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Regional Lead Buyer- MRO, Facilities, Energy & CAPEX

SUMMARY OF ROLE

COMPENSATION: $85,000-$100,000

The Regional Lead Buyer is responsible for managing purchasing processes across MRO, Facilities, Energy, and CAPEX categories. They play a critical role in ensuring operational excellence while supporting the company’s financial and strategic objectives.

Hybrid schedule in Northlake, IL

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As an at-will employer, SIG reserves the right to add to or modify this list to the extent it deems necessary.

•    Ensure compliance of demands with internal customer requests.
•    Be in constant search for the best options of materials and services as well as suppliers to ensure that we have the best commercial and quality conditions to support the company’s growth in the North America region.
•    Carry out of purchasing processes in accordance with the company policies 
•    Evaluate the performance of suppliers, together with internal customers through the procurement tool, according to the procurement guideline.
•    Ensure that suppliers meet the requirements set out in the Global Procurement Policy to qualify new suppliers and ensure that current suppliers keep documentation up to date.
•    Responsible for the improvement of the P2P processes in order to achieve the best efficiency and productivity of the buyers through the implementation of the operational tools provided by GSP and measured by the reports available in SAP.
•    Actively participate in annual supplier audits to ensure that best production practices and quality standards are applied in line with procurement guidelines by achieving the rate reached on the audit check list.
•    Act in a proactively and sustainably way, be aware of the environmental impacts caused by the activities and looking towards minimizing them, as well as to be committed to the company’s environmental policy to ensure compliance within SIG standards.
•    Comply and work in accordance with best manufacturing practices rules to ensure the safe packaging production for customers and consumers, as well as correctly attend all quality procedures under your responsibility to ensure compliance with SIG Combibloc standards

YOU BRING THESE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field 
• Minimum 3–5 years of procurement, sourcing, purchasing, or supply chain experience required
• Experience supporting MRO, Facilities, Energy, and/or CAPEX purchasing activities 
• Strong understanding of purchasing processes, supplier management, and procurement compliance
• Experience working within ERP systems such as SAP preferred
• English proficiency required; bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and international teams, including partnership with operations in Mexico
• Must be able to travel internationally to the Querétaro, Mexico site on an as-needed basis
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with supplier audits, vendor performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives preferred
• Knowledge of procurement best practices, operational efficiency, and process improvement methodologies is a plus
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred

WE OFFER

• Generous eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents
• 401K Retirement matching reimbursement 
• Vacation & PSL
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Bonus
• And much more!

SIG COMPENTENCIES

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

OUR PROMISE

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

ABOUT SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better.

Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.