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CCL Label - Sioux Falls, Inc. Purchasing Coordinator in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Job Summary: This position is an integral part of the purchasing team and is primarily responsible for materials management and to purchase and plan materials for production. The role will monitor and ensure raw materials (substance, ink, tooling and corrugate) and MROs are ready as production schedule warrants and acquire materials and services to meet company standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Gathering and sharing appropriate information and ensuring targets are met and procedures are followed at all times.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment is essential.
  • Material planning to include review of production schedule to ensure material availability to avoid production delays.
  • Maintain inventory and consignment inventories to meet production needs.
  • Enter purchase orders into the system ensuring timely placement and delivery of components in line with production planning requirements.
  • Expedite and reschedule open purchase orders to suit production planning requirements.
  • Interact with production planner, project managers and sales to understand the demand.
  • Share, communicate and report on variances to both internal and external supply chain.
  • Research, identify and correct material inventory discrepancies.
  • Provide input in developing departmental strategies for inventory on existing items, new product introduction and phase outs.
  • Improve relationships among planners, sales, production supervisors and quality which will lead to effective knowledge sharing and optimizing the forecast to better guide the company.
  • Execute with excellence in the area of stock and demand replenishment providing feedback to the supply chain on risks regarding replenishment levels and demand.
  • Coordinate all imports including freight, insurance and duties.
  • Coordinate temperature-controlled shipments for incoming material.
  • Create generic specification sheets.
  • Maintain product specification database.
  • Support the purchasing team to ensure continuous improvement, add value to the organization and work alongside all departments within the company to achieve results.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Experience of statistical reporting, forecasting, and understanding for financial and operational impacts of forecasting
  • Competent IT skills in Microsoft Office and exceptional skill level in Excel.
  • Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
  • Must be conscious of efficiencies, performance, costs, quality and safety.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Detail oriented and highly organized
  • Skilled in time management and prioritization
  • Excellent critical thinking skills
  • Ability to make independent decisions
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and other systems as required

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in related field

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