What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at Innovative Labs?
We are currently looking for Purchasing Agent to join our team in Springville, UT. We have a fun, supportive and great team that you'll enjoy working with!
The Purchasing Agent will be responsible for purchasing and managing materials for IL creating value through the timely acquisition of materials to support manufacturing. Utilize the ERP system to order materials and validate the source of demand to assure that obsolescence is held to a minimum while fully supporting the production schedule. Provide superior service to internal customers while holding suppliers accountable on cost, delivery and paperwork accuracy.
As a Purchasing Agent, you will:
- Measure and manage the vendor and supplier cost, quality, and delivery performance, reviewing performance with suppliers.
- Evaluate output from ERP system and validate the source of demand ensuring that the correct quantity is ordered to fully support the sales order.
- Establish system lead times for materials and review quarterly against actual lead times to assure relevancy.
- Increase supply chain flexibility by validating additional suppliers/manufacturers for materials.
- Ensure timely placement of purchase orders and the timely confirmation of executed purchase orders, manage back orders and corresponding delivery dates.
- Work closely with the sales department in the sourcing of materials to support new product launches and pilots.
- Actively reduce lead times through vendor managed inventory programs, floor stock agreements or consignment agreements to increase value for our customer.
- Communicate any supply chain threats and strategic buy ahead opportunities utilizing the supply chain network.
- Identify MOQ quantities for each material and load into the ERP system.
- Actively solicit quotations for raw materials and existing materials to assure price awareness and competitiveness in the supply chain.
- Publish and communicate to the team a weekly overdue PO report on any potential material related issues and insure they are communicated in a timely manner.
- Identify and communicate cost savings opportunities to the management team on a regular basis.
- Ensure all paperwork for incoming materials is accurate and accompanies the delivery of the materials, quickly solving any discrepancies as they occur.
- Work with various departments and all facilities to ensure materials are purchased and received. Manage all material requisition ordering.
- Other duties as assigned.
What are we looking for:
- Knowledge of manufacturing, distribution and customer service
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong self-motivation skills
- Ability to manage others and provide leadership
- Understand and apply information set forth in SOP’s
- Displayed sense of urgency in meeting or exceeding departmental standards
- Statistical and spreadsheet analytical skills
- Must excel in a team environment, interacting with various departments within the organization.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Logistics or related field preferred
- 3 – 5 years of experience
What we are offering:
- Competitive base salary
- 10 days of PTO and 10 paid holidays each year
- Medical, Dental & Vision Plans offered
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) offered
- Training & Development opportunities provided
About us
Innovative Labs (IL) is a leading developer, formulator, and provider of single serve and multi-dose ingestible health and wellness products for leading brands and direct sales companies. Founded in 2006 by Travis Parry, IL provides highly differentiated formulating, blending, filling, distribution, and other critical services for small-format nutritional supplements, food items, household products and other consumer packaged goods. The company is SQF Food Safety Code Level III Certified and operates highly efficient, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities with a workforce of over 500 people.
IL was founded in 2006, and is now the largest independent supplier of custom single serve flexible packaging west of the Mississippi. With significant investments in packaging and pasteurization equipment, IL has the capacity to fill hundreds of thousands of pouches a day and the flexibility to meet the demands of large and small production runs. IL provides its health, wellness and nutritional customers with a differentiated advantage of world-class turnkey solutions and full-service, front-end product development. Having achieved the highest and most prestigious regulatory certifications, IL also offers speed-to-market service unmatched in the industry. IL’s customers range from Fortune 100 food and beverage companies to high growth emerging brands, all of whom have access to the Company’s best-in-class service and capabilities.
IL is a state-of-the-art, $100M , private-equity backed manufacturing company headquartered in Springville, UT with offices in St. George, Lindon and Springville. With over 500 employees and more than 25% year-over-year growth, IL is uniquely poised and funded for a remarkable trajectory of success.
Current employees must talk with Supervisor to talk about this opportunity before applying . And they may need subject to give at least 2 weeks notices to their current Manager/Supervisor/ department. If you have any questions please talk with the HR department.
