Purchaser/Planner

Grand River Foods is a leading food solutions company serving customers in the North American grocery and food service industry. As a member of the Sunrise Farm family, we remain dedicated to providing a quality work environment for our employees, as well as producing only the highest quality products for our customers.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Determine daily, weekly, monthly usages of ingredients and packaging supplies and create purchase orders using MRP System.
• Accurately follow all company purchasing policy requirements with clarity, accuracy and completeness, from purchase order creation and throughout the accounts payables process.
• Manage existing vendor relationships by monitoring, controlling, analyzing and optimizing inventory and consumption of supplies.
• Expedite and follow up on orders ensuring materials are shipped and delivered on promised dates, and resolve situations such as delivery timing conflicts.
• Participate with Production Schedule process and stakeholders, updating all committed shipments and ETA’s with direct team and shared stakeholders.
• Support inventory (on site, third party) logistics management team and process as needed, communicating regularly regarding updates to usage, damage, launch and in-process relaunch activities.
• Provide regular updates to plant leadership regarding backorders, aging reports, and liabilities.
• Design and implement the safety stock model for high consumption materials.
• Work with Cambridge Warehouse Team to identify materials getting close to expiry and define the action plan.
• Provide support to the Scheduler regarding material availability confirmation, analysis of planning scenarios and new product launch execution.
• Inform the production team of the transition from old art to new art materials.
• Report and define action plan for the following KPI’s: dry materials inventory turnover, inventory level at month end, and slow mover materials.
• Identify, implement and report cost saving initiatives related to the procurement of materials.

REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma with some exposure/education in Supply Chain or Business.
• Completion or Enrollment in Supply Chain Management courses would be an asset.
• Previous Purchasing strongly desired.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be agile and willing to react quickly to troubleshoot issues.
• Strong communication skills both spoken and written are required.

At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.