Procurement and Production Lead

3 weeks ago

Waukegan, United States 540Brands Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionResponsible for determining the procurement and flow of both raw and finished goods throughout the company’s operation.  Identify and buy necessary items for the organization’s business activities, based on the company and sales strategy and sales forecast provided by Sales.  This person will have an eye for detail and retain awareness of the products and portfolio, as well as be aware of pricing and quality for each supplier.  This role will be responsible for providing cost savings to the company by making appropriate purchasing decisions, utilizing scale opportunities based on demand and sales data, impacting inventory levels, negotiating price, and ensuring quality.  This role will also include ensuring accurate inventory, both internally and at external locations, and receiving and putting away inventory as it comes in.The ideal candidate will be detail oriented and will understand prioritization of SKU’s based on popularity among customers, as well as prices and quality of different suppliers. You are responsible for increasing the company’s profitability by making the most appropriate purchases, based upon demand, inventory levels, price, and quality.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Manage and optimize inventory levels across the network by actively monitoring inventory on hand (both raw materials and finished product), receiving, in-transit, and forecasted demand, while    factoring in supply chain lead times, sales forecasts and product life cycles. 
  • Review historical trends, identify demand drivers, understand and evaluate forecasting data in an effort to proactively manage inventory and plan to ensure no Out Of Stocks.
  • Monitor inventory levels and develop purchasing strategies that will result in controlling inventory and serve to reduce costs to the organization.
  • Interact with production, suppliers, shipping/receiving and sales to perform root cause issues and subsequent action plans.
  • Identify risks and opportunities and resolve constraints by actively negotiating across demand and suppliers.                     
  • Receiving of inventory as part of the PO tracking and virtual “Putting Away” of the inventory  in the warehouse
  • Generating Transfer Orders, Work Orders and Routing when needed
  • Completing tasks on time with high quality.  In doing this, the expectation is that work may need to be done outside of core business hours.  
  • As this is a critical role for the company, constant awareness of updates, issues and actions must be tracked in a “just in time” way of working.
Necessary Skill Sets:
               Proactively communicate both current status and ideas concisely to a wide variety of stake holders
  •    Possesses a pioneering spirit, willing to “get your hands dirty” in a start-up environment while simultaneously developing processes and delivering results
  • Manage relationships with key partners and suppliers, internal and external, to maintain quality of goods timely delivery and compliance to terms of contracts.
  • Pull and assess data to develop strategies and plans for maintaining inventory.  Data analysis skills are critical to develop the stories that will drive actions.
  • Clearly define data requirements and metrics that measure success of this process, getting to a 90% service level and “right the first time”, at all times.
  • Prepare and discuss monthly status on purchasing, inventory levels and demand/sales status to Core Leadership Team.
  • Create and maintain, organized records and supplier profiles within NetSuite.
  • High Attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
  • Responsible spending, staying within budget and building a culture of long-term savings with procurement.
Qualifications:
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Experience and expertise working within Oracle’s NetSuite ERP. 
  • Thoroughly understands the business and can interpret how seasonality, promotional activity, new product and new customer introductions impact demand.
  • Proven, successful work experience as a Purchasing Agent and or Demand Planner.
  • Strong command of Microsoft Excel; able to fully utilize formulas, calculations, graphing tools, pivot tables and a macro programming.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Talent in negotiations.
  • Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers.
  • Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with multi-tasking and dealing with frequent change.
  • Ability to analyze problems and provide solutions.
  • Ability to work effectively and cooperatively in teams and across all functional disciplines.
  • Ability to be self-motivated and disciplined, while also being proactive and a problem solver

Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor’s Degree – Business Administration, Operations, Engineering or related field (prefer Supply Chain field of study)
  • 5+ years in the field of Demand Planning and/or Purchasing

  • Senior SAP Procure to Pay

    8 hours ago

    Waukegan, United States Abbott Laboratories Full time

    Working at AbbottAt Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPOAn excellent...

  • SAP SCM Consultant with Procure to Pay and Ariba experience

    2 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Delta System & Software, Inc. Full time

    Position: SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead ConsultantDuration: 12 months plusLocation: Waukegan, IL (Onsite Role) Rate: $65/HR – W2USC/GC/H4EAD/L2 EAD/H1B Transfer can apply for itJob Description:least 10 years of experience and have previous business facing experience.should have strong experience in SAP SCM focusing on Procure to Pay and Ariba.role will work to make...

  • SAP SCM Consultant with Procure to Pay and Ariba experience

    7 hours ago

    Waukegan, United States Delta System & Software, Inc. Full time

    Position: SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead ConsultantDuration: 12 months plusLocation: Waukegan, IL (Onsite Role)Rate: $65/HR – W2USC/GC/H4EAD/L2 EAD/H1B Transfer can apply for it Job Description:least 10 years of experience and have previous business facing experience.should have strong experience in SAP SCM focusing on Procure to Pay and Ariba.role will work to make...

  • SAP SCM Consultant with Procure to Pay and Ariba experience

    3 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Delta System & Software, Inc. Full time

    Position: SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead ConsultantDuration: 12 months plusLocation: Waukegan, IL (Onsite Role) Rate: $65/HR – W2USC/GC/H4EAD/L2 EAD/H1B Transfer can apply for itJob Description:least 10 years of experience and have previous business facing experience.should have strong experience in SAP SCM focusing on Procure to Pay and Ariba.role will work to make...

  • SAP SCM Consultant with Procure to Pay and Ariba experience

    3 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Delta System & Software, Inc. Full time

    Position: SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead ConsultantDuration: 12 months plusLocation: Waukegan, IL (Onsite Role) Rate: $65/HR – W2USC/GC/H4EAD/L2 EAD/H1B Transfer can apply for itJob Description:least 10 years of experience and have previous business facing experience.should have strong experience in SAP SCM focusing on Procure to Pay and Ariba.role will work to make...

  • SAP SCM Consultant with Procure to Pay and Ariba experience

    13 hours ago

    Waukegan, United States Delta System & Software, Inc. Full time

    Position: SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead ConsultantDuration: 12 months plusLocation: Waukegan, IL (Onsite Role)Rate: $65/HR – W2USC/GC/H4EAD/L2 EAD/H1B Transfer can apply for it Job Description:least 10 years of experience and have previous business facing experience.should have strong experience in SAP SCM focusing on Procure to Pay and Ariba.role will work to make...

  • SAP SCM Consultant with Procure to Pay and Ariba experience

    57 minutes ago

    Waukegan, United States Delta System & Software, Inc. Full time

    Position: SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead ConsultantDuration: 12 months plusLocation: Waukegan, IL (Onsite Role)Rate: $65/HR – W2USC/GC/H4EAD/L2 EAD/H1B Transfer can apply for it Job Description:least 10 years of experience and have previous business facing experience.should have strong experience in SAP SCM focusing on Procure to Pay and Ariba.role will work to make...

  • Production Line Lead

    4 weeks ago

    Waukegan, United States Woodland Foods Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionQualify for a $1000 Sign-On BonusHours: 3:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M, OT and some SaturdaysThe Line Lead will coordinate employee activities and product handling of an assigned production line to ensure maximum line efficiencies while in accordance with our quality and food safety standards.  Essential duties and...

  • Production Line Lead

    3 weeks ago

    Waukegan, United States Woodland Foods Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionQualify for a $1000 Sign-On BonusHours: 3:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M, OT and some SaturdaysThe Line Lead will coordinate employee activities and product handling of an assigned production line to ensure maximum line efficiencies while in accordance with our quality and food safety standards.  Essential duties and...

  • SAP P2P MM SCM Lead

    17 hours ago

    Waukegan, United States Convergent Consulting Inc Full time

    Industry: Life SciencesLocation: Waukegan, ILRole: SAP P2P/MM/SCM LeadDuration: 12 months plusJD: THERE IS NO CONFIGURATION FOR THIS ROLE. Our client recently had a person retire who was overseeing SAP SCM focusing on Procure to Pay and Ariba. This role will work to make sure requirements are correct and that the off shore team is configuring correct to the...

  • SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead

    5 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Canopy One Solutions Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionGreetings from Canopy One Solutions, Hope your day is treating you well! Please glance the requirement & respond me back with your finest consultant Resumes & Contact Details.Project Details: Role:SAP P2P/MM/SCM Lead Location: Waukegan, IL Duration:6+ months/longterm Type:W2 Interview Criteria: Telephonic + SkypeJob Description:...

  • Production Line Lead

    3 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Woodland Gourmet Full time

    Qualify for a $1000 Sign-On BonusHours: 3:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M, OT and some SaturdaysThe Line Leadwill coordinate employee activities and product handling of an assigned production line to ensure maximum line efficiencies while in accordance with our quality and food safety standards.Essential duties and responsibilitiesCoordinate employee activities and...

  • Production Line Lead

    1 month ago

    Waukegan, United States Woodland Foods Full time

    Qualify for a $1000 Sign-On BonusHours: 3:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M, OT and some SaturdaysThe Line Leadwill coordinate employee activities and product handling of an assigned production line to ensure maximum line efficiencies while in accordance with our quality and food safety standards.Essential duties and responsibilitiesCoordinate employee activities and...

  • Production Scheduler/supervisor

    1 month ago

    Waukegan, United States Brown Paper Goods Full time

    Paper packaging manufacturing company located in the Waukegan/North Chicago area is looking for a Production Scheduler/Supervisor to oversee the packer department and schedule production orders. This is a terrific opportunity for someone who is well versed on the production side of the packaging industry. First shift hours starting at 6:00 am and overtime...

  • Associate Product Manager

    5 hours ago

    Waukegan, United States ULINE Full time

    Associate Product ManagerCorporate Headquarters12575 Uline Drive, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158 We're passionate about our products because our customers rely on them to run their businesses. Manage your own product line and watch it grow! Better together! This position is on-site, and we are looking for people who share our passion. Position...

  • PT Product Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Waukegan, United States Peer Chain Company Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:Who You Are:You are a creative thinker who loves to solve problems and invent long-term solutions.You insist upon working with excellent people. You are eager to collaborate with them, and you intend to make a valuable contribution to the world.You are a self-starter, you know what to do and when, and you don’t...

  • SAP Ariba consultant

    2 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Intellectt Inc Full time

    Role: Sr. IT Technical SpecialistLocation: Waukegan, IL - 60085Duration: 11 MonthsShift Timings: 8 AM to 4:30 PM100% Onsite role.May consider hybrid as well with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for exceptional candidates. However, if someone is available to be 100% onsite for all 5 days, then they will be given first preference.Skills Looking For:The project...

  • SAP Ariba consultant

    2 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Intellectt Inc Full time

    Role: Sr. IT Technical SpecialistLocation: Waukegan, IL - 60085Duration: 11 MonthsShift Timings: 8 AM to 4:30 PM100% Onsite role.May consider hybrid as well with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for exceptional candidates. However, if someone is available to be 100% onsite for all 5 days, then they will be given first preference.Skills Looking For:The project...

  • SAP Ariba consultant

    2 days ago

    Waukegan, United States Intellectt Inc Full time

    Role: Sr. IT Technical SpecialistLocation: Waukegan, IL - 60085Duration: 11 MonthsShift Timings: 8 AM to 4:30 PM100% Onsite role.May consider hybrid as well with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote for exceptional candidates. However, if someone is available to be 100% onsite for all 5 days, then they will be given first preference.Skills Looking For:The project...

  • Lead Cook

    4 weeks ago

    Waukegan, United States Full House Resorts Full time

    The Lead Cook will direct, assist, train and retrain cooks in the preparation of food/food orders, as well as control production levels, proper recipe following and sanitation.Essential Job Functions: •Oversee and guide cooks in the following job functions as well as participate in closing shift responsibilities. Gather required paperwork and ensure all...