Purchasing Clerk

Foster Farms has been a family-owned and operated company for four generations. Since our founding days back in 1939, we have always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. The hope is that our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our people will shine through in everything we do.

Provide direct support for the procurement and supply of Direct & Indirect materials for multiple feedmills, hatcheries, live ranch operations and food processing facilities. Perform other tasks as assigned.

* Daily Buying Support for a mix of the following packing, ingredients, energy, services, MRO, and capital. Will include managing purchase requisitions, creating & issuing purchase orders, order confirmation, invoice resolution support and maintaining Department records and documentation. * Responsible for ensuring on-time delivery and adapting to new schedule requirements. * Responsible for supporting new supplier qualifications, plus any transition of new/modified goods/services. * Will initiate, develop and issue Request For Proposals/Quotes for various purchases under Manager’s direction * Perform research and data analysis with frequent use of Excel and SAP * Gather data and track various department metrics, such as corrective actions, inventory use, cost savings. * Will be required to explain policies, procedures to internal customers in writing and verbally and support compliance with internal controls * Responsible for supporting cost reduction opportunities * May support DMV & other Fleet obligations: timely registrations, reporting, and compliance tracking.

* Must have high school diploma, prefer one-two year’s business school or college, and strongly prefer Bachelor’s degree * Three-five years purchasing experience strongly preferred. * Computer literate in Microsoft Office and strong understanding of SAP resource platform, and must have a strong understanding using and creating MS Excel spread sheets, including formulas, in order to manage detailed information. * Demonstrate strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills. * Initiative, sound analytical skills and ability to organize work independently with a minimum of supervision. * Must be able to handle and safeguard confidential information and have the desire to work in a fast-paced team environment.