Purchasing Manager
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Tittle -Purchasing Manager Job Location - Novi, MI Client Summary -We sourced high-quality food products for a range of meal patterns and budgets. We specialize in food service solutions for K-12 and higher education, healthcare and correctional facilities, casinos, entertainment, and many other industries.
Position Summary - The Purchasing Manager oversees a team of buyers and collaborates across the organization to enhance buyer expertise, formulate strategies for each category, establish and uphold relationships with key vendors, enhance operational workflows, and fulfills the organization's goals and objectives.
Responsibilities - Provide guidance, establish direction, give feedback, and create opportunities for development to a team of Buyers.Function as an escalation point for issues that arise within the area of responsibility.Build and maintain long term strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, innovation, and reliability.Research and identify new vendor relationships and establish new vendor contracts.Lead negotiation efforts with strategic vendor contracts while staying focused on quality, cost, deliverables and process improvement.Streamline purchasing process in collaboration with other Leaders and departments.Initiate, develop and execute category level purchasing strategy to drive growth within area of responsibility.Understand market trends and best practices. Stay abreast of relevant economic, industry, and business conditions within area of responsibility.Drive to achieve Sales, Margin and Inventory goals.
Ideal Candidate - Good years of purchasing experience preferably within the food industry.Lead and develop a group of buyersTravel up to 15% to vendors, customers and tradeshowsProven leadership skillsStrong learning agilityStrong technical/system skills ERP, ExcelIn touch with Industry trends/knowledge
Benefits - Medical insuranceDental insuranceVision care insuranceGroup life & voluntary life insurance401(k) savings planFlexible savings planShort-term & long-term disabilityPTO & PTO buy upTuition reimbursementWellness reimbursement
Thanks Steve Hopper
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