Inventory Coordinator III

ConAgra Foods•Indianapolis, IN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Establishes and maintains vendor relationships to ensure adequate supplies for plant operations on a cost-effective basis. Identifies total cost savings, quality enhancement opportunities and provides supervision for the shipping & receiving department.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
Minimum one year work experience in manufacturing/warehouse position
Excellent verbal & written/communication skills
Ability to use critical thinking to plan, problem solve and make decisions
Excellent project planning and time management skills
Ability to react positively to change.
Must be a team player and support management decisions with a related ability to effectively collaborate with others.
Demonstrate positive leadership.
Computer skills: Purchasing system, Excel, Word, E-Mail, Internet
Ability to work full time
Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Work in a safe manner to help maintain an accident-free workplace.
Establish and maintain satisfactory vendor relations in order to ensure there are adequate supplies for the plant operation on a cost-effective basis.
Observe all EHS rules, including housekeeping; participate in safety trainings and audits.
Proactively communicate and address safety concerns/risks.
Develop purchasing systems and procedures to generate adequate data to assess costs (i.e. purchase price report), vendor/supplier effectiveness (i.e. customer return data) and other operating data that may be required to assess operation effectiveness.
Maintain a master purchasing procedure to ensure all materials & supplies has the proper documentation for incoming or outgoing deliveries.
Work with suppliers to identify cost savings and quality enhancement opportunities, to continue our status as the lowest cost, highest quality microwave-packaging supplier.
Organize the stockroom in order to accomplish effective inventory control, material flow, cost control and minimal damage to materials.
Serve as a team member to identify & recommend material cost savings, develop systems in conjunction with the daily operations team to identify quality or efficiency opportunities and communicate this to the suppliers.
Support business opportunities through a timely procurement of new materials that may lead to new markets or product applications.
Additional responsibilities as assigned.