Procurement Operation Specialist

Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram, OH

Full-time

Hiram, OH

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Procurement Operation Specialist is responsible for managing procurement operations, including inventory management, purchase order creation, and supporting day-to-day operations. This role focuses on continuous improvement and strategic procurement to meet company goals, while analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs) and recommending improvement opportunities.

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.

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.