CooLAB Foods LLC, a world-class manufacturer of ice cream products, is actively searching for a Director of Purchasing, Scheduling and Warehousing.
Your role is to ensure our manufacturing operations have the correct input materials and packaging and that production is being properly planned to meet customer orders.
Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below.
This job will be based in Franklin Park and is 100% on-site. The expected pay range is $80,000-$90,000 with a potential to earn a 25% bonus based on personal and company performance metrics.
As a part of the leadership team, you will have a small team of direct reports, and you will report to the Plant Manager.
The ideal candidate for this role will be an enthusiastic self-starter with strong ownership. While we value attitude over experience, a selection of the following would demonstrate the background of the preferred candidate :
- Excellent understanding of inventory management systems and processes (Fishbowl Inventory or other similar system)
- Experience with production scheduling and ability to quickly consider and overcome variables that may hinder operations : supply vs demand, capacity constraints, material lead times, etc.
- Experience implementing procedures to ensure the physical movement of all goods are tracked and organized :
- Sourcing / Planning / Purchasing
- Receiving / Warehousing
- Staging / Consumption
- Yield loss management for continuous improvement
- Shipping
- Cycle Counts
- Strong understanding of how inventory movements impact company financial statements
- Experience with high-volume, high output, purchasing and inbound material management
- Strong warehouse organization and cleanliness skills; experience with SQF audits preferred
- Ability to delegate and oversee a team
- Strong user of all Microsoft Office products especially Excel and Outlook
While no two days are identical, the following offers a glimpse into some of the typical roles and responsibilities that will be expected of you :
- Maintain proper inventory counts and investigate any discrepancies from expected
- Verify validity and accuracy of BOMs and inventory consumption
- Maintain proper part numbering and naming conventions
- Ensure we are operating under FIFO inventory practices and tracking lot numbers as applicable
- Oversee the shipping and receiving process and maintain meticulous and auditable records
- Place purchase orders for all raw materials and oversee bidding, lead times, receiving and consumption
- Manage team members with proper expectations and appropriate feedback use your team wisely to free up your time for value-add projects
Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurances, life, STD, 401K with company match, and paid vacation and holidays.
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