Procurement Specialist-Metal

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

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Position Overview:

As the Procurement Specialist, you’re a key member of the Procurement- Metal team, reporting to the Regional Procurement Category Manager-Metal. You will contribute to the success of Ball by ensuring that goods and services are procured as necessary, to ensure supply for the organization.

Your Key Areas of  Responsibility Include:

• Manage coil metal inventory control.  
• Reporting for expiring or aged Purchase Orders (PO) PO administration, clean up, and close out.
• Serve as a resource and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for questions/issues relating to buying processes for stakeholders at plants supported.  
• Support Category Managers with spend analytics and requirements gathering and by executing best-in-class processes.
• Identify and present process improvement opportunities.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews.
• Work with suppliers to resolve price, quality, or delivery issues, initiate trials, and onboarding new metal suppliers.
• Serve as a point of contact between suppliers and our North American plants. 

Required Experience and Skills: 

• Associates degree or  equivalent work-related experience; with a  preference for a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or other business-related disciple.
• 1 ½ years  of relevant experience in an inventory control or procurement type of role.
• Experience completing complete routine procurement transactions effectively, efficiently and accurately from requisition to purchase order close, in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstred skills: 
  • Financial and analytical skills.
  • Effective verbal and written communication and  interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrated team collaboration and ability to influence others for positive outcomes.
  • Strong organization & attention to detail skills.
  • Solid judgment with an ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing circumstances and manage change and ambiguity effectively.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet deadlines.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite  (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).     

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience with procurement and supply chain management ERP software, (such as: JD Edwards, SAP and/or Coupa).
• Good understanding of a procure-to-pay process and procurement-related policies, procedures, processes and risks, and the ability to apply that understanding to daily work.
• Working knowledge of current principles, practices, and methods pertaining to procurement.

Compensation & Benefits

• Hiring Salary Range: $66,000- $92,200 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, please visit  our career site and click  "Total Rewards" to learn more.
• Hybrid On-Site Work Environment: Based in Westminster, Colorado, this position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) or more days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role. Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates). 

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic. 

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.

Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

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