Parts Coordinator

Location: On-site at Upfield, New Century (27080 159th St, New Century, KS 66031)

Schedule: Day shift Monday through Friday

This position is Salaried and OT Eligible so you may work based on business needs - after hours/nights, holidays, and weekends

About the position

• You'll be the go to Purchase Order Administrator for the Maintenance department.
  • Will assist on all aspects of internal procurement role supporting all staff members at the factory.
  • Scope will be only indirect items (excluding raw materials, packaging).
  • Interacts with vendors and assists site leadership with completion of purchase order.
  • Communicates status of purchase orders to necessary individuals and follows PO through from start to completion.
  • Keeps PO tracking log updated and accurate as requests are submitted.
  • Partners with Factory Director, Maintenance Planners, Managers, and Supervisors to ensure timely approval of POs.
• Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining approval from requisitioning department.
• Track and manage POs for annual routine services (such as cleaning crew, Indeavor, waste water treatment services, recycling, and others TBD). Communicate with vendors and site leadership on annual routine service POs.
• Act as single point of contact to create new vendors.
• Train identified individual(s) as backup to cover vacations and unplanned absences.
• Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders.
• Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers.
• Daily follow-up with our accounts payable team to ensure payments are released on time.
• Provide weekly review on goods receipt and invoices receipt to the factory finance analyst.
• Keeps information accessible by sorting and filing documents.
• Support Maintenance Work Order processes.
• Provides purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

So what does it take to be successful in this role?

What's next

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now!

We understand your resume might not be up to date, we recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Upfield is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not hit all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.

We prefer to receive your application before January 23, 2023. The first stage of the process will be a Video interview with me, or in the case of a Marketing / Sales position as a part of the process will be an assessment before the Video interview.

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