Procurement Coordinator

Your Story.

You will be responsible for a wide variety of statistical, expediting, and coordinating duties related to the purchasing functions. You would be accountable for coordinating and and expediting of incoming material in accordance with production/finished product requirements and maintaining sufficient inventory of materials from outside vendors to ensure all requirements are met. In addition, you will provide other support to Procurement including SAP reports, and other general data reporting.

Your Passion.Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medicalincluding Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Remote day Fridays
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.

• Act as the primary coordinator for raw material status on all production orders that have a material availability tag attached to it.
• Originate purchase orders as needed based on current or forecasted demand.
• Coordinate and expedite delivery of materials to all Sargento plants.
• Communicate any changes in expected delivery date, quantity or location to production, traffic/receiving in a timely manner.
• Follow-up with suppliers concerning late deliveries and communicate to production planning and procurement buyers.
• As needed process non-conformances and holds from Sargento plants for materials and coordinate the supplier responses and return of material when applicable. Mail non-conformance samples to suppliers. Generate report summaries.
• Track suppliers' non-conformances, on-time deliveries, and volumes as required.
• Compile, consolidate, compute data, and create charts for projects.
• Perform tactical duties of Sargento Buyers and other Procurement Coordinators during their absence.
• Coordinate, expedite delivery, and communicate status of material sample requests for R&D.
• Request and process documentation, along with additional information needed by Regulatory, and pricing for ingredient test materials.

Your Education and Experience.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
• 2 years of relevant experience in Procurement, Manufacturing, or an Administrative office environment is preferred.
• Strong computer skills are necessary, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. SAP skills are helpful, but not required.
• Due to extensive communication with suppliers and other internal employees, strong interpersonal, problem solving, and reasoning skills are required.

Our Story.

With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website athttps://careers.sargento.com/us/en.