Buying Coordinator

Agropur•Lake Norden, SD

About The Position

We are looking for a Procurement Coordinator in Lake Norden, SD. The Procurement Coordinator is responsible for partnering with plant management and US Director Procurement Operations to support and manage the full cycle of strategic sourcing and procurement activities, deliver high levels of stakeholder customer service, lead continuous improvement projects and oversee departmental KPI reporting. This position is also responsible for efficiently analyzing sourcing options, focused primarily on cost savings, and understanding key elements of the business’s sourcing needs. Serve as subject matter expert on and manage the procure to pay (P2P) process. Reviewing requisitions, creating and managing purchase orders and reconciling invoice issues. Partner with Plant Manager and Plant Controller on budget management and reporting. Partner with quality assurance to issue QIR’s (Quality Incident Report) to vendors as needed per supplier non-conformances to specification. Develop and oversee departmental results tracking and KPI reporting to include development of KPI trackers. Provide outrageous levels of customer service to our business stakeholders. This includes problem solving and holding suppliers accountable to contracts and general expectations. Provide spend data analysis and category management support. Continuously improve the organization of information and data for the team. Lead sourcing and other departmental projects to include but not limited to sourcing events. Conduct opportunity identification across cost, risk mitigation, quality, supplier performance and team member productivity. Partner with US Procurement and site Purchasing Coordinators to develop, implement and adhere to procurement policies and standard processes. Oversee inventory management systems, processes and procedures across all departments to ensure products are in the right place at the right time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain or related required. Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
Minimum two (2) years of experience in procurement.

Nice To Haves

Minimum two (2) years of business-related cost analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with plant management and US Director Procurement Operations to support and manage the full cycle of strategic sourcing and procurement activities
Deliver high levels of stakeholder customer service
Lead continuous improvement projects
Oversee departmental KPI reporting
Efficiently analyzing sourcing options, focused primarily on cost savings, and understanding key elements of the business’s sourcing needs
Serve as subject matter expert on and manage the procure to pay (P2P) process
Reviewing requisitions, creating and managing purchase orders and reconciling invoice issues
Partner with Plant Manager and Plant Controller on budget management and reporting
Partner with quality assurance to issue QIR’s (Quality Incident Report) to vendors as needed per supplier non-conformances to specification
Develop and oversee departmental results tracking and KPI reporting to include development of KPI trackers
Provide outrageous levels of customer service to our business stakeholders
Provide spend data analysis and category management support
Continuously improve the organization of information and data for the team
Lead sourcing and other departmental projects to include but not limited to sourcing events
Conduct opportunity identification across cost, risk mitigation, quality, supplier performance and team member productivity
Partner with US Procurement and site Purchasing Coordinators to develop, implement and adhere to procurement policies and standard processes
Oversee inventory management systems, processes and procedures across all departments to ensure products are in the right place at the right time