Clerk - Purchasing

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers - large and small - package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People * Customers * Trust

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for duties including but are not limited to purchasing items needed in the production process, managing a vendor database for such products, preparing files, as needed, for production process.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Purchases tooling, plates, and specialty items needed for orders, such as clips, tapes, hooks, pallets, lithographic labels/sheets, digital printing, lights, plastics, etc.
• Combine multiple orders to obtain best pricing and utilize item reporting to negotiate best price.
• Manage and maintain a large/diverse vendor base.
• Produce layouts for tooling and tooling design by creating CADS in Artios by:
• Attaching CAD to specs, put cutting dies and printing plates in the history and attach to spec, placing flexo and offset PDF's in the print mini folders, attaching PDF's to spec, marking up mylars, and approving cutting die PO's in Amtech
• Tooling quotes
• Maintain workflows in Queue
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Decision Making:

Under direct supervision, the Clerk Purchaser is expected to perform routine assignments, tasks, and troubleshooting within existing procedures and standards. The position is responsible for making determinations regarding appropriate procedures to apply in resolving issues or completing tasks. This position defers complicated issues to the attention of the supervisor. This position is expected to seek supervisor guidance if questions occur, but should be able to handle most issues independently. As a company representative the Clerk Purchaser must exercise discretion realizing that his/her interactions with co-workers and customers must be in accordance with PCA policies and ethics.

Interactions:

Internally, the Clerk Purchaser interacts with co-workers from all departments, supervisors, sales, and staff in other PCA facilities. This position must work both independently and with a group of co-workers. Consistently interacts with customers.

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be proficient in working with computers and Microsoft Office suite

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous work experience in purchasing admin./support role
• Prior relatable work experience in the corrugated industry

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle numerous details, deadlines, and requests.

• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple projects and/or requests concurrently.

• Solid analytical ability.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Previous work experience as a member of a team, or a strong understanding of the importance of open communication and information sharing between team members.

• Able to work flexible hours when needed.

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting salary range for position: $52,000 to $55,000
• Bonus: Annual - Based upon individual contribution and overall, Company performance.
• Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.

• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision - and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
• Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA's good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.