Commodity Procurement Manager

3 weeks ago

Merrillville, United States Albanese Candy Full time
Description

UNDERSTANDING

The Commodity Manager is a strategic thinker who develops long-term, cost-effective solutions for the acquisition of commodities, while ensuring a high level of quality. The Commodity Manager is responsible for deploying the strategy for the assigned commodities. The role of the Commodity Manager is to manage relationship / negotiation with suppliers, source new suppliers, and ensure supplier performance.

The successful Commodity Manager will have extensive knowledge of commodity procurement processes, excellent negotiation skills, a strong understanding of cost savings metrics, and be a team player with an ability to build relationships both within Albanese and with our valued suppliers.

CORE VALUES

Our 5 Core Values are more than just words, they're a way of life. We know that companies with a strong culture & a higher purpose perform better in the long run.
  • Own It
  • Hustle and Refuse to Settle
  • Love People
  • Act for the Greater Good
  • Find a way
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Execute commodity strategy with ownership to support business strategy and operations with optimum quality, deliver (customer service), and cost across business.
  • Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine the most desirable suppliers.
  • Build on long term supplier relationships to ensure that supplier partnerships remain fair and ensure that Albanese is maximizing its partnerships.
  • Sources ingredients/suppliers for new projects/custom items.
  • Maintain and manage existing supply agreements with key suppliers, lead in negotiating price, quality, and delivery expectations on both short-term and longer-term agreements.
  • Work with Supply Chain to drive and execute supplier scorecards and review with key suppliers on a quarterly basis.
  • Support escalated supplier issues in terms of delivery and quality by working with supply chain for resolution.
  • Support achieving the overall category targets and objective to attain overall budget performance as well as expected internal/external performance for best quality, delivery, and cost.
  • Drive and innovate supplier improvements and performance by identifying and implementing solutions to business problems, and cross-functional within assigned categories.
  • Drive continuous improvement in all aspects of procurement (e.g.: supplier improvements, recommend new sources of supply).
  • Support development of standardization, guidelines, and policy compliance requirements
  • Negotiate contracts, policies, and deadlines with suppliers and vendors
  • Monitor prices by product and vendor to predict and account for financial fluctuations and communicate fluctuations to stake holders.
  • Assist in managing staff and vendors for timely arrival of products and goods.
  • Participate in industry conferences
  • Other duties as assigned
WORKING RELATIONSHIP
  • Reports to Ownership.
  • Communicates regularly and has a strong relationship with team members in multiple departments.
  • Communicates and meets periodically with other departmental leaders.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - team player
  • Self-motivated and self-starter
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Must be detailed oriented
  • Knowledge of production and processing
  • Great verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
EDUCATION
  • 5+ years in commodity procurement required
  • High School Diploma is required
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required

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