Job Description

Job Description

Role Impact

As part of an aseptic beverage manufacturing company the Procurement Specialist will be responsible for implementing and maintaining procurement operations. The focus is on maintaining the existing business, along with preparing for future growth in alignment with the business plan.

The ideal candidate will proficiently utilize company’s information systems for the identification, procurement, tracking, and reporting of requested products and services. The candidate will be responsible for supplier specifications including supplier negotiations, integration with functional areas, identification of cost savings opportunities, strategic sourcing initiatives, and management of supplier relationships for both direct and indirect categories. Interfacing with customers procurement team members to ensure any consigned inventory is at the facility and available for use by operations is essential.

Essential Functions

• Partner with stakeholders to create category details, including market conditions, contract setup, vendor base and relationships, and strategic volume allocations.
• Utilize category knowledge to provide information in new material and/or vendor setups prior to contract creation.
• Documents, administers, and maintains all supplier contracts, confidentiality agreements, license agreements, and any other related documents required to facilitate efficient procurement operations.
• Create and maintain forecasting processes and contract changes, to ensure adequate but not excessive supply.
• Participate in and co-lead operational reviews to monitor contract maintenance results and continuously drive improvements.
• Facilitates supplier selection and negotiate contracts for business initiatives.
• Develops, implements, and enforces supplier performance metrics.
• Works with supplier base to continually identify value and cost reduction opportunities.
• Integrate strategic procurement activities with functional area where required.
• Utilize technology to facilitate internal and external reporting and identify opportunities to enhance reporting capability.
• Compile and analyze reports for organizational leadership and finance teams to understand cost, budget, and price variances within the procurement cycle.
• Manage overall supplier relationships, including measurement of performance to Service Level Agreements, negotiations, contracting and value proposition.
• Review and resolve blocked freight invoices regularly, strategically create conditions in INFOR M3 to prevent blocks, controlling for over-accruals, based on incoterms and invoices.
• Provide analytical and process improvement support to Supply Chain/Procurement group, including data analysis, internal reporting, and overall process improvement recommendations.
• Input customer PO’s and item numbers expected receipt dates, all inbound activities before physical receipt for customer packaging or ingredients.
• Works closely with warehouse receiving to ensure smooth flow of all receipts, 3-way match process and other internal controls with respect to procurement activity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business/Supply Chain or related field. Relevant experience in lieu of bachelor’s degree will be considered.

Experience & Skills

• 3+ years of category/supplier management in manufacturing industry preferred.
• Excellent communication, problem solving and negotiating skills.
• Ability to keep detailed accountability records, including budgets, contracts and inventory.
• Ability to complete tasks independently, as well as in a team environment.
• Technical knowledge of supply chain, purchasing, materials, inventory management, manufacturing and/or related functions.
• Strong computer and analytical skills combined with the ability to manage large amounts of quantitative data.
• Experience sourcing ingredients and equipment preferred.
• Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) systems knowledge required.
• Working knowledge of INFOR M3 strongly preferred
• Food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience in dairy procurement a plus.
• Demonstrated process improvement and change management skills desired.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with emphasis on Excel.