Procurement Specialist

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

At Jack Link's Protein Snacks, we're seeking a skilled Procurement Specialist to join our procurement team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for researching and evaluating price, availability, quality, and warranties of supplies, equipment, and services needed for production, maintenance, and packaging.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform all duties within OSHA and company safety standards; wear PPE and maintain safety equipment.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to management.
• Purchase all materials, equipment, supplies, and services for the plant in accordance with prescribed purchasing regulations and procedures.
• Ensure all requirements are accurately entered into SAP - producing purchase orders and/or stock transfers.
• Communicate with vendors to order or release supplies ensuring weekly schedule demands are met on time.
• Work with logistics to arrange transportation (as needed).
• Check outside inventories each week as to what is warehoused at supplier's facilities.
• Place orders for items that require longer lead times such as film and caddies.
• Negotiate component pricing, order, release blanket purchase orders, and schedule deliveries to ensure production schedules are achieved while maintaining acceptable inventory levels.
• Verify physical inventory, perform root cause analysis of inventory discrepancies, and implement corrective action.
• Review purchasing and receiving records; process invoices in a timely manner and ensure that discounts (if applicable) are applied.
• Work closely with Accounting (A/P) to ensure invoices are accurate; research and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.

Requirements:

• Able to adapt in a rapidly changing environment.
• Able to independently manage and organize individual projects and work as part of a team.