PROCUREMENT ANALYST I

Procurement Analyst I

Location: Columbia, MO, United States

The Procurement Analyst will report to the Procurement Manager with a dotted line to the Plant Manager. The position will be responsible for optimizing the supply chain purchasing of all packaging, ingredients, services, supplies, and MRO parts. The Procurement Analyst handles all administrative tasks surrounding the purchasing of the materials mentioned above. The Analyst will work with facility managers and supervisors to ensure timely delivery of materials to facilities. The Analyst will work with suppliers to ensure timely, full delivery of orders. The Analyst will work with R&D to source new material and ingredients.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures delivery of requested materials from JBS Prepared Foods schedulers, planners, and requisitions
• Ensures prompt input of purchase orders and changes to purchase orders
• Confirm all purchase orders in SAP within 48 hours
• Ensures optimization of SAP to improve purchase process and accurate financial record documentation
• Develop positive relationships with suppliers and keep in close contact regarding orders, market conditions, and trends
• Work with JBS Global Procurement team on projects and cost savings programs
• Assist in any claims process:
• Ensure timely resolution of plant-initiated claims with suppliers
• Identify chronic quality issues and trigger problem-solving
• Work with the Finance team to resolve block invoice issues

Skills and Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• 3+ years of supply chain experience, or equivalent education, in purchasing, sales, planning, logistics, or manufacturing with financial responsibility.
• Superior analytic capacity and problem-solving skills
• SAP or other ERP system in a manufacturing environment is a plus
• Experience in a manufacturing company with broad knowledge of operations, distribution, and sales
• Self-starter, driven individual focused on continuous improvement
• Skilled negotiator
• Excellent team-oriented approach is critical
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Superior project management skills
• Knowledge of purchasing, selling, scheduling, and production planning of perishable food products desired
• Demonstrated capacity to lead successful negotiations
• Demonstrated capacity to work with teams
• This position will interact with the following stakeholders:

• Suppliers
• Government agencies /USDA
• Freight, warehousing, suppliers
• Suppliers, vendors, strategic partners
• Human Resources, Accounting, and Logistics
• Scheduling and Sales
• Category Managers

Physical Demands:

• Frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment:

• Plant working environment
• Food manufacturing operations environment
• Office Setting

EOE, including disability/vets