Purchasing Specialist

Menasha Corporation • Greenville, TX

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies. Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here. Join us and become part of the power behind possible. About The Opportunity Schedule and purchase materials to support production schedules while maximizing plant efficiencies and profitability and meeting established customer service levels.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to handle the stress of working with others.
• Ability to be available outside of normal work hours.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles.
• Ability to effectively manage the business relationship and transactions with the suppliers of raw materials or product components.
• Knowledge of the processes, tools, and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle.
• Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods.
• Knowledge of methods, accepted practices, considerations and regulatory requirements associated with safety and protection of the employees, environment and site.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years of experience in manufacturing
• 2-5 years of experience in a plastics or fabrication environment
• Ability to assess employee performance and coach and develop others.
• Ability to lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Plan and control appropriate levels of inventory to support production, including cycle count program.
• Initiate, review, and process purchase requisitions.
• Coordinate with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Review and manage change requests from customers, plants, and suppliers; reschedule as necessary.
• Develop and maintain all master data related to planning, such as safety stock, lead times and lot size.
• Support inventory management directives.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED