As a premier global food provider, the OSI Group partners with the world's leading foodservice and retail food brands to provide concept-to-table solutions that delight consumers around the globe.

Join us and discover a work experience where diverse ideas are met with enthusiasm, and where you can learn and grow to your full potential. We're looking for individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and who enjoy working as a team to deliver unparalleled service and solutions to our customers.

The salary range posted represents the low and high end of OSI's salary range for this position. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience and performance. Base salary is one component of OSI's overall total rewards package. Other components may include bonuses, special pay programs, comprehensive time off, 401k with match and a full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for developing production plans and schedules that align production, transportation, and warehousing capabilities with customer needs. Supervises or conducts purchasing activities related to all plant operating supplies to meet production, cost, and quality needs. Authorize purchases within budgetary limitations, awards orders and approve bills for payment. Assure that all aspects of job performance are geared for Food Safety and Quality that meets and exceeds regulatory, industry, customer and BRC standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Work closely with a variety of facility and Corporate functional management to develop short- and long-term production plans to effectively use resources and meet established organization standards.

• Develop and communicate production schedules based on an ongoing analysis or production, transportation, and warehousing capabilities; monitor results and modify schedules as required.

• Ensures procurement of needed materials and supplies by preparing purchase orders and negotiates with vendors on price, terms, discounts and freight allowances.

• Works with production management to coordinate materials and supply procurement volumes and timing in alignment with production needs.

• Establish and maintain protocols for coordinating required inventory levels with the shipping and receiving management team; analyzes, investigates, and resolves inventory variances.

• Prepares and distributes requests for bids, analyzes responses, follows up with vendor representatives and determines vendor selection.

• Measures vendor performance works with vendors to resolve supply or payment issues and to process disposition of non-conforming materials; continuously assesses viability of continuing vendor relationship.

• Research vendors for unique or special material or supply needs and reports options to management.

• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures. This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills

• 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.

• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with managers, peers, and subordinates.

• Must have excellent communication skills.

• Working knowledge of good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, lean manufacturing and other food safety, quality, and manufacturing principles.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.

• Ability to work with employees at all levels and to motivate direct reports; specifically mentoring and coaching individuals and identifying short- and long-term development needs and providing appropriate support.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities at one time using effective organizational skills and judgment in an environment of frequently changing circumstances.

• Bilingual is a plus

Education

• BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.

Work Environment

• Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyor (may depend on the role).

• Work conditions are typical of a food manufacturing facility.

• This role does not require any domestic travel

• Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 50 pounds

• Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.

• Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Greater than 4 hours.