Purchasing Internship
Job Summary/ Primary purpose of this position:
The Purchasing Intern is responsible for the planning and purchase of ingredients and packaging materials for the company. This individual will have an opportunity to work with many departments including, planning, commercialization, and product development. They will also work with our development chefs on new products and the sourcing of new ingredients. This role has daily responsibilities to ensure that the manufacturing facility has the materials required to support their published plan and works to reconcile expected inventory to actual.
Reports to / Supervision Received:
Buyer
Essential Functions:
Oversees daily purchases of ingredients, packaging and other materials as needed
Manages communication of specs to vendors and coordinates COA’s
Communicates with storage facilities to ensure delivery expectations are met.
Manages material flow between storage facilities and factory
Produces detailed, polished, professional communications both to vendors and internally to peers
Knowledge, Skill and Experience:
Broad understanding of all purchasing functions
Broad understanding of ingredients and management of perishables
Broad understanding of manufacturing capabilities and constraints.
Strong excel skills required; must understand formula construction, pivot tables, data types.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in mathematical, verbal or written form.
Able to deal with multiple variables and imperfect data sources.
Education Required:
Student pursuing a degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management or related field.
Minimum Experience Required:
Entry Level, Intern