Indirect Buyer

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the Role

The Indirect Buyer supports the site’s purchasing, accounts payable coordination, vendor administration, financial reporting, and general administrative activities. This position is responsible for creating and managing purchase orders, resolving purchasing and payment issues, supporting month-end closing activities, and serving as a key resource for the SAP and Coupa purchasing systems.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchase orders for Production, Sanitation, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), and other on-site departments.
• Create and administer purchase orders for capital projects.
• Track capital project spending and work closely with engineers and project owners to maintain accurate financial records.
• Reconcile purchase orders against invoices and billings, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Provide backup support to all site buyers.
• Work with buyers to review and resolve open-text transactions and outstanding purchase order issues.
• Review open transaction reports and follow up on unresolved items.
• Serve as the site SAP and Coupa superuser as related to purchasing.
• Train and support buyers in the proper use of SAP and Coupa purchasing processes.
• Promote compliance with purchasing policies, approval requirements, and internal controls.
• Process utility bills accurately and within required deadlines.
• Respond to incoming vendor inquiries regarding invoices, payment status, purchase orders, and account issues.
• Work directly with vendors to resolve credit holds, payment concerns, account terms, and other service issues.
• Coordinate new vendor setup and maintain accurate vendor records.
• Process vendor information changes, updates, and deactivations.
• Support the timely resolution of invoice and payment discrepancies coordinating with corporate procurement, accounts payable and on-site buyers.
• Process and manage incoming payments from scrap vendors.
• Support month-end closing activities and ensure required information is completed accurately and on time.
• Provide backup documentation and support for monthly accruals.
• Complete petty cash reconciliations and complete p-card reconciliations for site holders.
• Review open purchase order and transaction reports and coordinate required follow-up.
• Provide analytical and reporting support to the site Finance Manager.
• Provide support documentation for ESG (Safety, Environmental and Governance) reporting.
• Assist with financial research, data analysis, expense tracking and special projects as requested.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting, finance, business administration, supply chain, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in purchasing, accounts payable, finance, office administration, or a related field within manufacturing with experience in ERP and procurement systems.
• Experience creating and reconciling purchase orders and demonstrate an understanding of the workflow for processing invoices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Strong numerical, analytical, organizational