach emphasizing the importance of understanding the customer.
This allows us to work across the C-suite and leverage our knowledge and experience effectively.
What You Will Do
* Develop trusted supplier and client relationships, bringing a focused discipline based on sound economic thinking to the achievement of goals and objectives.
* Lead negotiation strategies, including commercial (pricing, length of term, scope, etc.) and legal terms (confidentiality, limitations of liability, etc.) that create near and long-term value.
* Engage and collaborate directly with leadership and decision-makers to drive successful negotiation strategies and collaboration.
* Stay informed about the latest technological advancements and M&A activity and apply this knowledge to create long-term strategic plans.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Experience providing work consultation or guidance to key decision makers.
* Experience leading teams or projects or contract management
* Experience managing numerous projects or accounts simultaneously
What Will Put You Ahead
* Business consulting experience
* Experience in supplier management or strategic sourcing
* Experience with negotiation and contract management
* Experience analyzing industry best practices, emerging trends, and regulatory requirements in supplier management and strategic sourcing.
* Intellectual property and commercial licensing/contracting experience
* Corporate strategy and development experience
* Experience with customer relationships
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives...
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Type: Permanent Location: Wichita, US-KS
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-29 07:39:55
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Your Job
Our Molex teams are seeking Procurement Interns to join our team in Summer 2026 (May - August) in Lisle, IL (just outside of Chicago).
Each intern will receive a project in one of the below areas within the supply chain organization.
These interns will specifically support either the Electronics Category, Global Purchasing, or general Procurement.
Koch Industries has been consistently selected as one of the top 100 Internship Programs in the U.S by WayUp.
The internship opportunity will be a 12-week program running from late May to mid-August 2025.
At Koch, interns gain real-world, hands-on experience, with the opportunity to tackle significant projects, problem-solver, and take ownership of their work.
Alongside your day-to-day role, the Koch Intern Program offers an opportunity to learn more about Koch, our people, Principle Based Management, and the local community you will be working in, all while growing your network.
Through weekly learning sessions, location-specific programming, and professional development, we aim to help every individual grow and learn how they can best contribute.
This 12-week program will allow you to experience Life at Koch , as you start your career and go anywhere within our network of companies.
Our Team
The Molex Procurement Capability creates improved, sustained performance supporting plants, increasing supply chain agility and meeting customers commitments.
Our team supports the various markets across all Molex divisions including automotive, home appliance, consumer, data center, industrial, medical/pharma, and telecom.
What You Will Do
Our interns work alongside our employees to solve real problems and offer insights that benefit society through improving our products and services.
In addition to being a contributor on their team, interns at Koch Companies learn about our unique Principle-Based Management culture, enjoy a variety of networking events to promote lasting career connections, and partner with interns from other disciplines on case studies, and participate in our Innovation Challenge.
These are just a few key aspects of our internship program.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Enrolled in a Supply Chain, Business, Data Analytics, Procurement, Production/Operations, Information Sciences Technology, or Industrial Engineering degree or alternative program.
(e.g., 2-year technical college program, certificate program, upskilling program, etc.)
* Eligible for full time employment on or before Summer 2027.
* Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.
For this role, we anticipate paying $27 per hour.
This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
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Type: Permanent Location: Lisle, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-29 07:39:42
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for a Scaler in Diboll, Texas.
This person will use multiple computer systems to track incoming product to ensure that production is maximized and quality maintained.
If you enjoy learning new things and would like the opportunity to work with computers and systems in a manufacturing environment, this is the position for you!
Shift: The successful candidate will primarily work between the hours of 5AM and 6PM.
Pay will be based on experience.
Our Team
The Wood & Fiber Supply organization is key to ensuring that GP's 80+ mills maintain a constant flow of logs.
What You Will Do
* Receive inbound and outbound trucks utilizing a computerized system to record the supplier identification data, quality data, and the truck weights
* Inspect incoming loads to ensure quality wood specifications and recording the data for each load received at the mill
* Provide support for on-going safety and housekeeping processes
* Work with logging contractors and foresters to assist in correcting wood quality issues
* Maintain wood inventory level information
* Report daily usages and inventories to accounting, wood and fiber supply, and mill personnel
* Create and provide reports relative to wood inventories, deliveries, and wood quality
* Perform work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Experience using a computer, to include typing, sending emails, and using a mouse
What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience reading a tape measure
* Experience tracking inventory levels
* Experience with wood quality control
* Customer service and/or sales experience
* Experience with Microsoft Outlook/Excel/Word
* Experience creating reports
* Experience using a scale to weigh trucks
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.
We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products.
In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses.
Our more than 30,000 employ...
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Type: Permanent Location: Diboll, US-TX
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-29 07:26:24
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for a Scaler in Texas.
This position will support facilities in Camden, Corrigan and Diboll and be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Wood Scaling process.
This person will use multiple computer systems to track incoming product to ensure that production is maximized and quality maintained.
If you enjoy learning new things and would like the opportunity to work with computers and systems in a manufacturing environment, this is the position for you!
Shift: The successful candidate will primarily work between the hours of 6AM and 6PM.
Shift duration will be 8 to 12 hours.
Pay will be based on experience.
Our Team
The Wood & Fiber Supply organization is key to ensuring that GP's 80+ mills maintain a constant flow of logs.
What You Will Do
* Receive inbound and outbound trucks utilizing a computerized system to record the supplier identification data, quality data, and the truck weights
* Inspect incoming loads to ensure quality wood specifications and recording the data for each load received at the mill
* Provide support for on-going safety and housekeeping processes
* Work with logging contractors and foresters to assist in correcting wood quality issues
* Maintain wood inventory level information
* Report daily usages and inventories to accounting, wood and fiber supply, and mill personnel
* Create and provide reports relative to wood inventories, deliveries, and wood quality
* Perform work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Experience using a computer, to include typing, sending emails, and using a mouse
What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience reading a tape measure
* Experience tracking inventory levels
* Experience with wood quality control
* Customer service and/or sales experience
* Experience with Microsoft Outlook/Excel/Word
* Experience creating reports
* Experience using a scale to weigh trucks
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.
We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works t...
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Type: Permanent Location: Camden, US-TX
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-28 07:48:25
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is seeking a Category Leader to optimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) for one of its most strategic categories - Caustic Soda.
This role will be responsible for building an in-depth category and market POV's (Points of View), developing the category strategy and managing key drivers of the category spend, including setting the contract and pricing strategy, cost reduction initiatives, and demand management plan.
The Category Leader for Caustic will also align with Business & Operations leaders to advance the business vision through category priorities, and partner with others to execute on the opportunities identified.
The Category Leader for Caustic Soda will be part of the broader Chemicals category sourcing team within the SS&P organization.
This role is based in GP Center in downtown Atlanta.
You will enjoy a hybrid schedule of remote and office days.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support 140+ locations across the US.
The SS&P organization is currently undergoing an exciting transformation where we are partnering with our business partners and leveraging best practices to build internal capabilities that uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.
It is an exciting time to be part of a growing team and at the center of the transformation to help mold the future state of the SS&P organization!
What You Will Do
* Develop, communicate, and execute a clear category vision and strategy aligned with Business, Operations, and Sourcing leadership to maximize value creation.
* Conduct comprehensive market intelligence activities: collect, analyze, and interpret global supply market data, competitor behavior, price-setting mechanisms, and benchmark the competitive landscape to identify risks and opportunities.
* Apply category management expertise (should-cost, value chain, economic and financial analysis) to drive actionable insights, frame Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and execute strategies with intelligent risk-taking.
* Own and monitor category spend, supplier base, savings, adherence to strategy, and develop/manage price change mechanisms consistent with contracts and category needs.
* Lead negotiations aligned with business risk tolerance to secure optimal terms and drive savings.
* Manage supplier relationships end-to-end, including supplier development, dispute resolution, performance management, risk identification, quantification, and mitigation.
* Drive cross-functional collaboration by leading category customer relationship management, steering category teams, and fostering alignment among Koch company stakeholders.
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Type: Permanent Location: Atlanta, US-GA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-25 08:55:27
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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com
Job Function:
Non-Standard
Job Sub Function:
Non-Employee
Job Category:
Non-Standard
All Job Posting Locations:
Beijing, China
Job Description:
RA Specialist and Assistant
1.
Provide personal assistance to the China RA head in the in day-to-day business, respecting the confidentiality and good practice.
2.
In addition to standard secretarial activities (calendar, meetings, travel etc.) this position includes contributing to organizational changes and business improvement processes, monitoring and –if appropriate – distribution of relevant corporate information, provide support for external stakeholders and other departmental or company and R&D level projects.
3.
For the specific sub-roles this includes the following responsibilities, but not limited to:
* Internal approval activities related to RA and R&D
* Building a strong culture in RA and R&D
* Supporting, engaging and caring for team members
4.
Increasing responsibilities for regulatory activities
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Type: Permanent Location: Beijing, CN-11
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-25 08:30:26
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Important: It is intended for individuals with a strong focus on customer training, ideally with solid knowledge of the retail industry (hardware, building materials, lumber).
As an Implementation Specialist, you will guide our clients through the integration of our software solution (Ogasys by acceo), focusing on data conversion, training, onboarding, and optimizing processes.
You will be at the heart of the client relationship, ensuring a smooth transition to our system that is tailored to their operational reality.
Main Responsibilities:
* Understand the client’s operational processes and business context.
* Participate in preparatory meetings with various internal teams.
* Gather business requirements using our internal tools and questionnaires.
* Prepare training materials and a clear implementation schedule.
* Plan and coordinate meetings and training sessions with the client.
* Support the migration of information into our system (without programming).
* Adjust system configuration based on defined operational needs.
* Train store super-users, both on customer site and remotely.
* Provide active support during the go-live phase.
* Monitor project progress and follow up regularly with clients.
* Prepare and assist the client during the testing phase.
* Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a successful implementation.
What We’re Looking For:
* Ability to manage multiple client projects simultaneously.
* Knowledge of retail operations (hardware, building materials, lumber).
* Accounting knowledge
* Excellent communication skills in English.
French will be an asser but not a requirement
* Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage stress.
* Team-oriented, positive, and solution-focused mindset.
* Flexibility to work with clients in different time zones remotely and on customer site traveling across canada
What We Offer:
* Remote work.
* 3 weeks of paid vacation in the first year, 4 weeks after 3 years, 5 weeks after 7 years.
* 5 personal days per year.
* 100% employer-paid group insurance from day one.
* Active lifestyle program (annual allowance).
* Employee Assistance Program.
* Group RRSP with employer contributions.
* Birthday gift.
* Career development opportunities.
Note: We appreciate the interest of software developers and IT business analysts, but this position is not a technical or programming role.
*Only successful candidates will be contacted
*.
Harris is an Equal Opportunity Employer and members of the following targeted groups are encouraged to apply women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.
If you are a person with a disability, assistance with the screening and selection process is available on request.
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Type: Permanent Location: Edmonton, CA-AB
Salary / Rate: 38.46
Posted: 2025-10-24 09:46:28
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Your Job
We are looking for a Stores Supervisor to lead the Darlington Dixie Storeroom operations, overseeing $8.7 million in inventory and managing a team of 1 hourly employee and 4 contingent workers.
The ideal candidate will have strong communication, planning, and organizational skills, with an interest in inventory management.
This role creates long-term value by applying the company's Principle-Based Management philosophy and Georgia-Pacific's Guiding Principles.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support our facilities.
The SS&P organization partners with our business partners and leverages best practices to uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.
What You Will Do
* Provide leadership for storeroom including supervision, safety management and skills development
* Work with storeroom team, customers, and suppliers to optimize inventory availability and carrying costs, in support of production and maintenance objectives
* Sustain progressive customer focus and value creation
* Meet compliance requirements for inventory accuracy, financial controls, environmental and quality verifications, and receipts accuracy
* Ensure inventory management excellence, including security, replenishment, proper storage and maintenance, timely receipt and issuance, inventory count and reconciliation, new item justification, timely inventory reviews for obsolescence and proper quantities
* Create computer generated reports, analyze data, and act on report data to determine course of action for problem resolution and performance improvement
* Develop and use metrics that accurately measure key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement and eliminate waste
* Manage mill receiving process to ensure accurate and timely receipt of all procured goods
* Maintain high standard of housekeeping, organized storage layout, and efficient parts flow
* Ensure stores tools and safety equipment are maintained to be safe and reliable
* Lead meetings and initiatives with operations teams to develop action plans to facilitate process improvements and resolution of inventory control problems
* Meet materials compliance, financial controls, stores best practice objectives
* Represent facility and corporate headquarters, affiliates, and other locations during meetings of Store's Managers and others for the purpose of advancing inventory management excellence and other improvement initiatives
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor's degree OR at least 4 years of relevant experience (inventory management, procurement, supply chain and/or maintenance experience)
* 2+ years in a supervisory role
* Working knowledge of SAP or simi...
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Type: Permanent Location: Darlington, US-SC
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-24 09:44:22
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Your Job
We are seeking a Forester to support operations at our manufacturing facility in Palatka, FL.
This position is based in the Clay County area, north of the Palatka facility.
This position will be responsible for working with timber harvesters and forest landowners to acquire wood for the Palatka pulp mill.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Wood and Fiber Supply (W&FS) organization ensures that the company's mills maintain a constant flow of logs, wood fiber and chips to sustain its tissue, packaging, paper and building products manufacturing operations.
W&FS operates in some 15 U.S.
states, and sources its wood from private lands owned by industrial, institutional, or individual landowners.
What You Will Do
* Implementing sourcing and pricing strategies pertaining to the procurement of wood and fiber for our manufacturing facilities
* Evaluating wood purchasing opportunities using analytical and innovative problem-solving skills
* Working to build strong business relationships
* Assisting to drive process improvements and presenting innovative solutions to recurring issues
* Ensuring all transactions are properly handled
* Working with W&FS team to monitor and manage all levels of raw material acquisition including Administrative, Capital Employed, Transportation, Inventories, and Wood Cost
* Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures
* Actively representing Wood & Fiber Supply and the facility operations on local and regional sourcing initiatives
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor's degree or higher in Forestry, Procurement, or Supply Chain
* Working knowledge and experience with MS Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook
What Will Put You Ahead
* Advanced degree: MBA, MFR, or similar degree
* Wood procurement experience
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.
We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products.
In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses.
Our more than 30,0...
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Type: Permanent Location: Palatka, US-FL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-24 09:13:52
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Your Job
Georgia-Pacific has an opening for a contribution motivated Senior Buyer at our facility in Palatka, Florida.
Our Palatka mill is in Northeast Florida about an hour South of Jacksonville and just minutes west of the beautiful Atlantic beaches of historic St.
Augustine, Fl.
The Senior Buyer is responsible for negotiating, purchasing, and contracting for equipment, materials, supplies, support services, and capital project management services in a fast-paced environment.
The Senior Buyer works with the mill's requestors to understand requirements including specifications, service needs, performance expectations, and scheduling.
The individual is knowledgeable about national, regional, and local contract agreements and ensures compliance with applicable corporate and local policies, guidelines, and legal requirements of contract law.
The right individual will be proactive and use a solutions-based approach.
This role reports directly to the Purchasing Manager, and will sit onsite at our facility in Palatka, FL.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical materials and services to support our production facilities.
At Georgia-Pacific LLC, our Principle Based Management philosophy is at the center of how we do business, and as an employee, you will begin your journey of understanding and applying the way we do business in your everyday work.
What You Will Do
* Use ERP system to manage Purchase Requisitions and place accurate purchase orders for goods and services
* Ensure contractual documents accurately reflect terms and conditions of purchases, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms
* Plan and execute competitive bid events, lead cross functional bid review meetings to evaluate proposals, ensure compliance with all requirements and determine the best total cost of ownership.
* Manage supplier delivery dates and expedite materials as necessary.
* Manages time toaccomplishgoals and prioritize a variety oftasks/deliverables.
* Identify opportunities to transform procurement job functions through utilization of tools and technologies to become best in class
* Ensure vendor compliance with safety, purchasing, stores, and environmental policies and procedures.
Uses only pre-qualified preferred suppliers from Category Execution Strategies
* Purchasing liaison to corporate category managers and legal department on major purchase decisions
* Actively represent procurement and site operations at regional and national sourcing initiatives.
* Lead project teams across disciplines, implement processes to improve purchasing efficiencies and automation.
* Responsible for annual spend between $20M to $60M
* Develop and manage relationships with key suppliers and keep up to date on industry trends
* Implement/mana...
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Type: Permanent Location: Palatka, US-FL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-24 08:37:30
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Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry.
We provide the highest performing and field-proven optical communication solutions from optical components, passive and active optical modules to integrated line-cards.
Our team is dedicated to continuous innovation in optical component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation.
We provide cutting edge technology with a comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks
As a part of supply chain management, the Technical Sourcing Manager will work closely with our R&D and PLM team to develop technology partnerships in the optical component market to enable technology and product advancement and sustainable growth with cost effective solutions for Wavelength Management Product families within our Optical Solutions business unit.
This is an opportunity for an individual to develop and evaluate optical, mechanical and electrical components and technology partners.
This person will also support and recommend technologies and partners for new product development and mass production.
What You Will Do
* Responsible for Wavelength Management product lines; explore and identify technologies and optical components suitable for existing and next gen inter- and intra- hyperscale datacenter and telecommunication market.
* Provide technical guidance to supply chain management teams on passive optical components and providing sourcing needs for PLM and Engineering leaders.
* Act a technical and commercial liaison for NPD and NPI projects between vendor and Molex Engineering/PLM teams on technology assessment, specifications, schedule, capacity, price, commercial terms and agreement with the support of Molex global and optical Supply Chain Management team.
* Work closely with Global teams, especially Zhuhai, China purchasing and production teams to coordinate component supply from small volume built to mass production.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor's Degree in Optical, Electrical, Mechanical, Materials and other Engineering or Physics areas.
* At least 4 years of combined professional work experience in optical engineering (quality, testing, design, process development, application and reliability, technical marketing, engineering sourcing, product line management)
* Experience understanding the product development lifecycles for optical engineering projects
* Experience interfacing with vendors or customers.
* Mandarin speaking.
What Will Put You Ahead
* In-depth knowledge and experience working with Passive and active optical components (WSS, OCM, EDFA, MEMS, PLC, LCOS, packaging material and technologies, PD, APD, TOSA, ROSA, Wafer Fab, etc) for Telecommunication and Datacenter applications.
* 5+ years of industry experience in Optical Engineering including device design, proce...
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Type: Permanent Location: Fremont, US-CA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-24 08:37:18
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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com
Job Function:
Procurement
Job Sub Function:
Category
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America
Job Description:
Abiomed, a part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Category Manager for Direct Precision Materials, located in Danvers, MA.
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal.
Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.
Key Responsibilities:
Category Management
* Develop and/or support the category sourcing strategy for the defined portfolio through Business needs assessment, Market intelligence, Supplier evaluations and sourcing choices.
* Proactively engage business partners to identify needs and incorporate those needs into sub-category strategies.
* Build supply network through developing, identifying suppliers applying deep subject matter expertise based on supply market analysis, industry intelligence.
* Understand supply market trends, competitor analysis to deliver proactive sourcing strategies.
Sourcing:
* Lead or support sourcing initiatives to identify the right supplier partners, Influence decisions, delivering on-going value improvements while driving competitive advantage.
* Develop spend analysis and gather market intelligence in alignment with business goals.
* Develop and lead cost management initiatives; Prepare and execute RFQs for medium to high complexity sourcing decisions; Conduct negotiations with suppliers.
* Build short term, and long-term capacities with suppliers to support business growth.
* Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments.
* Build and maintain relationships throughout Abiomed that results in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal approaches and solutions.
* Drive sourcing activities for defined categories to support new products under development.
Supplier Management:
* Develo...
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Type: Permanent Location: Danvers, US-MA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-10-20 08:08:51
