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SENIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR, ONLINE MBA, Questrom School of Business, Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid

OSI Group

SENIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR, ONLINE MBA, Questrom School of Business, Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid

Riverside, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Responsible for developing, monitoring, and analyzing the product costing structure to meet established profitability levels at the specific facility; develops long- and short-term raw material purchasing strategies that ensure costing targets are met; manages and works closely with a variety of other facility departments and Corporate functions to implement approved strategies.  Manages the facility’s supply chain functions including scheduling, materials, formulations, traffic, and shipping and receiving.

    • Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team.

    • Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.

    • Develops and manages financial models used to evaluate raw material purchasing strategy needs and program efficacy. Identifies impact of both pass through and absorbed cost changes and implements strategies to optimize formulation profitability.

    • Works collaboratively with facility level Operations, Quality, and Accounting departments as well as Corporate Purchasing, Sales, and Product Development to develop and implement procurement and costing strategies and to identify and resolve market and customer influences on profitability as relates to material sourcing.

    • Works to achieve least cost formulations that are supply sustainable and meet customer and company quality requirements. Also works with Cost Accounting to ensure formulation savings are realized.

    • Establish facility level purchasing and inventory strategies, based on knowledge of material management concepts, to govern daily purchasing and inventory practices and processes.

    • Evaluate and approve vendors, based on organization standards and within approved authority levels, and authorize purchase orders for goods or services. Manage vendor relationship by resolving issues arising from late or incorrect shipments and by establishing vendor performance standards then monitoring, and taking corrective action where necessary.

    • Work with production management to plan and forecast customer orders to determine raw material needs and required inventory levels. Establish inventory and safety stock levels, order points and lot sizes.  Measure lead-time to inventory investment.

    • Document material and inventory requirements, including all codes, specifications, brands and contact information necessary to process orders.

    • Analyze changes or new issues in materials and supplies on a continuous basis to seek ways to reduce cost, improve quality and improve operational efficiency. Submit recommendations in material changes to management for approval before implementation.

    • Maintain purchasing and inventory data in applicable tracking system, i.e., warehouse management or enterprise resource planning.

    • Create and generate routine and ad hoc functional reports for use in reviewing activity, evaluating processes and identifying opportunities for improvement.

    • Participate, as a team member or leader as assigned, in organization-wide purchasing, inventory, cost containment, and safety initiatives.

    • Develop, implement, and support departmental SOP’s.

    • Participate in any audits, internal or external, as required by providing relevant information about purchasing and inventory control processes, practices, or data.

    • 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.

    Required Skills

    • BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.

    Required Experience

    • 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
    • Expert knowledge of food manufacturing, formulation, ingredient sourcing, and costing methods.
    • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing, at all levels.
    • Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve successful outcomes.
    • MS office suite proficiency (Word, Excel, and Outlook proficiency min. requirement).
    • Bilingual is a plus.
    • Position requires the physical ability to stand/walk for the duration of work hours.
    • Work is generally performed within a manufacturing environment subjected to temperatures of cold and warm along with wearing the proper PPE, with standard office equipment available along with plant manufacturing environment.
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, walk, use hands or finger, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, or controls; may be required to lift up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision to a computer screen.

    OSI Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that believes everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. OSI does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, gender, race, color, religion, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.  All applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. OSI participates in the E-Verify program

  • Qualifications
    • BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.