Purchasing Coordinator

Georgia Pacific; Paragould (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Purchasing Coordinator at our Paragould facility to support sourcing, purchasing, and replenishment of raw materials and packaging. You will help maintain ERP purchasing data, ensure on-time delivery, and collaborate with internal teams to manage supply risks.

This role requires at least three years in purchasing, proficiency with MS Office, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field; ERP experience with SAP or Oracle is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain or a similar role.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Process the purchase requisition and purchase order process to ensure materials, supplies, and services are ordered accurately, timely, and in alignment with approved suppliers, pricing, inventory needs, and delivery requirements.
• Monitor open purchase orders, supplier acknowledgements, delivery schedules, backorders, and past-due items to support supplier performance and on-time, in-full delivery.
• Support inventory replenishment by reviewing inventory levels, supplier lead times, usage trends, order status, and material availability to help maintain appropriate supply levels.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records in the ERP system, including supplier data, purchase order details, pricing, lead times, item setup support, and other purchasing-related data.
• Collaborate with internal departments to understand material requirements, service needs, timing expectations, and potential supply risks that may impact operations.
• Investigate and support resolution of supplier, receiving, invoice, quantity, pricing, and delivery discrepancies in partnership with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Partner with Quality and suppliers to support resolution of quality concerns, complaints, corrective actions, and documentation requests related to purchased goods and materials.
• Compile, validate, and summarize purchasing, supplier, inventory, pricing, and delivery information to support reporting, performance reviews, and business decision-making.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to improve cost, supplier performance, process efficiency, data accuracy, and service levels; support implementation of approved improvements as assigned.
• Perform purchasing activities in accordance with company policies, approval requirements, safety expectations, and applicable regulatory or compliance requirements.
• Support purchasing-related projects, process changes, system updates, and other departmental initiatives as assigned.
• Provide support for the upcoming SAP implementation, including purchasing data review, process validation, testing support, and user transition activities as needed.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Your Job

The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for supporting the sourcing, purchasing, and replenishment of raw materials, packaging materials, and other assigned categories. This newly created role supports Purchasing and Supply Chain projects, maintains accurate ERP purchasing data, and helps ensure supplier follow-up, inventory availability, and on-time delivery.

Your Job

The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for supporting the sourcing, purchasing, and replenishment of raw materials, packaging materials, and other assigned categories. This newly created role supports Purchasing and Supply Chain projects, maintains accurate ERP purchasing data, and helps ensure supplier follow-up, inventory availability, and on-time delivery.

Our Team

The Paragould facility is part of the Anchor Packaging business that manufactures a wide range of food packaging solutions and is a leader among food packing companies. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

What You Will Do

• Process the purchase requisition and purchase order process to ensure materials, supplies, and services are ordered accurately, timely, and in alignment with approved suppliers, pricing, inventory needs, and delivery requirements.
• Monitor open purchase orders, supplier acknowledgements, delivery schedules, backorders, and past-due items to support supplier performance and on-time, in-full delivery.
• Support inventory replenishment by reviewing inventory levels, supplier lead times, usage trends, order status, and material availability to help maintain appropriate supply levels.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records in the ERP system, including supplier data, purchase order details, pricing, lead times, item setup support, and other purchasing-related data.
• Collaborate with internal departments to understand material requirements, service needs, timing expectations, and potential supply risks that may impact operations.
• Investigate and support resolution of supplier, receiving, invoice, quantity, pricing, and delivery discrepancies in partnership with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Partner with Quality and suppliers to support resolution of quality concerns, complaints, corrective actions, and documentation requests related to purchased goods and materials.
• Compile, validate, and summarize purchasing, supplier, inventory, pricing, and delivery information to support reporting, performance reviews, and business decision-making.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to improve cost, supplier performance, process efficiency, data accuracy, and service levels; support implementation of approved improvements as assigned.
• Perform purchasing activities in accordance with company policies, approval requirements, safety expectations, and applicable regulatory or compliance requirements.
• Support purchasing-related projects, process changes, system updates, and other departmental initiatives as assigned.
• Provide support for the upcoming SAP implementation, including purchasing data review, process validation, testing support, and user transition activities as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum of three years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain or a similar role
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field
• ERP system experience preferred (i.e. SAP or Oracle)

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).