About the position
The purpose of this position is to support company objectives for new stores, remodels, and special projects while maintaining current facilities by procuring equipment, materials, and services from approximately 175 suppliers with an estimated spend over $250 million per year. That is an average of 19 suppliers and $24 million per Purchasing Analyst. The incumbent must accurately identify the accounting, scheduling, and cost implications of their purchases. They must also manage the logistics associated with the delivery of equipment in relation to the project timelines and field conditions. They are also responsible for conducting daily analysis of store plans, project documentation, and inventory logistics reports to determine what to purchase and when. This is critical to meeting store openings and project completion dates. This position is responsible for managing their own projects to completion and monitoring delivery schedules. In addition, they must resolve conflicts arising from schedule changes, delivery issues, and changes in field conditions.
Responsibilities
- Mitigating Publix scheduling and financial risk in reference to equipment, specialty cases, self-contained and remote refrigerated cases, hot bars, cold bars and cafeteria equipment.
- Analyzing the Construction Department's Equipment Delivery Schedule (EDS) in conjunction with the suppliers' lead times and construction pipeline to determine individual delivery dates for each required material based on standard lead times, current supplier volumes, and construction phase or milestone dates.
- Working with the suppliers and Construction to resolve any delivery issues caused by late, incomplete, or damaged shipments, construction schedule changes, weather implications, etc.
- Researching plan revisions utilizing the Landmark database and Construction Department change orders to identify and complete order revisions.
- Managing and replenishing warehouse inventory at optimal levels while maintaining appropriate safety stock.
- Filing damaged or missing freight claims.
- Tracking information from ongoing new/remodel store projects.
- Ordering equipment, specialty cases, self-contained and remote refrigerated cases, hot bars, cold bars and cafeteria equipment that support the needs of the Deli, Bakery, Grocery, Environmental Design, Interior Construction, Facilities Construction, Retail, Industrial Construction, Facility Services, Publix stores and Real Estate.
- Managing the workflow and responding to requests from the equipment request tracking database in a timely manner.
- Identifying, researching and resolving delivery issues for late, lost, stolen, damaged or missing equipment as reported by Publix associates and contractors.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Business or other analytical discipline or equivalent experience.
- Two (2) years' experience in Purchasing or Supply Management.
- Driver's license with good driving record.
- Willingness to work core hours 8:30am - 4:30pm.
- Must work a 40 hour week.
- Intermediate purchasing skills.
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and OneNote).
- Knowledge of project management.
- Knowledge of the design process.
- Knowledge of Landmark.
- Analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering plans.
- Ability to be customer-focused.
- Communication skills.
- Strong organizational and prioritizing skills.
- Ability to multi-task by handling more than one priority at a time.
- Ability to work independently, be a self-starter and demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation, commitment and integrity.
- Must show enthusiasm, initiative and pride in work.
- Commitment to Publix and our mission.
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's degree in Business.
- 4 years' experience in Purchasing or Supply Management.
- Purchasing certification: A.P.P., C.P.M. or CPSM.
- Advanced knowledge of SAP.
