Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Determine daily, weekly, monthly usages of ingredients and packaging supplies and create purchase orders using MRP system.
• Accurately follows all company purchasing policy requirements with clarity, accuracy and completeness, from purchase order creation and throughout the accounts payables process.
• Manage existing vendor relationships by monitoring, controlling, analyzing and optimizing inventory and consumption of supplies.
• Expediting and follow up on orders ensuring materials are shipped and delivered on promised dates, and able to resolve situations such as delivery timing conflicts.
• Participates with Production Schedule process and stakeholders, updates all committed shipments and ETA’s with direct team and shared stakeholders
• Supports inventory (on site, third party) logistics management team and process as needed, communicates regularly regarding updates to usage, damage, launch and in-process relaunch activities with greater team perpetually
• Provide regular updates to plant leadership and Manager (as requested) regarding backorders, aging reports, and liabilities. 

Requirements:

• College or University education in Supply Chain or Business is highly desirable but not required.
• Completion or Enrollment in Supply Chain Management courses would be an asset.
• Previous Purchasing strongly desired.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment. 
• Must be agile and willing to react quickly to trouble shoot issues. 
• Strong communication skills both spoken and written are required.