Safety:

• Champions and promotes a strong safety culture.
• Purchase safety-related supplies and equipment as required.

Production:

• Manage supplier relationships for local services and supplies.
• Determine material requirements.
• Create purchase orders for the entire local site using SAP.
• Participate in inventory counts and manage raw material inventory using SAP and Excel.
• Follow standard procedures and processes for reorder points (ROP) and safety stock levels.
• Communicate with the Strategic Purchasing Group to optimize order quantities.
• Ensure suppliers meet their contractual obligations.
• Ensure the approved supplier mix is followed.
• Maintain optimal raw material supplies to support customer and production demand.
• Manage SMOB activities.
• Coordinate with Planning, Scheduling, Customer Service, and Logistics to support efficient, on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery while minimizing scrap.

Quality:

• Identify supplier issues, escalate major supply interruptions, and communicate updates to local Operations and the Strategic Purchasing Group.
• Ensure compliance with applicable BRC, FDA, ISO, and other relevant standards.

Miscellaneous:

• Serve as a backup for production scheduling.
• Ensure compliance with applicable FDA and quality standards.
• Perform other duties and participate in special team assignments as required.