What are the responsibilities and job description for the VMI BUYER position at Empire Packing?
VMI BUYER
Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are looking for a VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) Buyer for JBS ROLE that will be based in our Mason, Ohio location. This role is responsible for maintaining the supply chain for the company and managing the operational execution of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) strategies. Manages deliverables, resolves delivery and supply issues, and communications between suppliers and the company.
Responsibilities:
- Manages the execution of VMI strategies.
- Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external parties to
- provide information and/or providing directions.
- Monitors customer satisfaction of goods and services received.
- Ability to manage supply in an ever-changing environment, to include
- expediting, de-expediting and cancelling of purchase orders.
- Generate RFQ’s for competitive bidding of commodities to result in cost reduction
- Maintains a variety of manual and electronic records of VMI transactions.
- Processes documents such as purchase orders, shipping documents, and commercial invoices to fulfill orders, collecting/distributing payments to and from customers and vendors.
- Reconciles purchase orders and invoices.
- Manage supply of materials to achieve inventory goals. Ability to negotiate stocking programs (VMI, Kanban, JIT) to reduce both lead time and inventory
- Manage the supply chain to ensure quality and on time delivery of materials to meet production schedules.
- Interface with planning, sales, service, engineering, production, finance and other departments as required to achieve customer satisfaction
- Ability to negotiate contracts with suppliers to achieve optimal pricing and service levels.
- Responsible for the identification and development of suppliers to ensure supply continuity and optimization for quality, cost and delivery.
- Monitors account balances and related financial activity to ensure that allocations are accurate.
- May assume other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: (pick applicable)
- ▪High School Diploma or equivalent certification
- ▪ Must have inventory control experience with a focus in VMI
- ▪ Ability to speak, read, and write English
- ▪ Good verbal and written communication skills
- ▪ Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
- ▪ Good math skills
- ▪ Must be well-organized with good attention to detail
- ▪ Display strong work ethic and positive attitude
- ▪ Adaptable and dependable with ability to follow direction and work cooperation with others
- Must maintain a helpful and professional attitude and appearance
- Ability to apply logic and understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved, instructions and to deal with problems involving a few different variables.
- Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
- As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
- Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
- Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
- 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
- Base salary range of [$54,220.00-$65,876.40];
- Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program.
- Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.
The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.
About us:
JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity
EOE/Vets/Disability
Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.
Salary : $54,220 - $65,876