Planner/Buyer

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions; Ohio; In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions is seeking a procurement professional to manage procurement of goods and commodities, review requisitions, and support delivery. You will analyze supplier performance, pursue cost improvements, and participate in cross-functional projects with operations and engineering in a manufacturing setting.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and has 3+ years of purchasing/planning experience, including ERP system usage.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain or 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 required.

Mansioni

• Procurement: Manage procurement of assigned goods/commodities in agreement with company policies and objectives.
• Supplier Management: Manage supplier relationships, analyze performance, and provide feedback.
• Commodity Knowledge: Act as subject matter expert for assigned commodity groups and develop procurement plans.
• Other: Build relationships with internal customers and support continuous improvement / total cost of ownership projects.

Conoscenze

Planning/Scheduling

Supplier management

Data analysis

Procurement

Formazione

Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain or related field

Strumenti

ERP systems

Descrizione del lavoro

• 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

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.
  

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.
  

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