Purchasing Manager
Position Type: Full Time
Shift: First
FLSA Status: Salary Exempt
Salary: $80,000 - $85,000 per year
Summary
This role requires strong sourcing and manufacturing knowledge in the food industry. In this role you will be responsible for purchasing of goods, materials, and services to ensure operational needs are met, while considering price, quality, and lead times to ensure production timelines are achieved.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Create and implement best practice purchasing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
- Ensure that purchasing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets, which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market to include: Terms and conditions, supplier selection/de-selection, evaluation and rationalization of supply chain solutions including vendor managed inventory, supplier consignments and safety stock.
- Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.
- Act as a point of contact between the company and suppliers.
- Identify potential suppliers based on project requirements.
- Track incoming inventory, delivery arrival time, and note actual arrival time.
- Participate in hiring, staff training and development, and the supervision of purchasing team.
- Provide leadership to departments under control.
- Coach, mentor and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions.
- Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors.
- Complete regular performance reviews, manage attendance, holidays, disciplinary issues and procedures as appropriate.
- Develops a system to evaluate vendor quotations that utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service.
- Recruits and maintains suppliers that provide high quality products and services at a better price while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.
- Assigns procurement requests to the appropriate personnel.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Working knowledge of the industry and market conditions.
- Experience as a Purchasing Manager or in a similar position.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
- Strong critical thinking and negotiation skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, finance, or related field preferred or relevant experience.
- 2 plus years’ experience as a purchasing manager.
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
CK Products, LLC. Is an Equal Opportunity employer. We strive to recruit, develop and retain top candidates by providing an excellent company culture and opportunities to grow and develop. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by applicable law.
Purchasing Manager
Position Type: Full Time
Shift: First
FLSA Status: Salary Exempt
Salary: $80,000 - $85,000 per year
Summary
This role requires strong sourcing and manufacturing knowledge in the food industry. In this role you will be responsible for purchasing of goods, materials, and services to ensure operational needs are met, while considering price, quality, and lead times to ensure production timelines are achieved.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Create and implement best practice purchasing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
- Ensure that purchasing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets, which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market to include: Terms and conditions, supplier selection/de-selection, evaluation and rationalization of supply chain solutions including vendor managed inventory, supplier consignments and safety stock.
- Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.
- Act as a point of contact between the company and suppliers.
- Identify potential suppliers based on project requirements.
- Track incoming inventory, delivery arrival time, and note actual arrival time.
- Participate in hiring, staff training and development, and the supervision of purchasing team.
- Provide leadership to departments under control.
- Coach, mentor and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions.
- Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors.
- Complete regular performance reviews, manage attendance, holidays, disciplinary issues and procedures as appropriate.
- Develops a system to evaluate vendor quotations that utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service.
- Recruits and maintains suppliers that provide high quality products and services at a better price while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.
- Assigns procurement requests to the appropriate personnel.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Working knowledge of the industry and market conditions.
- Experience as a Purchasing Manager or in a similar position.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
- Strong critical thinking and negotiation skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, finance, or related field preferred or relevant experience.
- 2 plus years’ experience as a purchasing manager.
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
CK Products, LLC. Is an Equal Opportunity employer. We strive to recruit, develop and retain top candidates by providing an excellent company culture and opportunities to grow and develop. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by applicable law.