Sr. Purchasing, Shipping & Receiving Supervisor

Foster Farms•Demopolis, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Purchasing, Shipping & Receiving Supervisor manages the Demopolis warehouse, loading dock and trailer yard to ensure that all shipping and receiving functions are timely and accurate. Additionally, they support Foster Farms’ mission vision, and ACTION guiding principles: Accountability, Collaboration, Truth-Seeking, Initiative, Ownership, and Nimbleness.

Requirements

Must have a minimum of years of experience in Scheduling or Materials Management and previous leadership experience.
Must have the ability to work independently with strong organizational skills
Must have good interpersonal skills and excellent verbal and written skills
Must have excellent math skills
Must be proficient in Windows environment, especially Excel and Word
Must possess strong analytical skills
Must be detail oriented and accurate
Must be able to submit and pass criminal background check

Responsibilities

Train, guide and develop the loading dock team members and second shift supervisor
Responsible for all inventory data including finished goods, materials and ingredients in EWM and MII systems
Oversee the purchasing of all materials and ingredients to ensure uninterrupted supply to the plant.
Provide a high level of serviceability to the production team to support daily requirements and accurate inventory.
Manage loading dock workload, schedule time
Approve requisitions for purchasing
Assure proper handling, identification and disposition of all items received at the warehouse
Maintain high serviceability levels to Demopolis plant
Control inventory accuracy through proper recording of issues and receiving practices
Manage vendors and outside issues
Remove obsolete or defective materials from plant access
Schedule backhaul from certain packaging materials
Other duties as assigned