Experienced Food Manufacturing Production & Inventory Specialist w/purchasing exp

Manpower hiring for Experienced Food Manufacturing Production & Inventory Specialist w/purchasing exp jobs in Elmsford, NY, US

Production and Inventory Specialist  in Elmsford, NY

Manpower is looking for a Production & Inventory Specialist to assist the Plant Manager in key administrative function of purchasing, inventory organization and daily operations of the bakery (primary areas of responsibilities include "hands on" project production goals and creating efficient workflows)

Why You Will Love Working with Us?
Fully Paid - on the job training 
Salary - $75-90K, based on experience
Bonus - 20% of base pay
Schedule Mon-Fri 8am-430pm

• Generate purchase orders for vendors (categories to include raw product, paper, chemicals)
• Submit purchase orders to vendor, obtain order acknowledgement of receipt
• High level of checks and balances to ensure accurate information
• Follow-up with vendors deliveries
• Secure receiving ticket, verify invoice matched purchase order and approve invoice for payment
• Frequent reconciliation of manufacturing program with current pricing
• Competitive bidding of raw product price against preferred vendors
• Competitive bidding of shipping freight price against preferred vendor
• Arrange wholesale customer shipping freight
• Arrange customer pick-ups
• Maintain accurate inventory between production site and manufacturing program of raw products
• Assist in weekly production scheduling utilizing the manufacturing program
• Printing/distributing proper paperwork for the production team (day and night crew)
• Assist in closing production schedules from the previous day(s) through our manufacturing program.
• "Hands on" floor time includes working on the line, making rounds, problem solving, training, reporting as needed
• Direct communication with the team leaders at critical times throughout the day to review changes, recap timeline highlight success and opportunities.. 
• Audit product recipe, labor, and raw materials for accuracy. Identify and update changes. 
• Organize, prioritize, and own multiple tasks. 
• Control cost through reduction of waste adherence to recipe, managing labor.
• Participate in creating & implementing procedures which would help to reduce costs
• High level of ensuring quality- FIFO, first in first out
• Maintaining accurate inventory between production and manufacturing program of finished products
• Run weekly gross profit margin reports from our system
• Daily spot inventory counts to verify system accuracy.
• Troubleshoot any inaccuracies between the system data and actual production; may need to contact software programmer to resolve possible issues.

•  3+ years of related work experience in  bakery manufacturing or related manufacturing industry.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong mathematical foundation for conversion of recipes and data; Bakery experience is a plus
• Computer knowledgeable in Microsoft Office (experience in FlexiBake is a plus)
• Detail oriented and organized individual
• Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to withstand extreme temperatures when performing inventory counts.
• Proven analytical and decision making skills
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds