PROCUREMENT MANAGER I
JBS Foods
- Swanton, VT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with JBS Global Procurement team on projects and cost savings programs
- Responsible for implementing and compliance with all JBS Procurement/Purchasing processes
- Identify chronic quality issues and trigger problem-solving.
- Ensures delivery of requested materials from JBS schedulers, planners, and requisitioners.
- Ensures prompt, accurate, creation and maintenance of purchase requisitions and purchase orders
- Ensures optimization of SAP to improve purchase process and accurate financial record documentation
- Develop positive relationships with suppliers and keep in close contact regarding open orders and service levels.
- Works with finance team to resolve block invoice issue's
- Work with the plant leadership team to guarantee supply of all materials and services needed; collaborate with team to identify and avoid issues that would impact plant efficiency
- Help process requisitions at the plant level
- Support resolution of AP issues with SAP Workflow (i.e. Workflow, GR/IR Reconciliation)
- Works with plant management to improve overall purchasing processes, material management and optimize inventory while maintaining plant efficiency.
- Conversion of all purchase requisitions to purchase orders according to release strategies.
- Confirms all purchase orders in SAP within 48 hours
- Processes and supports product claims with suppliers, brokers and plants to an agreeable resolution and reimbursement for issue dealing with packaging and ingredients
- Support inventory activities (cycle counts)
- Work with corporate procurement to identify/setup/negotiate co-packers as needed for Culinary.
- Partner will plant teams to ensure correct materials are in place on a daily basis
- Support optimization of SAP to improve purchase process and accurate financial record documentation
- 2- 5 years of supply chain experience, or equivalent education, in purchasing, sales, planning, logistics, or manufacturing management role
- Superior analytic capacity and problem-solving skills
- SAP or other ERP system in a manufacturing environment is a plus
- Knowledge of purchasing, selling, scheduling, and production planning of perishable food products desired
- Experience in a manufacturing company with broad knowledge of operations, distribution, sales
- Self-starter, driven individual focused on continuous improvement
- Skilled negotiator
- Excellent team-oriented approach is critical
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Superior project management skills
- Demonstrated capacity to lead successful negotiations
- Demonstrated capacity to work with a team
- Suppliers
- Government agencies /USDA
- Freight & warehousing suppliers
- Vendors & Strategic partners
- All internal teams within the facility
- Sales & Category Managers
- Extensive in applicable area
- Extensive in applicable area
- Frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Complex, fast paced, and structured
- Professional office environment in warehouse
- Use of standard office equipment