Packaging Buyer

• Evaluate stock; manage purchase orders; monitor and follow up with vendors on past-due orders; resolve invoice discrepancies with vendors in coordination with the accounts payable department.
• Review stocking levels for assigned packaging materials and place requisitions and purchase orders to appropriately stock packaging and warehouse inventory.
• Work with packaging specifications material requirements and item numbers to properly identify and order required packaging supplies.
• Enter data into the inventory system working with packaging specifications research and item identification.
• Order fulfillment and coding of packaging materials; schedule deliveries to support production plant and warehouse departmental needs.
• Process requisitions daily.
• Process goods received daily.
• Evaluate inventory reports for packaging materials.
• Process packaging material returns credits and vendor claims as applicable.
• Contact vendors regarding discrepancies related to quantity quality or specifications of packaging materials.
• Provide excellent internal customer service to production warehouse and operations teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• This position has been identified as holding responsibility for food safety and quality of the company. This responsibility extends over all shifts.

• Associates degree in a Business or Social Science (Bachelors Degree preferred).
• 23 years of buying experience. Any combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities will be considered.
• Applicants with purchasing knowledge of packaging materials food-grade supplies labels cartons film or related packaging components preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills required.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred but not required.
• Forklift Certified tests to be given upon employment with Stahlbush Island Farms Inc.

The statements made in any and all of the position postings are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Stahlbush Island Farms Inc is an equal opportunity employer focused on the employment and advancement of all applicants and colleagues for employment and promotion without regard to race color ethnicity religion gender pregnancy/childbirth age national origin sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information citizenship veteran or military status marital or domestic partner status or any other category protected by federal state and/or local laws.

Stahlbush Island Farms is an equal opportunity employer program auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.