Procurement Coordinator: Vendor & Contract Support

Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC; Watertown (SD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to support the Procurement Manager and the purchasing team in day-to-day supplier activities and as a secondary contact for new and current vendors.

You will help ensure paperwork for contracts and certifications, keep product specifications current, coordinate with sales, logistics, accounting, and quality teams, and assist with reports and special projects while promoting accuracy and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Ag background preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Well organized with attention to detail.
• Able to multi-task.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Team player with the ability to work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Ensure required paperwork for commodities contracts and suppliers is in place (i.e., purchase orders, certifications, vendor documents etc.)
• Work with sales, purchasing and partner facilities to keep current product specifications on file.
• Identify and procure customer samples for the team, when necessary.
• Review contract balances weekly and monthly and communicate instances of risk.
• Provide written reports/presentations to Supervisor and other HFI personnel as requested.
• Work with Logistics, HFI Facilities, Accounting, Sales, and Quality Personnel to ensure internal process flows are running smoothly.
• Provide support to other purchasing and crop production team members.
• Coordinate efforts of assigned special projects.
• Support the Procurement Team with documentation as requested.

Skills

Ag background

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to support the Procurement Manager and the purchasing team in day-to-day supplier activities and as a secondary contact for new and current vendors.

You will help ensure paperwork for contracts and certifications, keep product specifications current, coordinate with sales, logistics, accounting, and quality teams, and assist with reports and special projects while promoting accuracy and teamwork.