Job Description

SUMMARY: The Purchasing Manager/Buyer is responsible for monitoring industry trends, meets with vendors or suppliers, evaluates their solutions, reviews proposals and identifies suppliers to build relationships with. Responsible for negotiating terms and prices of items purchased from given suppliers, evaluates the ongoing value of items purchased and recommends to management when changes are favorable. This involves sourcing, purchasing, inventory management and price negotiations.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Develop and define sourcing and inventory replenishment strategies by identifying, qualifying, and negotiating favorable terms.
• Utilize suppliers capable of meeting cost, quality, and delivery requirements to provide long-term forecasts.
• Take proactive steps to ensure uninterrupted supply and competitive prices.
• Pursue inventory management strategies to ensure smooth flow of inventory for production, replacement parts, and above average inventory turns.
• Drive internal and vendor processes to meet 100% on-time delivery metric.
• Support the inventory management team in the performance of assigned duties.
• Identify and drive on-going process improvement and lean initiatives.
• Implement and manage supplier agreements, supplier performance metrics and supplier relations.
• Maintain knowledge of global market conditions and trends of components/material.
• Assures proper levels of inventory which includes, consumables, manufacturing components and production equipment.
• Negotiate with vendors on pricing and terms.
• Maintains and updates all MSDS documentation.
• Leads his team of subordinates and delegates work areas for them.
• Is part of the safety committee.
• Takes part on the daily production meeting as needed.
• Enhance internal and external customer and vendor relationships.
• Establish primary suppliers for all product lines.
• Manage our daily inventory goals, backorders, aging inventory, buy-in’s, and RFP practice.
• Other job duties assigned by manager.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field and a minimum of 5+ years of direct purchasing experience.
• Advanced system skills and experience with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel) required.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with fast growing companies (with demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic environment).
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Honesty, integrity and exceptional communication skills.
• Sense of urgency, strength of conviction, and a desire to work closely as a partner with other members of the company’s management team.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong partner relationships.
• Strong ability to multitask and identify priorities.
• Advanced knowledge of the purchasing process.
• Flexibility to manage competing priorities and shift focus as determined by the changing needs of the business.
• Microsoft Office applications.

Company Description

We are a global ingredients supplier, Co-Packer and Manufacturer of food ingredients. We focus on spices, snack foods, essential oils and bakery items. We are a fast growing company and we know that we are not able to meet our yearly objectives without employing good, dedicated, goal oriented and career driven individuals. Join an awesome group of individuals and help make our teams better! We maintain BRC A rated manufacturing facilities which service the top 100 food manufacturers and restaurant chains world wide.