Job Description

Position will be hybrid - required to be in a plant location at least 3 days/wk. (request could increase on specific weeks) and will work from home remainder of the week.

• Set inventory levels for Pratt Industries Retail Specialty locations to meet high customer demand.
• Conduct analysis to anticipate and resolve potential problems.
• Prepare and place orders from distribution centers and outside vendors.
• Work with vendors to expedite shipments and resolve shipping issues.
• Work with freight carriers to ensure on-time delivery and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Assist other analysts as needed.
• Work safely at all times, be aware of surroundings and understand and comply with Pratt Industries Safety rules, operating procedures, and help hold co-workers responsible for safety-related items. Participate in Plant Safety Committee.
• Follow at all times GMPs (Good Manufacturing Processes).
• Must be able to work overtime as necessary, sometimes on short notice. We serve our customers 24x7 – 365 days a year and sometimes work on holidays not avoidable.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3 to 5 years purchasing experience.
• Retail, Packaging, grocery or industrial distribution inventory management experience a plus.
• Detail-oriented with an ability to analyze and understand large volumes of data.
• Must be able to multitask and work well under pressure.
• Proficient with Excel spreadsheets. Proven AS400 experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions, and training and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram (graphic) form.
• Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited information or standardization exists.
• High attention to detail.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Employee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear, stand, and sit.
• Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Application knowledge and skill for computer data entry.
• Application knowledge of products and production processes.

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