Purchasing Analyst

Job overview

The Purchasing Analyst role is onsite in Upper Sandusky, OH. Compensation is not specified; the posting describes it as competitive. The role coordinates purchasing across Kalmbach Feeds’ Nutrition, Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, and Production functions. The analyst helps secure ingredients and raw materials, maintain supply continuity, and support customer orders by forecasting needs, managing supplier relationships, coordinating deliveries, and identifying supply chain improvements.

What you'll do

• Plan and forecast ingredient and raw material needs
• analyze usage and lead times to set stocking levels
• support sourcing suppliers and origins
• conduct market and competitor research
• schedule deliveries and monitor receipts
• manage inventory to avoid outages and plant downtime
• pursue freight savings
• coordinate direct-ship customer orders
• solve supply chain problems and implement standards or protocols.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

purchasing analyst

procurement

supply chain

ingredient sourcing

inventory management

supplier relationships

delivery coordination

upper sandusky oh

kalmbach feeds

animal nutrition

market research

customer orders

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting lists medical, dental, and vision benefits from date of hire, 401(k) with company match, three weeks of first-year PTO, company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, reimbursement plans, a staff life coach, and access to a company condo in Fort Myers.

Why this role

The role offers cross-functional work in animal nutrition procurement and supply chain management.

About the employer

Kalmbach Feeds Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Animal Food Manufacturing. Sector: 31.