Ingredient Merchandising Coordinator

Company: Land O'Lakes
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: February 17, 2020

Job Description:

Imagine what you can do at Land O'Lakes. Our growth relies on extraordinary talent and boundless thinkers who are always looking for a better way and believe anything is possible. Like you, innovation and technology drive us.

At Land O'Lakes, you will also be part of a community with creative doers and dreamers, who want to make a difference. We work together combining our global perspective and direct access to the source to create practical, new solutions to meet agriculture's toughest challenges.

Join the team at any Land O'Lakes location or with one of our retail-owners and you'll sense the optimism, honesty and innovation that goes into everything we do. Together, we strive to feed human progress.

Job Posting Title:
Ingredient Merchandising Coordinator

Job Description:

This position assists the Merchandiser(s) in the process of purchasing, marketing and delivery of feed ingredients. Key responsibilities include timely and accurate entry of transactional data into the appropriate operating systems, record maintenance for both purchase and sales, completion of the transactional piece of transportation logistics, assists Merchandiser with freight negotiations, handles Customer / Supplier requests & issues, utilize effective and efficient communications with Customers and Suppliers. This position also coordinates with the Accounting Department to insure timely processing of invoices / payments, reconciliation of receipt discrepancies and reconciliation of invoice discrepancies.

• Perform required operating system(s) data entry functions (purchase order entry, requisition
  Processing, report creation & analysis, inventory reporting & review, general business functions).
• Communicate with Customers and Suppliers to effectively facilitate the logistics between the origin and destination. Negotiate truck freight and coordinate truck and rail flow at client plants. Master respective servicing railroads electronic billing platforms. Bill railcars in an effective and timely manner. Manage rail demurrage. Gain full understanding of barge application process including billing and settlement.
• Serve as liaison with Accounting Department to reconcile invoice and receiving discrepancies. Responsible for the timely communication of new branch plant setups, month end inventory balances and new client plant start-up information.
• Ingredient purchase and sales contract record maintenance.
  
  Requirements:
  
  • High School diploma or GED equivalent required
  • 2-year assoc. degree preferred
  • Strong attention to details
  • "Can do" attitude
  • Proactively brings up issues and concerns to management
  • Strong skills in MS Office Suite, specifically in Excel
    
    Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including pre- and post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
    
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