Administrative Coordinator
This role is part of our Purina Animal Nutrition business helping our network of local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers serve producers, and animal owners throughout the United States. Through industry -leading R&D and committed partnerships, we innovate the nutrition products and practices that unlock the full potential of every animal for a healthier, more productive life.
The ideal applicant possesses excellent customer service skills, maturity, integrity, and strong attention to detail. Successful candidates make attendance a priority and are reliable and punctual. Excellent communication skills are a must along with a friendly, professional demeanor. The ideal applicant is self-motivated, able to navigate cross-functional teams, and willing to take the lead on ever evolving responsibilities. The ideal applicant shows excellent leadership and is willing to coach and mentor others with similar tasks and responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
Must be able to communicate with a diverse group of people from a variety of departments
Work Order Processing; advancing & correcting WO’s, running daily and monthly variance reports
Trend Sheet for bulk inventory; review and investigate large variances daily
Take trend adjustments as required in coordination with plant manager or operations manager
Support monthly and annual inventory cycle counts by preparing necessary sheets and input of monthly counts and investigation of variances in coordination with management
Pull daily and monthly reports and communicate to management on variance, tons, inventory movements
Review payroll daily and weekly prior to ensure all timecards are approved prior to payroll close
HR Duties to include EEO Coordinator, time badge setup, maintain files, update rosters, anniversary dates,
Assist with company uniforms & composite toe boot ordering process on as needed basis
Plant meal/celebration planning, ordering, setup
Site Champion for indirect spend procurement system (Ariba,) setup new vendors in system for use, manage PO’s, research issues with payments and invoices, etc
Prepare documents necessary for manufacturing to fill bulk & bag orders for customers
Maintain leases and consumable ordering of facility copiers thru corporate preferred vendor
Site Champion for phones, computers, network, security cameras to troubleshoot in working with corporate IT/Telecom and local vendors
Handle requests for repair, replacement of large & small appliances in breakrooms
First stop for questions, requests or unknowns that come up
Order supplies on an as needed basis (i.e. first aid, safety supplies, office supplies, etc.)
Answer phones and direct phone calls
Takes on the unknown to find the solution
Toscana formulation building for Test Diet and Specialty Plant
Other duties as assigned
Required Experience/Education:
High school diploma/GED
2+ years of Administrative or Customer Service experience
Solid Microsoft Office skills
Efficient typing and computer skills
Critical reasoning skills
Strong communication skills
Excellent organization and strong attention to detail
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional groups and people
Skilled at balancing multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously
Detail oriented
Preferred Experience/Education:
5+ years of experience in administrative or customer service desired.
Experience with accounts payables in a manufacturing /warehouse environment preferred Experience with ERP systems, preferably JD Edwards/Oracle
Hours: Mon - Fri; 7:00 am - 3:30 pm with potential overtime. Must be willing to work 1-2 Saturday's a month
Salary: $39,040 - $58,560
In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges
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