Production Purchaser

Number of employees

840

Columbia, MO, United States

Posted on: 2022-03-16

Category: food

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

WE BELIEVE THERE’S A BETTER WAY TO FEED OUR FUTURE.

By shifting from animal to plant-based meat, we can positively affect the planet, the environment, the climate and even ourselves. After all, the positive choices we make every day – no matter how small – can have a great impact on our world.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.

Beyond Meat seeks a detail-oriented purchaser to join our team. As a purchaser, you not only keep track of inventory, anticipate demand, and place purchase orders to ensure production continuity, but also serves as a subject matter expert. 

A successful candidate in this role can analyze the Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) to drive the placing of purchases to maintain suitable stock levels. They are also proficient in communicating timelines and are constantly looking to learn and improve their processes and forecasts.

Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.

Please note that Beyond Meat has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees. All U.S. employees who (a) physically enter a Beyond Meat facility in the United States, (b) represent Beyond Meat at work-related events, including but not limited to trade shows and product demonstrations, or (c) physically enter customer or potential customer sites in connection with their work for Beyond Meat must take all necessary steps to be Fully Vaccinated as a condition of employment, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved.

TASKS, DUTIES, & GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Uses MRP, ERP transactions (NetSuite & Solo chain), Excel and Google docs to plan and ensure material availability for the demand without over capitalizing on materials. 
  • Collaborates with the production planner to drive the material plan to achieve production commitments and delivery objectives. 
  • Builds and maintains relationships with suppliers. 
  • Proactively manages order delivery dates, ensuring timelines are up to date in the ERP, and communicating any changes to the plan. 
  • Implements and measures vendor compliance of purchase orders for root cause analysis. 
  • Collaborates with R&D to manage trial requirements within the production schedule. 
  • Maintains ERP settings to drive system accuracy and reduce requirement for external data modeling. 
  • Completes special projects, as assigned. 
  • Other duties and tasks may be assigned.
  • QUALIFICATIONS

  • Education, Technical Skills, and/or Previous Experience: 
  • Bachelor’s degree or 2-3 years of experience as a purchaser
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word. 
  • Advanced report writing experience, pivot table experience and data graphing a plus
  • Working knowledge of ERP inventory systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle or JD Edwards)

  • Other qualifications:
  • Analytical with a data driven mindset
  • Strong understanding of material requirements (resource) planning 
  • Ability to problem solve and be creative
  • Strong customer & supplier relations experience 
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • Warehouse and production manufacturing environment that includes both tempered and ambient areas.  
  • The work environment is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Requires desk (computer & phone etc.) and production floor duties
  • Able to repetitively lift heavy objects up to 50 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodations
  • Must be able to work in a standing position for extended periods
  • Able to crouch/stoop/squat/bend as needed to complete tasks
  • Occasionally climb stairs or a ladder to complete tasks
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