Materials and Compliance Coordinator (Memphis, AR)

Materials and Compliance Coordinator

Title Materials and Compliance CoordinatorLocation NAM-TN-Memphis1301942 Materials and Compliance CoordinatorKraft Foods Group -- Company OverviewKraft Foods Group is one of the most admired and largest food and beverage businesses in North America. We re also one of the largest worldwide among publicly traded consumer packaged food and beverage companies based on our 2012 combined net revenues of 18.7 billion.We manufacture and market food and beverage products including convenient meals Refreshment beverages and coffee cheese and other grocery products primarily in the United States and Canada under a host of iconic brands. Our product categories span breakfast lunch and dinnermeal occasions both at home and in foodservice locations.Our diverse brand portfolio consists of many of the most popular food brands in North America Including three brands with annual net revenues exceeding 1 billion each Kraftcheeses dinnersAnd dressings Oscar Mayermeats andMaxwell Housecoffees plus over 20 brands with annual net revenues of between 100 million and 1 billion each.In the United States based on dollar share in 2012 we hold the number one branded share position in a majority of our 50 product categories as well as in 18 of our top 20 product categories. We hold the number two branded share position in the other two product categories.Description Responsible for production and warehouse control of packing materials raw ingredients and finished goods. Also responsible for sampling verification and compliance to some quality programs. Position for the Kraft Food Ingredients plant in Memphis TN. Planning shuttle shipments of raw and finished goods between warehouse and plant. Receiving raw materials from vendor locations to meet production requirements and plant constraints. Procurement of packing materials and supplies to meet planned demand. Management of raw pack and finished inventories. Investigate and resolve all inventory or supply issues affecting the plant production. Conduct COA verifications between Meridian SAP and vendor documentation Process vendor notifications and follow up until issues are closed to the plants satisfaction Conduct quality swabbing within the plant and prep samples for testing. Control and monitor restricted inventories. Manage expired Raw and Finished Goods inventories and the disposition process Responsible for compliance with plant ingredient form (schedule A ) for Kosher certificate compliance Resolve receipt invoice and other issues related to materials and supplies. Work with production to measure and improve compliance to schedule. Work with production Scheduler and Procurement achieve business objectives. Identify and implement projects to improve material availability generate cost savings and improve plant performance. Provide leadership to clerical and production staff. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs Ability to work in a variety of temperatures Strong interpersonal and effective communication skills with desire and ability to work and communicate in a team-based environment with limited supervision Ability to simultaneously perform multiple job duties as assigned Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to unexpected changes or modifications of daily work activity Ability to perform hard work in a fast paced environment Incumbent will have responsibility to achieve productivity efficiency customer service cost quality safety objectives through both individual and team contributions. Provides direction leadership and support on assignments and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsible for the leadership of hourly workforce and providing direction team members. Inspects and audits procedures and products daily to ensure compliance with all specifications policies and operating procedures. Work closely with other units to resolve issues and seeks feedback for improvement. Ensures compliance with plant company and government safety standards specifications policies and operating procedures. Establishes and maintains communications systems with all employees in the work group. Ensures inventory integrity of all plant finished goods inventories.Qualifications Minimum 1 year of leadership supervisory experience manufacturing warehouse environment preferred. Must be able to work any shift weekends and overtime as needed. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required. Strong desire to train and coach others to improve performance. Experience with SAP preferred. Minimum 2 years experience in production receiving inventory control quality compliance. Understanding of MRP and Inventory Control processes preferred. Understanding of relationship between Manufacturing Logistics and Finance is a plus. Understanding of transportation and shipping functions of the plant and outside warehouse preferred. Strong in MS Office SAP and Meridian systems. Excellent communication skills required. Strong leadership skills and ability to manage change required.Kraft Foods is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer. Kraft recruits qualified applicants without regard to race color religion gender age ethnic or national origin veteran status physical or mental disability genetic information sexual orientation or preference gender identity marital status or citizenship status.Apply NowCompany