Job Description

About Barrett
Located in the heart of central Minnesota, Barrett Petfood develops super premium pet food diets from emerging brands to market leaders in the industry. Our family-owned, nimble execution and continuous innovation takes pet food manufacturing, packaging and distribution to differentiating levels. With a relationship focus and a family feel, we offer many career opportunities throughout our process.

Purpose
The Purchasing Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the daily activity associated with raw material purchasing for Barrett Petfood, including but not limited to; proteins, grains, minerals, palatant, oils, etc.

Attributes

• Planning Kills
• Problem Solving & Solid Judgement
• Adaptable to a changing environment
• Good Communication Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Organization & Time Management

Responsibilities

• Report out and analyze purchase demands from the ERP system to determine upcoming needs according to the production schedule.
• Understand, coordinate, and anticipate lead times on Ingredients.
• Issue day-to-day purchase orders with supply partners.
• Manage communication of lead time modifications and availability of materials.
• Understand and track the shelf-life of materials, keeping waste to a minimum.
• Coordinate with suppliers to set up and track deliveries of ingredients.
• Work closely with the QA team when issues arise.
• Track pricing discrepancies with accounting and supplier follow-up if needed. 
• Keep up with day-to-day demand of raw materials to adequately supply the production schedule.
• Ensure adequate and appropriate documentation exists with suppliers.
• Work with production staff on shipping or product issues and resolve it with the suppliers as needed.
• Cross functional work with scheduling to ensure production schedule is efficient dealing with ingredients.

Education and Experience

• Strong Microsoft Office experience
• Familiarity with inventor software
• 1-2 years purchasing experience desired
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor relationships.
• Working experience of vendor management software.

Benefits

• Company Paid Medical   
• Affordable Dental & Vision  
• Life Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability  
• 401k with Company Match   
• 7 Paid Holidays  
• Paid Time Off  
• Parental Leave
• Wellness Program  
• Free Pet Food  

Pay

• Starting pay will range from $49,700 to $52,000 depending on qualifications

Disclaimer
This job description is not a complete description of responsibility, but reflects the general qualifications, duties and/or responsibilities necessary to perform this position. Barrett reserves the right to revise the job description as circumstances warrant.

 

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Holiday work,

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