Replenishment Specialist

At Caldic we are continuously developing our capabilities and we strive to become better every day, with the goal to build long-term relationships. To add value to our company, and to our inspiring solutions we are currently looking to add to our team. Are you a natural leader with a proven track record in the food processing, pharmaceutical market? Do you have the drive to succeed in a fast forward moving company? Then we are looking for you!

Position Function: Reporting to the Inventory Planning and Replenishment Supervisor of Caldic Canada Inc., the individual will be responsible to review the inventory levels of specific products and create and release purchase orders to suppliers to meet customer needs.

Scope: The Replenishment Specialist will utilize the MRP system within AX to review, plan and execute purchase orders to ensure item min/max levels are adhered to for high turn inventory and place purchase orders for customer and production needs as required. This position requires a high level of coordination within the Replenishment Team and internal departments such as Customer Care, Production and Logistics to ensure replenishment activities consistently meet customer needs across all regions.

Major Tasks and Duties:

• Must be familiar with processes and procedures for the replenishment of inventory to meet inventory and customer service goals including high order fill rates, high inventory turns and an overall low days of inventory for the company.
• Execute MRP activities within AX for assigned items and vendors and determine items and quantities required to be reordered.
• Execute purchase orders to vendors, coordinate logistics requirements and monitor the status of PO’s to ensure on time arrival.
• Support rush requests to meet customer requirements.
• Communicate confirmed purchase orders for delivery with logistics carriers, validating and processing related documentation.
• Manage issues and exceptions with vendors and logistics service providers such as delivery discrepancies, damages, demurrage and other surcharges, pricing discrepancies, etc.
• Process receipts for third party warehouses and B2B drop shipments.
• Maintain MRP data as business and supplier changes occur, regularly evaluate inventory min/max settings to ensure alignment with business needs and execute updates for floor stocking agreements with customers
• Submit change controls as required to maintain system master data.
• Scan, file and submit matched purchase order, order confirmation and invoice to accounting for payment.
• Assist with investigation and support in customer complaints and supplier NCR’s. Help to provide solutions to eliminate the potential for future
• Enter and maintain purchase contracts in the Contract Management System as required.
• Support Buyers to maintain professional relationships with suppliers/vendors and third party logistics carriers
• Complete all other duties as assigned by the Inventory Planning and Replenishment Supervisor
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations, GMP’s and HACCP requirements
• Other duties as required

Knowledge/Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Planning or working towards SCM designation
• Minimum 5 years of experience in inventory planning, additional logistics experience an asset
• MRP Microsoft AX experience a definite asset
• Must have advanced computer skills (Excel, Outlook)
• Must have effective Customer Service and interpersonal Skills
• Must have strong organization skills
• Must have strong communication (verbal and written) skills

About Us:

At Caldic we value our team spirit, built on strong relationships and open communication. You will be part of a community where you can always get support from experienced colleagues. At the same time we encourage an entrepreneurial mindset: you have the freedom to act and take initiative to bring your ideas to life.  At Caldic we want to give everybody the opportunity to make a difference.

Every day hundreds of thousands of people around the world are in touch with a food, pharma, personal care or industrial product that has been handled with care by Caldic. At Caldic we are the linking pin, connecting people, products and solutions for a better world. But we go beyond connecting to ensure we deliver on our business partners' requirements for added-value R&D, manufacturing and packaging solutions, while minimizing the environmental impact. This makes Caldic the partner of choice in innovative and sustainable solutions in life science and specialty chemicals. Our tagline ‘Because we care' underlines our commitment to our people, our business partners and our planet. On a daily basis over 3,500 Caldic employees go the extra mile to deliver value-add solutions. Caldic is present in 43 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.caldic.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• University Park, IL 60484: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $25