Procurement Analyst

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the STOP Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
• Perform EFI Radius material allocations and confirm operational sequences as outlined in the finished product specifications, trim guidelines, and production standards.
• Procure all direct raw materials and place orders with vendors.
• Ensure vendor acknowledgements match purchase order prices and requirements.
• Manage purchases and releases to support timely purchasing in regard to vendor price changes and potential pre-buys.
• Time raw material delivery in accordance to scheduled production while conforming to raw material holding and inventory level objectives.
• Release raw materials for delivery here as well as offsite warehouses and update schedule comments accordingly.
• Ensure packing lists and COA’s are received prior to delivery of released raw materials.
• Work with vendors concerning raw material delays to minimize impact on scheduling, efficiency and customer requirements.
• Order and allocate materials in support of research and development efforts (trials).
• Cook with purchasing with subcontractors and inter-company divisions.
• Ensure make-ready materials (set up film) are available to manufacturing and the production planner.
• Provide material lead-time information to assist in identifying customer have ready dates.
• Provide raw material cutoff dates for customer orders as required.
• Reconcile weekly Open Order Reports from suppliers to production demands; update APC orders and/or schedule as needed, as well as engage supplier if information conflicts with internal demands.
• Maintain inventory levels, turnover and reallocations of raw materials to enable compliance to divisional asset management goals.
• Quarterly, review aged inventories over 45 days for disposition.
• Absorb and resolve raw inventory problems, i.e., lost items.
• Absorb and correct erroneous raw material quantity and/or values.
• Facilitate raw material complaints (CRF); communicate directly with supplier and provide documentation for internal as well as external reconciliation.
• Monthly review needed of open complaints for closure; follow up as needed.
• Write standard operating procedures as required to support job function documentation and to facilitate cross training efforts.
• To support ISO certification, complete monthly and quarterly documentation as required, i.e. Vendor Score Cards.
• Participate in teams as required or directed in support of safety or any company effort as required.
• Properly document and communicate certification requirements (FSC) and participate in necessary audits.
• Adhere to all company safety guidelines.
• Attend and participate in all company-mandated meetings.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Supply Chain preferred or Associate’s degree (A. A.) from two-year college or technical school and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and training.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.