Administrative Coordinator

Administrative Coordinator

This role is part of our Purina Animal Nutrition business helping our network of local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers serve producers, and animal owners throughout the United States.

Through industry -leading R&D and committed partnerships, we innovate the nutrition products and practices that unlock the full potential of every animal for a healthier, more productive life.

The ideal applicant possesses excellent customer service skills, maturity, integrity, and strong attention to detail.

Successful candidates make attendance a priority and are reliable and punctual.

Excellent communication skills are a must along with a friendly, professional demeanor.

The ideal applicant is self-motivated, able to navigate cross-functional teams, and willing to take the lead on ever evolving responsibilities.

The ideal applicant shows excellent leadership and is willing to coach and mentor others with similar tasks and responsibilities.

Responsibilities:



* Must be able to communicate with a diverse group of people from a variety of departments


* Work Order Processing; advancing & correcting WO's, running daily and monthly variance reports


* Trend Sheet for bulk inventory; review and investigate large variances daily


* Take trend adjustments as required in coordination with plant manager or operations manager


* Support monthly and annual inventory cycle counts by preparing necessary sheets and input of monthly counts and investigation of variances in coordination with management


* Pull daily and monthly reports and communicate to management on variance, tons, inventory movements


* Review payroll daily and weekly prior to ensure all timecards are approved prior to payroll close


* HR Duties to include EEO Coordinator, time badge setup, maintain files, update rosters, anniversary dates,


* Assist with company uniforms & composite toe boot ordering process on as needed basis


* Plant meal/celebration planning, ordering, setup


* Site Champion for indirect spend procurement system (Ariba,) setup new vendors in system for use, manage PO's, research issues with payments and invoices, etc


* Prepare documents necessary for manufacturing to fill bulk & bag orders for customers


* Maintain leases and consumable ordering of facility copiers thru corporate preferred vendor


* Site Champion for phones, computers, network, security cameras to troubleshoot in working with corporate IT/Telecom and local vendors


* Handle requests for repair, replacement of large & small appliances in breakrooms


* First stop for questions, requests or unknowns that come up


* Order supplies on an as needed basis (i.e.

first aid, safety supplies, office supplies, etc.)


* Answer phones and direct phone calls


* Takes on the unknown to find the solution


* Toscana formulation building for Test Diet and Specialty Plant


* Other duties as assigne...