Manufacturing Coordinator

**The Opportunity**: The critical role is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and negotiating prices of products for assigned categories to meet the needs of the Agricultural Operations business units. The position requires a highly detail orientated and organized individual that must process a high volume of purchase orders with a commitment to accuracy. With a solid professional and technical background in purchasing, administration and finance; this position requires a results orientated individual with strong organizational and communication skillsets. This role supports administrative requirements for the Wetaskiwin operations. This role works closely with all AgOps Manufacturing Coordinators to improve the purchasing costs and processes within the operations. The role will require backfilling within the AgOps Manufacturing Coordinators team.
**Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life**: Purchasing:

- Creates/manages inventory purchases (PO’s),
- Follow up on open purchase orders as well as any parked or blocked PO’s,
- Monthly PO tracker provided to Operations team,
- Work with the Maintenance Supervisor/Manager to purchase all maintenance, repair and service requirements,
- Work with Edmonton procurement and the Veterinary/Breeder service group to purchase all requirements
- Work with corporate purchasing to update catalogues to meet AgOps requirements,
- Implement preferred or mandatory supply arrangements dictated by corporate purchasing,
- Work closely with all operation team members to ensure material needs are met (Min/Max targets reduce expiration),
- Address supplier quality or service issues,
- Implement standardized purchasing procedures and controls for AgOps,
- Keep all service ordering and tasks on track, track all maintenance direct spends and extra spends associated with hatchery programs and other pilot/test programs. Manage expenditures against budgets,
- Support ZBB details with standardized weekly/monthly reporting.
- Keep track of capital spending,
- Manage office supplies,
- Ensure purchasing controls are followed and access opportunities for improvements to controls,
- Review invoices against PO’s for accuracy and completeness, deal with issues presented by accounts payable,
- Follow up on PPVs,
- Vaccine Analysis/Support trial cost tracking,
- Completion of ECRS for new material setups,
- Review GRIR weekly and follow-up on O/S invoices
- Run open PA listing at period end for finance accrual and receiving completeness
- Validate cash discounts on POs
- ARIBA - approve vendor invoices within ARIBA
- Other duties as assigned

INVENTORY:

- Create and support weekly inventory counts
- Freeze inventory, print count sheet and give to operations for physical counts. Enter count in SAP and investigate discrepancies. Request recount if required. Give to finance for posting. Ensure inventory controls are adhered too.
- Establish vaccine & packaging inventory targets with Management and maintain those targets
- Ensure accurate recording of receipts and withdrawals

HATCHING EGG PRODUCER PAYMENTS
- Complete and Balance Egg Reconciliation Report
- Complete Egg Adjustment Report
- Complete Egg Levy Adjustment Report if required.
- Generate Weekly Egg Settlement Report and submit to Finance and Hatchery Managers for Approval
- Submit Egg Settlement EFT's to AP for Payment
- Provide Weekly hatch analysis to operations (inclusive of hatch adjustment, hatchability, flock Trends).
- Manage HEP Pricing conditions ensure accuracy - maintain control sheet for all HEP vendors with associated pricing conditions.
- Manage AR financing for breeder producers
- Submit Vendor Change / Creates
- Work with Egg Coordinator to ensure Flock master is accurate. Assess opportunities to implement improved Controls and Compliance
- MLF key contact with AHEP for semi-annual audits
- Levy remittance monthly submission with weekly reconciliation.
- AHEP Levy Remittance monthly
- Follow up on PPVs for imports and Custom Hatch.
- Completions ECRS for new material setups

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

- Follow up on O/S AR, highlight issues and review with Finance
- Manual AR invoices
- To deal with issues presented by accounts payable

OFFICE ADMIN:

- Sort and distribute mail/Prepare UPS Packages
- Reconcile procurement PPVs weekly, complete vitals and monthly reconciliation
- Track RWA Expenses and monthly reporting
- Provide adhoc support to finance re: procurement reporting
- Greet visitors

**What You’ll Bring**:

- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Must be performance driven and have a bias for action
- Excellent planning and organizational skills plus the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to interact with all levels of management and cross functional teams
- 2-5 years of progressive manufacturing costing experience in SAP is an asset
- 2-3 years practical experience including PMAC enrolment or enrolment in accredited Inventory management Discipline.

**What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods**:

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