Purchasing Buyer

Position Summary:

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.