Purchasing Coordinator at Koch Foods in Forest, Mississippi

Job Description:

In 1985, Koch Foods started as a one-room chicken de-boning and cutting operation with 13 employees. We’ve grown to be one of the top poultry processors in the U.S., but the core of who we are remains unchanged: a team that is adept, reliable and service oriented.

Job Summary:

The Buyer is primarily responsible for overseeing the daily production schedule. Communication is a key attribute for the position, keeping plant management, customer service and sale informed throughout the process. 

Must be able to work weekends and extra hours, as needed.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Execute daily production schedule pulling customer orders from Canopy reports, and exporting into an excel spreadsheet 


• Set production priority based on customer needs and bird availability


• Review daily bird availability report, sorting out birds needed for customer orders and excess bird availability by size


• Conduct daily customer requirement log, pulling reports from the Canopy system, and exporting into excel 


• Set up shipping transfer log, coordinating production schedule with the transfer log ensuring product availability at time of pick up


• Review daily cooler inventory, managing inventory fulfilling plant orders reviewing over-run and moving accordingly


• Review plant production, executing production analysis with bird per minute reports, providing line performance on bird availability and order fill rates 


• Assist with coordinating product availability with outbound trucking schedule


• Manage customer fill rate percentage ensuring orders are complete 


• Assist with production bird drops and histogram reports


• All other relevant duties as required

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required, with Bachelor degree preferred


• 1+ years inventory control and scheduling experience 


• Basic statistic knowledge 


• Relevant computer knowledge and skills: Canopy and Microsoft Office and Excel reporting 


• Ability to review plant production and manage cooler inventory


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Detail oriented

Physical/Environmental Factors:

Office setting within a plant environment:

• Cold, damp, wet environment with temperatures ranging from 40 to 90 degrees


• Exposure to noise levels greater than 85 decibels


• Bend, stoop, and lift various weights as needed


• Strong, raw odors

Benefits available after approximately 30 days of employment:

• Cobra Insurance Cost Reimbursement


• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance


• Voluntary Life & Disability Insurance


• Paid Time Off


• Employee Purchase Program


• Bonus Eligibility


• 401k Savings Plan available after 1 year of employment 

Other:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned, to ensure workload coverage. This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

Koch Foods participates in the E-Verify system and uses all tools made available by the federal government to confirm the employment eligibility of all employees. All applicants are required to provide documentation proving their employment eligibility, and all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process. U.S. law requires companies to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States – either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization.