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Michael Foods · 1 day ago

Purchasing Scheduling Manager

West Jefferson, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry, seeking a Purchasing and Production Scheduling Manager. This role is responsible for purchasing raw materials and developing production schedules to meet customer demands while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Hospitality

Responsibilities

Generate and execute purchase orders packaging and raw materials for finished goods by focusing on achieving necessary inventory levels required to satisfy demand, lead times and production orders

Balance and manage inventories based on business unit targets for inventory dollar amounts and inventory turns on the "targets for inventory (raw, pack, and FG) dollar amount and inventory turns

Proactively identify potential out of stock situations and expedite replenishment orders to reduce potential customer service performance issues

Communicate product shortage situations to internal and external contacts

Identify root causes for any inventory shortages or imbalances

Develops, publishes, and maintains the master production schedule, balancing inventory, resources, and capacity

Ability to manipulate orders in SAP and communicate changes to the production floor

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

Supports and leads various plant/company teams and goals. Actively participates in cross-functional continuous improvement teams

Creates, updates and maintains accurate master data information in SAP relative to ingredient, packaging and finished goods and engages QA, R&D, Operations & production to ensure new product launches are accurate and new product trials are scheduled and communicated to all involved parties

Able to work outside of normal workday to ensure production schedule is met

Monitor work in process daily

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

Assumes personal responsibility to ensure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks

Model behavior consistent with company values and expectations

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

Ensure regulatory compliance at all times

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

SAPProcurementInventory managementVendor managementPlanningAnalysisMicrosoft Office SuiteOrganizational skillsAttention to detailCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTime management skills

Required

A bachelor's degree is required in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or Operations

Three to five years of scheduling and purchasing experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience enough to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above

Strong planning and analysis skills coupled with results orientation

Ability to adapt to and work well in an environment of change

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

Ability to calculate ingredients amounts to order, identify when to order ingredients and prepare production schedules

Skilled in communication and interpersonal relations as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the public, etc. enough to exchange or convey information and receive work direction

SAP

Vendor management

Procurement

Inventory management

Strong computer skills with proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Excellent organizational skills

Attentional to detail

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work with others

Analysis and problem-solving skills such as the ability to question, accurately identify a need, and present an effective solution

Time management skills