The Buyer is responsible for ingredients related to Sukhi's Hayward manufacturing plant and its co-packers. This person must possess the ability to work closely with Marketing, R&D, Warehouse and Production departments to understand the short- and long-term requirements. The buyer will work closely with vendors to understand market changes that impact supply requirements.
Responsibilities: • Manage vendor relationships and negotiate pricing, including annual contracts. • Develop policies and procedures for the procurement of goods and services. • Monitor market conditions that may affect material pricing and availability. • Track inventory levels and lead times, identifying lead-time risks. • Maintain preferred supplier program in close cooperation with QA. • Hold monthly meetings to review potentially obsolete materials. • Source back-up vendors to ensure constant supply. • Actively participate in the quarterly physical inventory process • Evaluate and monitor vendor performance. • Able to take on project work that includes updating product specifications.
Education/Experience: • Bachelor's degree in supply chain or business-related field preferred. • Five to Ten years of purchasing experience in the food industry. • Prior experience working with co-packers strongly encouraged. • Passion for procurement. • Strong analytical skills • Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
Required Skills/Knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Market knowledge, ability to recognize trends.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational, planning, negotiating, and prioritization skills.
• Resourceful and have a strong initiative, able to bring projects to completion.
• Proven ability to effectively deal with conflict and solve problems.
• Able to multi-task.
• Problem solving aptitude and creative thinking ability.
• Ability to establish a good rapport with vendors.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Intermediate to advance proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits:
• Health, Dental, Vision, life, 401k with employee match and vacation/PTO.
• **Please note that there is no relocation package included with this position.