Find your future at National Beef!

National Beef Leathers of St. Joseph, Missouri, is seeking a qualified professional to join our family as Purchasing Manager.  With competitive pay and benefits, safe and stable work, and an environment that is caring and supportive, National Beef could become your next career move!  

Competitive Wages and Benefits:  

• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Vacation
• Family friendly benefits including Health/Dental/Vision
• Paid life and disability

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Purchasing Manager responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Primary Responsibility: The Purchasing Manager is responsible for all materials replenishment, scheduling of all materials and other associated purchasing activities as well as supervising and managing the stockroom.
 
Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to determine supply needs
• Purchase chemicals, repair parts, packaging, and supplies according to specifications
• Create necessary purchase orders, ensure pricing accuracy and keep detailed records on procurement activity
• Assure adherence to corporate contracts
• Coordinate and supervise receiving and warehousing procedures
• Oversee distribution of supplies within the facility
• Control inventory levels to ensure availability of necessary items
• Maintain relationships and negotiate with suppliers as appropriate
• Assist in forecasting to plan and execute future orders
• Assure timely cycle counting and maintain book-to-physical inventory accuracy
• Maintain a clean and organized purchasing and storeroom wok environment
• Interact with operations, maintenance and accounting on projects
• Daily and weekly usage reporting
• Other duties as assigned

This is a safety sensitive position.  This is an on-site position.

Qualified Candidates for the Purchasing Manager position should possess the following:

• Fundamental reading, writing and arithmetic skills required
• General understanding of manufacturing processes, procedures, and machinery (2 to 5 years of manufacturing experience is preferred)
• Knowledge of chemicals and supplies
• Conceptual/Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Adept at problem solving
• Leadership and supervisory skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Self-motivated and self-starter
• Maintain confidentiality
• Experience with ERP systems (BPCS) and Microsoft Office - proficiency is a plus

Must be at least 18 years of age or older.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

National Beef is a leader in producing fresh, chilled and further processed beef products for customers in the U.S. and worldwide. We offer a variety of employment opportunities in our production, packaging, and hide tanning facilities that stretch from the western plains to the east coast. We strive to be the preferred employer in every one of those communities, whether it’s measured by the number of people employed or the good we do in the area. We invite you to join our family, wherever you call home.

National Beef is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, natural origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, or status as a disabled individual.

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