PURPOSE
The Purchasing Administrator supports the Purchasing Department by maintaining documents for the Daisy Brand Approved Supplier Program, tracking and entering supplier credits as well as supporting the Capital Project Administrator in auditing invoices and maintaining system to ensure accuracy of supplier payments for capital projects. The role expected to evolve over time as more opportunities for impact present themselves.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Issue, track and update purchase orders
• Audit invoices and reconcile against project completion schedule
• Assist in preparation of Capital Project documents
• Reconcile asset in-service report
• Audit capital budget vs actual spend
• Obtain and maintain vendor documentation to ensure compliance with Approved Supplier Program
• Track and manage supplier credits

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Purchasing Administrator role will work hand in hand with the Purchasing, Engineering and Plant teams within Daisy Brand. The role will organize and ensure accuracy of capital project spend from PO creation through payment as well as aid the Capital Purchasing Administrator in preparing for and leading Capital Project Approval Meetings.
The role will collaborate with Purchasing and Quality Assurance to ensure all documentation for Daisy Brand's Approved Supplier Program are maintained to the highest degree possible. This process will involve ensuring vendors provide all audit and specification documents in a timely manner to the degree necessary for approval.
Other duties include, but are not limited to, collaborating with Daisy Brand plant Quality Mangers and Receiving Teams to maintain accuracy and timeliness of vendor credits into ERP system as well as cross training with members of the Purchasing Department on an as needed basis.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3 years experience in Office or Project Administration
• Experience in project administration in an engineering, manufacturing or construction environment preferred
• Excellent formal and informal communication skills
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, ERP System)
• D365 experience a plus

EXPECTED SKILLS

• Ability to build strong working relationships
• Experience working within an ERP System
• Understanding of Purchase to Pay Process
• Understand Enterprise business relationships and how role impacts others
• Logical thinking processes and problem solving expertise
  

For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).

Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is Americas #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.

Daisy's core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.

While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.

At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.

Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:

• A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.
• 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.
• Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).
• Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.
• 4 weeks annual paid time off.
• 20 floating holiday hours and 6 company paid holidays.
• Extra time off for volunteering.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Fitness membership reimbursement.
• And more

Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.