Industrial Procurement Engineer

About the role

Support the purchasing department by procuring the materials and ingredients required to produce high-quality pork products in a processing facility, harvesting over 21,000 animals daily.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction, oversight, and guidance to a team that processes orders and receives materials and ingredients.
• Collaborate and communicate with all levels of plant management and vendors to meet the organization's business objectives.
• Establish procure-to-pay procedures and initial min/max inventory levels in the Box Shop and Warehouse to purchase materials and ingredients cost-effectively.
• Provide oversight and direction for preparing and processing requisitions and purchase orders for materials, ingredients, and capital projects; collaborate with AP to ensure timely invoice payments.
• Ensure timely execution of order processing to supply operations without inventory interruptions; support the PPE team with order picking, material handling, inventory reconciliation, and scheduled cycle counts.
• Provide required reports to management and department leadership, including key metrics.
• Maintain positive working relationships with internal customers and vendors, delivering high-level customer service.
• Work closely with Food Safety and Quality Assurance teams to ensure compliance with quality standards, specifications, shipping stipulations, and complete deliveries.
• Maintain SQF Vendor files as required by the SQF plan.
• Provide direction, training, and development to the purchasing and receiving team, including analysis of ROQ’s and ROP’s.
• Create, execute, and manage open purchase orders, inbound receiving logs, and packing slips for improved communication and planning.
• Analyze and interpret data; complete other duties as requested by the manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field plus at least two years of supply or accounting experience.
• Experience in purchasing and inventory control management.
• Experience with data processing and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing methodologies including continuous improvement, 5S, Kaizen, and Gemba.
• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English.