• Own procurement of packaging materials (corrugated, returnable containers, dunnage, pallets, labels, other packaging supplies) for multiple sites across North America.
• Collaborate directly with packaging engineering teams to ensure sourcing supports design, quality, and operational requirements.
• Develop and implement packaging category strategies that optimize cost, quality, and supply reliability.
• Manage supplier relationships: identify, qualify, negotiate contracts and pricing, monitor performance, and enforce service‑level and quality agreements.
• Monitor raw material markets (paper, plastics, wood, etc.) and make strategic sourcing decisions to mitigate risk and cost fluctuations.
• Drive cost‑savings initiatives while maintaining or improving packaging quality and consistency across locations.
• Maintain procurement documentation, vendor records, spend analytics, and KPI dashboards.
• Report to leadership on sourcing‑strategy, supplier risk, cost savings, and supply chain status.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of procurement or sourcing experience, with a strong focus on packaging and indirect materials
• 2+years of automotive manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing packaging procurement for multiple plant locations / multi-site operations.
• Strong negotiation skills, contract management, vendor management, and cost‑analysis capabilities.

• Senior Buyer 
• Indirect / Materials Buyer 
• Strategic Sourcing Manager 
• Commodity Manager 
• Commodity Buyer
• Global Buyer - 
• Purchasing Manager 
• Category Manager
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Responsibilities

• Manage direct material purchasing activities to support manufacturing operations.
• Issue and maintain blanket purchase orders while ensuring alignment with approved sourcing strategies.
• Partner with commodity managers to execute purchasing decisions consistent with corporate procurement objectives.
• Verify supplier invoices for pricing, quantities, and contract compliance.
• Maintain accurate pricing and purchasing data within ERP systems.
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of transactional purchasing activities.
• Serve as the primary liaison between plant operations, engineering, finance, program management, and corporate purchasing teams.
• Support plant shutdown activities and purchasing requirements.
• Coordinate engineering change notices (ECNs) and supplier-related changes.
• Participate in program management, planning, and cross-functional meetings.
• Manage internal activities and supplier communications.
• Track program milestones, maintain reporting accuracy, and ensure data traceability.
• Identify and communicate purchasing risks, supply concerns, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Manage program extensions, cancellations, and purchasing transitions.
• Successfully prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Complete additional purchasing and supply chain projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Purchasing, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience purchasing direct materials within the automotive industry.
• Strong negotiation skills with a demonstrated ability to influence suppliers and achieve business objectives.
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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Tier 1 or 2 automotive suppliers.
• Experience working with global suppliers or cross-regional sourcing initiatives.
• Experience managing engineering changes and supplier transitions.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Titles Encouraged to Apply

• Senior Purchasing Agent
• Commodity Buyer
• Strategic Buyer
• Direct Materials Buyer
• Procurement Specialist
• Purchasing Manager
• Supply Chain Buyer

• Set up and operate injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment.
• Install molds and prepare presses for production start-up.
• Establish and adjust molding parameters using Scientific Injection Molding techniques when applicable.
• Troubleshoot process issues and make adjustments to improve quality and productivity.
• Monitor and document molding process parameters.
• Perform basic mold maintenance and assigned preventive maintenance.
• Support process validation and continuous improvement activities.
• Complete production documentation and maintain a safe, organized work area.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on injection molding machines, molds, robots, and auxiliary equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and production maintenance calls.
• Diagnose equipment issues and repair or replace components as needed.
• Maintain dryers, loaders, hot runners, cooling systems, and temperature control units.
• Assist with equipment installations, upgrades, and reliability improvements.
• Document repairs, inspections, maintenance activities, and parts usage.
• Work with production and engineering teams to improve equipment performance and uptime.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION:

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on injection molding machines, molds, robots, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic systems.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and production calls.
• Monitor machine performance and adjust or repair components as needed.
• Maintain detailed maintenance records and logs of repairs, inspections, and parts usage.
• Ensure all work complies with safety standards and company policies.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to improve machine reliability and efficiency.
• Order and manage spare parts inventory as needed.
• Assist with installation of new equipment or upgrades to existing machinery.
• Maintain auxiliary equipment such as dryers, loaders, hot runners, cooling towers and temperature control units.

• Serve as the primary contact for assigned customer accounts.
• Build strong customer relationships and advocate for customer needs internally.
• Manage sales orders, purchase orders, order changes, returns, and discrepancies.
• Monitor open orders and communicate delivery updates to customers.
• Coordinate customer-specific shipping and delivery requirements.
• Gather, review, and enter customer forecasts into the ERP system.
• Support pricing adjustments based on material costs and other factors.
• Resolve customer concerns, complaints, returns, and product-related issues.
• Maintain accurate information in ERP, CRM, and customer portal systems.
• Collaborate with Operations, Production, Quality, Engineering, Shipping, Sales, and Finance.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Full Stack Developer to join our growing team in Birmingham, Michigan. This is an onsite position offering the opportunity to work hands-on with a complex, high-performing SaaS application serving a rapidly expanding client base.

The ideal candidate has a deep technical aptitude, a passion for solving complex challenges, and the ability to work across multiple technologies. You'll be involved in every aspect of our technology stack; from database design to front-end enhancements; and will play a key role in improving financial systems that power our operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable full-stack applications (30K-75K+ lines of code).

- Enhance and support our existing SaaS platform focused on financial systems and client-facing services.

- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code across multiple programming languages and frameworks.

- Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance across environments.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify areas for innovation and system improvement.

- Contribute to data reporting and business intelligence (BI) initiatives using MySQL and related technologies.

- Ensure code quality, reliability, and adherence to security best practices in a financial data environment.

Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented SQL & Reporting Developer - Investment Data Engineer to join our growing technology and risk team. This individual will play a critical role in transforming financial data into actionable insight through automated reporting, data integration, and collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical proficiency with exceptional business acumen, communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position requires a deep understanding of financial systems, banking data, or investment reporting environments, and a commitment to supporting accurate, timely, and compliant data delivery.