Newly Weds Foods
The Buyer is responsible for the procurement of diversified categories at the lowest total cost. The Corporate Buyer shares responsibility for performing, reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating audits to ensure accuracy and compliance, and helps ensure that plant purchasing departments are functioning at a high level. The Corporate Buyer coordinates raw material planning of major sales account activity, serves as a back‑up to the plant Purchasing Manager, and performs other duties as assigned.
Salary: $62,079 – $103,463 per year.
Essential Functions
Purchase categories with an emphasis on strategizing and implementing cost reduction activities, quality improvement, on-time delivery, inventory reduction, lead‑time reduction and customer focus.
Source new suppliers as required for new and existing categories, evaluating price, quality, manufacturing capabilities, lead time, service support and financial stability.
Develop and establish multiple sources as needed.
Maintain up-to-date commercial and contractual knowledge of the marketplace and methods adopted by peer groups to ensure best practices are continually developed and utilized.
Evaluate Supplier Performance based on total cost of ownership.
Conduct audits of plant purchasing practices for efficiency and compliance with corporate guidelines, including reviews of monthly excess and write‑off reports, random purchase history, and compliance with company goals.
Analyze monthly plant inventory reports, payable discrepancy reports and/or missed ship date reports.
Act as corporate liaison to Newly Weds Foods plants, training plant Purchasing Managers and new hires on corrective measures noted in audits.
Edit and update purchasing manuals and procedures, maintain the Purchasing Document Library and Database, and assist with the organization of conferences.
Plan new major domestic account promotions, product introductions and large plant transfers.
Serve as back‑up to a plant Purchasing Manager as required.
Work collaboratively cross‑functionally.
Perform other duties or projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree.
Minimum of three years’ experience in Corporate Purchasing or a related discipline.
Food buying experience required; packaging buying, food manufacturing and background in a manufacturing system experience is a plus.
Strong communication, analytical abilities, organizational skills and general knowledge of Adobe applications, Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes.
Work Environment
General office setting.
Domestic and/or international travel as required by category assignment and audit schedule.
Periodic exposure to a loud environment and airborne particles with strong odors associated with spicy food ingredients.
New Weds Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Newly Weds Foods will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without assistance or support from Newly Weds Foods. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
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Salary: $62,079 – $103,463 per year.
Essential Functions
Purchase categories with an emphasis on strategizing and implementing cost reduction activities, quality improvement, on-time delivery, inventory reduction, lead‑time reduction and customer focus.
Source new suppliers as required for new and existing categories, evaluating price, quality, manufacturing capabilities, lead time, service support and financial stability.
Develop and establish multiple sources as needed.
Maintain up-to-date commercial and contractual knowledge of the marketplace and methods adopted by peer groups to ensure best practices are continually developed and utilized.
Evaluate Supplier Performance based on total cost of ownership.
Conduct audits of plant purchasing practices for efficiency and compliance with corporate guidelines, including reviews of monthly excess and write‑off reports, random purchase history, and compliance with company goals.
Analyze monthly plant inventory reports, payable discrepancy reports and/or missed ship date reports.
Act as corporate liaison to Newly Weds Foods plants, training plant Purchasing Managers and new hires on corrective measures noted in audits.
Edit and update purchasing manuals and procedures, maintain the Purchasing Document Library and Database, and assist with the organization of conferences.
Plan new major domestic account promotions, product introductions and large plant transfers.
Serve as back‑up to a plant Purchasing Manager as required.
Work collaboratively cross‑functionally.
Perform other duties or projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree.
Minimum of three years’ experience in Corporate Purchasing or a related discipline.
Food buying experience required; packaging buying, food manufacturing and background in a manufacturing system experience is a plus.
Strong communication, analytical abilities, organizational skills and general knowledge of Adobe applications, Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes.
Work Environment
General office setting.
Domestic and/or international travel as required by category assignment and audit schedule.
Periodic exposure to a loud environment and airborne particles with strong odors associated with spicy food ingredients.
New Weds Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Newly Weds Foods will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without assistance or support from Newly Weds Foods. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
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