Purchasing Specialist

at  Marley Spoon

If you’re ambitious, love food, and want to be part of a growing company filled with opportunities, keep reading.
Marley Spoon is a direct-to-consumer manufacturing business with a waste free supply chain. We deliver top quality fresh ingredients in the exact quantities required with chef-designed easy-to-cook recipes, to thousands of households across the globe. Together we build brands customers love. Currently we operate various brands that are serving households in the US, Europe, and Australia: Marley Spoon, Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon, and Dinnerly.
Marley Spoon simplifies weeknight cooking and helps busy people skip the supermarket. But in the end, it’s simple: We started Marley Spoon because we love cooking and we love eating!
So, ready to cook up an application?
Our Procurement Department is now looking for a Purchasing Specialist to track and manage production orders, coordinate inventory management and assist in reviews, audits and other admin tasks inherent to the role.
This is a full-time position for a 1 year contract.
Offers from recruitment agencies or intermediaries will not be responded to.

• Generate, track, and manage Purchase & Production Orders in Marley Spoon’s ERP, ensuring accurate quantities and timely delivery.
• Manage daily supplier relations to ensure the timely delivery of the product; resolve shipping issues, manage purchase order changes, and review monthly scorecards to implement necessary corrective action plans (e.g. delivery times or quality improvements).
• Review, track, reconcile, and approve invoices in conformity with received product.
• Collaborate with Category Managers to resolve item and vendor issues where stock and service levels are not being met against established inventory plans.
• Maintain a daily inbound receiving schedule and coordinate with vendors and/or carriers to make sure purchase orders are delivered on desired dates, communicating any issues to the organization.
• Maintain adequate replenishment inventory to support daily fulfillment while achieving the desired turns and minimum inventory number.
• Coordinate with the warehouse supervisors to ensure the product is received and available for production.
• Support Strategic Sourcing in preparing periodical supplier performance reviews and internal meetings.
• Responsible for reporting in Purchasing KPIs.