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Michael Foods · 3 hours ago

Scheduling and Purchasing Manager

Lenox, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry, and they are seeking a Scheduling and Purchasing Manager. This role is responsible for overseeing production and materials planning, ensuring timely supply of materials, and leading the planning and receiving personnel.

Hospitality

Responsibilities

Implements procurement strategy for bill of material items

Implements an inventory strategy that supports MFI goals and direction for raw and package materials to minimize carrying cost while maintaining service levels to production

Responsible for implementing the process for production scheduling according to product orders and ship dates while optimizing finished goods inventory. This includes the actual production plan on a weekly basis

Ensures inventory accuracy through an effective cycle count program including best practices on daily material usage in production (Corrects and minimizes theoretical SAP shrink assumptions)

Oversees the planning and receiving personnel (hourly and salaried), manages their performance, provides leadership, coaching, direction and frequent feedback as well as training and development opportunities

Ensures use of purchasing systems is maximized to integrate our financial systems while developing history of purchasing practices

Provides guidelines and discipline to the purchasing function for all purchased items within Lenox with support and insight from MFI Purchasing

Implements processes to ensure proper controls are in place while streamlining as much as possible

Ensures that system tools are utilized to maximize efficiency of department

Develops and implements key metrics relative to purchasing/planning function

Provides schedule needs to the procurement process to ensure all activities are coordinated and costs are contained

Effectively communicates cross functionally to deliver the production schedule

Ensure process for ongoing communication between functional areas is streamlined and complete

Facilitates teams, training and functional interaction meetings for direction, decision making, information sharing and consensus building

Participates in production meetings and advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability and potential production problems

Communicates with the Demand and Supply Planning, Customer Service, Marketing, Production, Quality Control, Engineering and Sales departments on a regular basis to resolve potential schedule interruptions

Supports and leads various plant/company teams, and goals. And Actively participates in crossfunctional continuous improvement teams

Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks

Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality

Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products

Performs other duties as assigned