REPLENISHMENT BUYER at Joseph s Gourmet Pasta Company

Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 May, 26

Salary

60000.0

Posted On

19 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Purchasing, Planning, Inventory Management, Vendor Communication, Data Analysis, Excel, ERP/MRP, Data Handling, Problem Solving, Perishables Management

Industry

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Description

JOB SUMMARY/ PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION: The Replenishment Buyer has a key role in ensuring ongoing product supply for the company. This role is responsible for the planning and purchase of ingredients and packaging materials for the company. This individual will work extensively with highly perishable ingredients. This role has daily responsibilities to ensure that the manufacturing facility has all of the materials required to support their published plan and works to reconcile expected inventory to actual. REPORTS TO / SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Procurement Manager ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Oversees daily purchases of ingredients, packaging and other materials as needed Manages communication of specs to vendors and coordinates COA’s Communicates with storage facilities to ensure delivery expectations are met. Develops mid-range purchasing plans for long lead time ingredients Manages material flow between storage facilities and factory. Produces detailed, polished, professional communications both to vendors and internally to peers KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE: Broad understanding of all purchasing functions Broad understanding of ingredients and management of perishables Broad understanding of manufacturing capabilities and constraints. Knowledgeable at interpreting BOM’s, recipes and batching constraints Knowledge of Navision Dynamics or other ERP/MRP packages with a high degree of comfort handling data. Advanced excel skills required; must understand formula construction, pivot tables, data types. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in mathematical, verbal or written form. Able to deal with multiple variables and imperfect data sources. EDUCATION REQUIRED: High School Diploma. Experience in food manufacturing is preferred. Must be detail oriented and comfortable learning computer applications Minimum Experience Required: Prior purchasing experience desirable, but not required *Job Descriptions are not intended to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills or efforts. They are intended to be accurate summaries of what the position involves and what is required to perform it. Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta Company reserves the right to change, modify or add to any position at any time.

Responsibilities

The Replenishment Buyer is responsible for planning and purchasing ingredients and packaging materials, ensuring ongoing product supply, especially for highly perishable items. Daily tasks include ensuring the manufacturing facility has all required materials to meet its plan and reconciling expected inventory against actual stock levels.