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Purchasing Coordinator

Fullerton, California
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Job ID 25-3165 Date posted May. 19, 2025 Category Manufacturing Jobs
Starting Pay: $23/ hour

Shift:1st

This is a full-time position within our manufacturing facility with opportunities for advancement!

Who we are:

Schwan's Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Its many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony's®, Big Daddy's™, Villa Prima®, and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith's® and Edwards® desserts; Bibigo®, and Pagoda® Asian-style snacks. To learn more about Schwan's, visit www.schwanscompany.com.

What we want to do for you:
We offer eligible employees competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package designed to assist employees and their families with their financial security, health and well-being.
  • Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Plans
  • Earn up to 2 weeks paid time off during first year
  • 401k with Company Match

Title: Purchasing Coordinator
Internal Name: Purchasing Coordinator
Job Code: 30005915
FLSA Coverage: Non-exempt
Worker's Compensation Code: 8810 - NCCI Office Clerical Administrative
Summary

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for supporting documentation and record keeping of the Strategic Sourcing Process. This includes contracts, forms, graphs, score cards and other product and pricing information.

Responsibilities

Prepare vendor purchase history and complaint graphs and vendor scorecard for vendor reviews

Manages and monitors purchasing area contract record retention requirements by establishing retention method, process and/or system, conducting contract reviews and retaining all contracts for the group as well as auditing firms

Accumulate and disseminate supplier and product specific information needed to launch new products both internally and externally

Generate and distribute pricing, gross margin and various reports as required

Manipulate and cleanse data for product portfolios on a regular basis

Maintains data and follows up on contract inventory levels between suppliers and plant locations through contract maintenance, invoice discrepancies and actual consumption reporting

Facilitate the approval process for all vendor contracts as well as maintaining accurate files of those contracts

Enter and maintain product contracts, volume commitments and pricing in enterprise system

Builds, compiles, and sorts monthly material cost forecasting information and acts as liaison with Finance department

Builds and compiles foundational information and data for the annual budget process

Coordinates and manages input of cost savings information into Cost Savings database and assures accuracy andtimeliness of information.

Coordinates and manages cost savings reporting and progress tracking between multiple departments

Builds organized and potentially complex reports and presentations for cost savings tracking and other projects asneeded.

Responsible to conduct yourself and ensure your subordinates (if applicable) conduct themselves in a mannerconsistent with company mission, values, code of ethics, policies, and other standards of conduct.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's or equivalent or combination of education and experience

Years of Related Experience: 1-3 years related experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Advanced PC skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Cognos, SAP, etc., solid communication and interpersonal skills as well as analytical and problem solving skills.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications associated with the job. An individual must be able to perform all ofthe duties and responsibilities listed in a fully competent manner to be considered successful in the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individualswith disabilities to perform essential duties and responsibilities.

EEO Job Category (United States): Administrative Support Workers
Tip Eligibility (United States): Not Applicable

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