Purchasing Associate jobs in the United States

IPC is seeking a Supply Assurance Associate, responsible for execution of supply strategies that assure supply and minimize obsolescence. This role is responsible for executing the supply plan throughout the Supply Chain, monitoring supply levels, taking actions to minimize supply shortages, and limiting obsolete inventory for SUBWAY® restaurants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor supply and inventory levels daily by manufacturer and the Distribution Center.
• Conduct root cause analysis on low or high stock planning exceptions.
• Identify gaps and work with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve.
• Escalate supply issues to leadership in a timely manner while providing recommendations to optimize inventory levels.
• Identify optimal methods of re-stocking the impacted supplier or distribution partner.
• Work cross-functionally within the organization on both collecting inventory information and utilizing it to determine inventory health within the Supply Chain.
• Organize information concisely to present in a way that leaders can understand and use in decision making.
• Analyze patterns within exceptions and raise them for awareness of the broader team, providing recommendations for action.
• Gather and present data in charts, graphs, and tables.
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.
• Monitor, and report performance against Company OKRs, and Supply Chain KPI's and OKR’s.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Adaptability, attention to detail, decision making, planning, project management, team player, communication, data gathering & analysis.
• Willingness to operate in a dynamic environment with changing priorities working collaboratively as a part of a team.
• Strong process-orientation skills.
• Ability to analyze large data sets, identify trends, and effectively communicate with multi-level stakeholders as well as vendors, distribution partners and their representatives.
• Should be self-motivated, goal orientated, quality driven, and capable of working independently with little supervision.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field is required.
• 3 years of demonstrated progression in a Supply Chain Planning role, preferred.
• Demonstrated working experience with Limited Time Offer items, preferred.
• Working experience as part of a formal S&OP or Integrated Business Planning process, preferred.
• Advanced in using a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software (Micro Strategy, Tableau, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.) and Business Intelligence, preferred.

Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. Team Members may be required to perform other duties as requested by their leader(s) in compliance with Federal and State laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Miami, FL 33156