Purchasing Administrator

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.

We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

The purchasing Administrator procures all MRO supplies in addition to office and administrative supplies (including janitorial). Maintains control of purchase orders ensuring accuracy of entry, delivery, billing, recording, and receiving. Helps manage and validate preferred vendors list to ensure best pricing and service. Works in tandem with tool crib clerks at each site as well as operations and maintenance leaders for business continuity.

PRIORITIES

• An ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. All are evaluated in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility.
• Exceeding expectations across all customer segments, including external and internal customers. Needs in all areas are anticipated and requests and complaints are addressed as much as possible to the satisfaction of all customers. Creating raving fans of
• PDS system design and implementation to include active PDS evaluation for each team member with regular feedback sessions between team member and manager, overall grid rating for each team member, 360 degree feedback program. Identify the #1 Skill to be developed by each team member.
• Create, Implement and Evaluate cost saving projects that will drive costs out of the business without resulting in a reduction in quality.

MUST

• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Detail oriented
• Working knowledge of ms office products (word, excel and outlook)
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an org
• High school diploma or ged equivalent

PREFERRED

• Bachelor's degree

EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED

• 5 years relevant experience (minimum)
• 2 years experience in customer service or consumer affairs.
• 2 years experience with inventory control, perpetual inventory and budget process.
• 2 years experience in purchasing materials for food/beverage/ or packaged goods manufacturing

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to pay attention to detail