Job Summary

Establishes and maintains vendor relationships to ensure adequate supplies for plant operations on a cost effective basis Identifies total cost savings, quality enhancement opportunities and provides supervision for the shipping & receiving department.

Position Responsibilities

• Work in a safe manner to help maintain an accident free workplace.
• Establish and maintain satisfactory vendor relations in order to ensure there are adequate supplies for the plant operation on a cost-effective basis.
• Observe all EHS rules, including housekeeping; participate in safety trainings and audits. Proactively communicate and address safety concerns/risks.
• Develop purchasing systems and procedures to generate adequate data to assess costs (i.e. purchase price report), vendor/supplier effectiveness (i.e. customer return data) and other operating data that may be required to assess operation effectiveness.
• Maintain a master purchasing procedure to ensure all materials & supplies has the proper documentation for incoming or outgoing deliveries.
• Work with suppliers to identify cost savings and quality enhancement opportunities, to continue our status as the lowest cost, highest quality microwave-packaging supplier.
• Organize the stockroom in order to accomplish effective inventory control, material flow, cost control and minimal damage to materials.
• Serve as a team member to identify & recommend material cost savings, develop systems in conjunction with the daily operations team to identify quality or efficiency opportunities and communicate this to the suppliers.
• Support business opportunities through a timely procurement of new materials that may lead to new markets or product applications.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum one year work experience in manufacturing/warehouse position
• Excellent verbal & written/communication skills
• Ability to use critical thinking to plan, problem solve and make decisions
• Excellent project planning and time management skills
• Ability to react positively to change.
• Must be a team player and support management decisions with a related ability to effectively collaborate with others.
• Demonstrate positive leadership.
• Computer skills: Purchasing system, Excel, Word, E-Mail, Internet
• Ability to work full time and travel as needed

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Wealth: great salaries, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
• Balance: paid-time off , flexible work-schedules ( subject to your location and role )

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's ®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com .

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.