• Maintenance Purchasing Agent - 1st

    Cargill (Camp Hill, PA)


    Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

     

    Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

     

    This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

     

    Job Purpose and Impact

     

    Responsible for processing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, tracking orders, and maintaining inventory for stock and non-stock MRO items. This position will work with staff across departments to forecast the needs of the business and make purchasing decisions based on demand.

    Key Accountabilities

    • Ensure critical items needed for Production and Maintenance are always in stock.

    • Initiate PR/PO’s for production supplies, equipment related parts and supplies for maintenance.

    • Receive and distribute all parts for Maintenance and Operations including safety stock parts

    • Follow-up on past due orders

    • Weekly cycle counts

    • Maintain correspondence with vendors via phone and/or email

    • Work with maintenance to understand and be proactive with their parts needs

    • Maintain all new material to ensure inventory

    • Handle basic issues while escalating more complex problems to appropriate staff

    • Record and purchase all issue out material

    • Organize parts storage

    • Other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications

    • Previous experience with Purchasing

    • Previous experience with SAP

    • Excellent organizational and time management skills

    • Accuracy and attention to detail

    • Ability to work independently

    • Strong interpersonal skills

    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

    • Proficient in research and part identity

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet