Procurement Operation Specialist Job Details | Great Lakes Cheese

Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram, OH

Full-time

Hiram, OH

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Procurement Operation Specialist at Great Lakes Cheese is responsible for managing procurement operations, including inventory management, purchase order creation, and supporting day-to-day operations. The role focuses on continuous improvement through KPI analysis and project management to align with strategic procurement goals.

Responsibilities

• Analyze inventory levels and product demand to ensure product availability and inventory at optimum age and quality.
• Ownership and management of purchase orders to maintain optimum inventory levels and meet supplier lead times.
• Work closely with vendors, sales operations, supply chain, and operations to ensure timely delivery of quality products and provide efficient communication to support production needs.
• Conduct analysis to quantify the financial and operational impact of strategic supply chain decisions and modeling of flows, inventory levels, distribution, and transportation to ensure continuous improvement.
• Review Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure, control and benchmark procurement processes including cost tracking and PPV analysis.
• Proactively manage on-time performance, inventory, and quality with vendors.
• Develop and maintain the supplier scorecards.
• Maintain material price lists and document/communicate adjustments.
• Negotiate the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and service level.
• Assist with the development & implementation of process changes and improvements within the department.
• Perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.
• Produce products in a manner that exceeds the quality and value expectation of customers and consumers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 1 year supply chain experience in purchasing, planning, or logistics.
• Must be legally authorized to work for a company in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, supply chain or a related field.
• 2 or more years of experience in Procurement.
• Skilled in Excel and MS Office.
• SAP experience.
• Self-starter, driven individual focused on continuous improvement.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and mathematical skills.
• Team oriented approach.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Project management skills.