Planner/Buyer

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions; Birmingham (OH); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions in the United States is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage purchasing of goods and commodities in line with company policies. You will oversee quotations, purchases, and delivery, and ensure requisitions are accurate and complete.

The role emphasizes supplier relationship management, performance analysis, and data accuracy. You will support new supplier identification, contract manufacturing opportunities, and drive cost-reduction initiatives.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field.
• At least 3 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in planning/scheduling with 3+ years in supply chain or materials management.
• ERP experience.

Aufgaben

• Manage procurement of assigned goods/commodities per company policies.
• Manage transactional activities for quotations, purchases, and delivery.
• Review requisitions for accuracy and completeness.
• Improve data accuracy and system integrity.
• Develop and utilize preferred delivery programs.
• Manage supplier relationships and analyze performance.
• Track commodity metrics and implement improvements.
• Support new supplier identification and qualification.
• Corrective action requests and invoicing support
• Support contract manufacturing opportunities
• Act as subject matter expert for assigned commodity groups
• Develop commodity procurement plans and promote standardization
• Collaborate with operations and engineering on projects and new product introductions
• Plan and monitor production jobs
• Participate in production and daily management meetings
• Review customer orders and coordinate promise dates

Kenntnisse

Purchasing experience

Planning/scheduling

ERP experience

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain or related field

Jobbeschreibung

• Manage procurement of assigned goods / commodities in agreement with company policies and objectives.
• Manage transactional activities related to the quotation, purchase, and delivery of assigned commodities.
• Review requisitions for accuracy and completeness.
• Continually work to improve data accuracy and system integrity.
• Develop and utilize preferred delivery programs.
• Manage supplier relationships, analyze performance, and provide feedback.
• Track and analyze commodity metrics to develop and implement improvement plans.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and performance.
• Support new supplier identification / qualification
• Corrective action requests
• Invoicing
• Support contract manufacturing opportunities
• Commodity Knowledge
• Act as subject matter expert for assigned commodity groups
• Construct, present, and promote commodity procurement plans
• Pursue product standardization and optimization initiatives
• Collect and analyze commodity data
• Other
• Build and maintain relationships with internal customers to identify and address needs, and develop improvement opportunities
• Pursue continuous improvement / TCO (total cost of ownership) projects with operations, engineering, and suppliers
• Work with various departments to support projects and new product introductions
• Plan and monitor production jobs
• Participate in production and daily management meetings
• Review customer orders and coordinate promise dates with customer service

Essential Functions

Procurement

• Manage procurement of assigned goods / commodities in agreement with company policies and objectives.
• Manage transactional activities related to the quotation, purchase, and delivery of assigned commodities.
• Review requisitions for accuracy and completeness.
• Continually work to improve data accuracy and system integrity.
• Develop and utilize preferred delivery programs.

Supplier Management

• Manage supplier relationships, analyze performance, and provide feedback.
• Track and analyze commodity metrics to develop and implement improvement plans.
• Actively pursue supply-base rationalization.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and performance.
• Support new supplier identification / qualification
• Issue resolution
  • Defective material returns
  • Corrective action requests
  • Invoicing
• Support engineering change notices
• Support contract manufacturing opportunities

Commodity Knowledge

• Act as subject matter expert for assigned commodity groups
• Construct, present, and promote commodity procurement plans
• Pursue product standardization and optimization initiatives
• Collect and analyze commodity data

Other

• Build and maintain relationships with internal customers to identify and address needs, and develop improvement opportunities
• Pursue continuous improvement / TCO (total cost of ownership) projects with operations, engineering, and suppliers
• Work with various departments to support projects and new product introductions
• Plan and monitor production jobs
• Participate in production and daily management meetings
• Review customer orders and coordinate promise dates with customer service

Knowledge/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain or other related field required
• At least 3 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment+
• Proficiency in planning/scheduling, including 3+ years of supply chain and/or materials management experience in a manufacturing environment
• ERP experience

Physical Requirements

• Light physical effort equal to frequent lifting or moving of lightweight materials.
• Regularly required to sit or stand, bend and reach and walk.