Inventory Purchasing Coordinator (Manufacturing) - Tribute Baking Company

Tribute Baking Company is the strategic combination of three businesses with rich histories in the baking industry! Always Bagels, Original Bagel, and Hometown Foods USA, together, create a market leading producer of authentic New York style kettle-boiled, hearth-baked bagels and high quality cake products sold into the in-store bakery, club store, foodservice, and convenience store channels.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the newly created Purchasing Inventory Coordinator position will be focused on materials planning and purchase order(PO) management. In addition, the role will be cross-functionally involved in forecasting, supply planning and production scheduling. To be successful in this role, you should enjoy working at a fast pace, be able to work independently and collaborately with a team and posess excellent attention to detail and organization.

The Purchasing/Inventory Coordinator is based in our Medley, FL location and will be required to work onsite. Hours for this position are 8:30-5:30PM.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work with the Operations Leadership to determine purchasing needs and requirements for production
• Initiate purchase orders for all necessary production materials based on trends, forecasts, and customer orders
• Proactively plan future raw material requirements, taking into account new product launch timing and upcoming product mix changes
• Monitor inventory, production scheduling and vendor relations and proactively respond or engage contingency plans to prevent disruption to the business
• Use PRIMS (Production Recipe Ingredient Management Software) to forecast demand
• Enter all purchase orders (POs) into Net suite and PRIMS
• Assist in the resolution of production, quality and/or delivery problems regarding purchasing
• Initiate, build and maintain solid relationships with key suppliers as well as backup suppliers
• Identify and resolve issues related to ingredient quality, pricing, delivery, utilization, and loss
• Analyze data and generate clear/concise reports indicating key issues to management/ department heads (inventory issues, results, trends, solutions) and make recommendations on solutions
• Maintain all Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and internally required documentation for food safety and lot traceability
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Associates degree (Preferred)
• 3+ years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience using ERP/MRP Systems
• Experience in food manufacturing (Preferred)
• Experience in purchasing and inventory control management
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and ability to exercise independent judgment
• Proactive and Team Oriented
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated proï¬ciency in Net Suite and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel; Knowledge of MRP/ERP or similar software
• Demonstrated proï¬ciency in the creation and use of spreadsheets including pivot tables, VLOOKUP's, and fundamental statistics functions

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to see, hear, remaining in a stationary position often sitting for prolonged periods.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.
• Stoop kneel and bend.
• Exposure to environmental changes (heat, cold, dampness, chemicals) in the plant
• Working conditions; manufacturing environment requiring strict work/safety rules approximately 100% of the time

Benefits:

We offer competitive pay based on experience, and other qualifications. We offer a benefit package including health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) and paid time off.

Top talent is critical to our organization's continued success. The Company is enriched by the diverse experiences, backgrounds, ethnicity, education, lifestyles and cultural differences of our employees. At its core, we are committed to a diverse workforce. It is about treating everyone, customers and colleagues included, with dignity and respect.