Plant Buyer

WELCOME HOME! – PLANT BUYER

At Cascades, Sustainable Development means Respecting the True Nature of our 10,000 talents. We put you first:

• Career pathways that support your goals! 
• Excellent Benefits Package offering health options, life insurance, time off and more!
• Financial Benefits include 401(k) Retirement Plan, Profit Sharing & Stock Options!
• Well-Being Benefits include EAP, lifestyle Benefits, legal plan, critical illness, etc.
• Base Salary Range for PLANT BUYER $60k - $75k
• Profit Sharing based on profitability of the company.   

At Cascades you can develop your full potential, sustainably, by applying your expertise within the Cascades Tissue Group as the Mechanicville, New York Plant Buyer. 
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain operations tooling and parts inventory by applying good inventory and purchasing management practices.
• Develop and monitor relationships with suppliers and oversee internal supply chain development.
• Manage suppliers properly by respecting corporate agreements.
• As a procurement expert, optimize availability of the right parts to maintain operations.
• Monitor inventory-related performance indicators.
• Guarantee the reliability and completeness of financial transactions.
• Ensure compliance with the standards, legislation and regulations in force for products and services.
• Propose improvements to current processes.
• Create and maintain material master records (at MRP parameter level).
• Create purchase orders that are not tendered by Shared Services.
• Ensure the creation and validation of requisitions for their unit’s needs based on MRP parameters.
• Act as liaison between the plant, the organization and the suppliers while ensuring that follow up and escalations are made accordingly.
• Manage supply orders.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and systems’ efficiency thereby maximizing operations performance potential.
• Create and maintain the purchasing info record and the list of sources (out of scope).
• Delegate all purchases over $15,000 to the COE.
• Manage the document management system (DMS).

Bring out the best in yourself. Commit. Evolve. Persevere. Every day, our colleagues choose to respect their true nature by contributing with passion to our mission.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & STRENGTHS

• Strong planning, organization and inventory management skills.
• Knowledge of industrial environments (an asset).
• Supplier management skills
• Judgment needed to ensure follow-up and effective implementation of solutions in accordance with priorities.
• High level of autonomy.
• Commitment to business partner satisfaction and ability to collaborate with existing teams.
• Ability to act and react quickly while working on a number of files at the same time.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize activities effectively.
• High level of integrity to support and advise business partners.

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience with maintenance planning & Computerized Maintenance Management Software. (SAP preferred)

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Cascades believes in the success of an inclusive organization that values diversity within its team. It will fairly consider all those qualified for this position. The use of the masculine in our communication refers to both women and men.

About Cascades

• Being part of Cascades means revealing the full potential of matter, people, and ideas. We are a source of possibilities. Since 1964, we have been offering sustainable, innovative, and value-creating solutions in terms of packaging, hygiene and recovery.
   
• Join 12,000 women and men working in a network of more than 90 business units located in North America and Europe.