In short
About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
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📋 About the job
About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
✅Key responsibilities
✅Review raw material requirements on a daily/weekly basis, identifying and resolving shortages and/or risks.
✅Submit purchase orders to support the production schedule.
✅Work with vendors to ensure timely delivery of raw materials and appropriate maintenance of vendor-managed inventory.
✅Generate raw material forecasts for vendors on a monthly basis.
✅Maintain and audit system data, such as safety stock, item master, recipes, and bills of materials.
✅Lead material call off activities in new production launches.
✅Provide guidance and support for the materials team in the area of supply chain best practices and optimization strategies.
✅Continuously work to reduce working capital investment through proactive stock-at-risk management.
✅Lead weekly raw material stock-at-risk meetings, troubleshoot and conduct internal escalations as needed.
✅Work with management to continuously improve supply chain processes.
🎓EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
🔹Bachelor’s Degree from a four year college or university in Business Administration or related field preferred.
🔹SAP experience preferred.
🔹Minimum intermediate level competency in Microsoft Excel required.
🔹Understanding of inventory transactions.
🔹Strong mathematical and analytical skills – Effective communication and documentation.
🔹Familiarity with APICS body of knowledge. CPIM preferred.
🛠️LANGUAGE SKILLS
🔸Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, and legal documents.
🔸Ability to communicate in English, both written and oral fashion effectively and professionally within the plant, including to top management and other departments.
🛠️MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
🔸This position requires proficiency with numbers and ability to apply basic mathematical concepts.
📌REASONING ABILITIES
🔹Must use logical thought processes and deductive reasoning.