Procurement Coordinator | SAP & Excel Expert

Ferrara Candy Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

PTO

Job summary

Ferrara Candy Co. seeks a highly motivated Coordinator to join the Direct Procurement Service Center.

This role supports direct material purchasing across the full purchase order lifecycle in a fast-paced CPG manufacturing environment, requiring strong attention to detail and cross-functional collaboration. You will work with Material Planning, Accounts Payable, plant and warehouse teams, suppliers, and other procurement partners to ensure POs, confirmations, invoices, and exceptions are

Qualifications

• Associate degree with relevant operational experience considered.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• One to two years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Financial Shared Services, Accounts Payable, or a related operational function preferred.
• SAP experience required; SAP S/4HANA strongly preferred.
• VIM experience required.
• Consumer packaged goods or manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting purchase orders, suppliers, invoices, or PTP processes preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft automation and productivity tools, including Power Automate, Power Query, Forms, SharePoint Lists, and VBA, is a plus.
• Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced operational environment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Convert firmed purchase requisitions into direct material purchase orders in SAP S/4HANA and support PO updates, monitoring, and closure.
• Obtain and maintain supplier order confirmations, including confirmed quantities and delivery dates, and follow up on discrepancies.
• Monitor open and past-due purchase orders and proactively follow up with suppliers for delivery status.
• Process approved PO changes and maintain accurate purchase order information in SAP.
• Communicate professionally with suppliers regarding purchase orders, confirmations, delivery dates, and outstanding actions.
• Identify purchase order, supplier, delivery, or material exceptions and elevate issues requiring additional support.
• Support Goods Receipt, Invoice Receipt, and VIM activities by researching discrepancies and coordinating timely resolution.
• Partner with Accounts Payable and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice matching issues, blocked invoices, and VIM exceptions.
• Maintain accurate procurement trackers and reports using Microsoft Excel.
• Support PSC reporting, data validation, and basic analysis of open POs, supplier confirmations, past-due orders, invoices, and other operational metrics.
• Provide cross-coverage for Direct PSC activities during periods of high volume or team absences.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and other Procurement Service Center activities as assigned.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Customer service mindset

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain/Business/Finance/Operations

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

VIM

Power Automate

Job description

Ferrara Candy Co. seeks a highly motivated Coordinator to join the Direct Procurement Service Center.

This role supports direct material purchasing across the full purchase order lifecycle in a fast-paced CPG manufacturing environment, requiring strong attention to detail and cross-functional collaboration. You will work with Material Planning, Accounts Payable, plant and warehouse teams, suppliers, and other procurement partners to ensure POs, confirmations, invoices, and exceptions are