Purchasing Coordinator

Thistle Farms•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Purchasing Coordinator at Thistle Farms Body & Home, you will embody Thistle Farms’ core values of radical hospitality and quality matters as you support the manufacturing operations by ensuring timely and accurate procurement of raw materials, components, supplies and services required to produce and deliver Thistle Farms’ products. Our Body & Home operation manufactures and distributes body care and home products to customers across the country. We manufacture across ~20 product categories and manage ~1,700 finished product SKUs. We manage domestic and international supplier relationships to procure and purchase over 500 individual raw material SKUs across our vendor relationships. We are seeking an experienced professional to join our team and contribute to our mission. In this role, you will be responsible for working across the organization (1) to create and process purchase orders, (2) to communicate and coordinate with suppliers, (3) to maintain procurement records and (4) to support efficient and uninterrupted manufacturing operations. Your efforts and contributions in this role directly support our ability to spread the awareness and joy of Thistle Farms mission which is embodied in every hand-made product delivered to our customers and supporters worldwide. In this role, you will complete an initial rotation in the Finance & Operations department at our Corporate office where you will learn the accounting, financial and operational aspects of the purchasing function at Thistle Farms. Following the initial rotation, it is expected you will join the Body & Home manufacturing team at our manufacturing facility on a full-time basis where you will work with Director of Body & Home and peers in the Purchasing role.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
2+ years of previous experience in purchasing or clerical roles within a manufacturing environment.
Experience using ERP/MRP systems
Experience using Microsoft Office (especially Excel).

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in business, supply chain, or related field
Familiarity with manufacturing materials, BOMs (bill of materials), and production processes is an asset.

Responsibilities

Reviews and proactively manages forecasted raw material, component and supply requirements.
Creates, issues and tracks purchase orders for raw materials, components, supplies and other production-related services.
Communicates with suppliers regarding pricing, lead times, order confirmations and delivery schedules.
Supports inventory control by monitoring stock levels, initiating timely orders and alerting the Organization of shortages.
Ensures all purchase requisitions and purchase orders are appropriately approved and recorded in the Inventory Management system.
Maintains accurate purchasing, supplier and material records in the Inventory Management system.
Monitors purchase orders and follows up on outstanding orders to ensure on-time delivery to meet production requirements.
Assists the Inventory and Warehouse Manager to resolve discrepancies related to shortages, damaged materials, pricing and delivery delays.
Ensures procurement activities comply with company policies, quality standards and regulatory requirements.
Attends meetings and training as assigned.
Completes other duties as assigned.