Purchasing Coordinator

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland LLC has an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Coordinator to join our team at our Kenedy, TX location.

This position will report to Plant Manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:


* Place routine purchase orders with suppliers


* Maintain chemical and container inventory and recording


* Procure office supplies, office equipment, office services and printing of plant materials


* Assist in the stocking and reordering of maintenance stores


* Verifies match of purchase order and receipts regarding price, quantity, description, etc.

and authorizes payment of purchase orders and resolves discrepancies


* Sourcing of materials, supplies and services which meet quality requirements at the lowest cost


* Expedite critical materials and follow up on delayed or short shipments to prevent production impacts


* Maintains vendor relationships and assists in forming partnerships with suppliers


* Track and analyze purchasing spend to identify cost‑saving and standardization opportunities


* Coordinates third-party custodial staff


* Perform duties in conformance with the principles of Responsible Care and Ashland's Zero Incident Culture


* Performs duties in accordance with good manufacturing practices

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:


* High School Diploma


* Good written and oral communication skills are required


* Strong organizational and time‑management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities


* High attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and recordkeeping


* Demonstrated ability to work independently while supporting cross‑functional teams

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:


* Knowledge of SAP and Coupa software


* Associate's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field


* 2+ years of purchasing, procurement, or inventory coordination experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment

Third-party recruiters and agencies ("Agency") should not contact Ashland employees or employees of its subsidiaries directly.

Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter, or submitted to Ashland's career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland.

Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland's Human Resources/Procurement de...