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5-7 years **Job Description**

Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Grupo Bimbo, the worlds largest baking company with operations in 33 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) employs 20,000 associates across the U.S. in bakeries, sales centers, corporate offices and on sales routes to ensure our consumers have the freshest products to feed their families at every meal. But our associates come to work for much more the chance to feed their own lives through exciting work that offers the opportunity to make a real difference in their professional and personal lives every day.

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**Position Summary:**

The Sourcing Buyer, Capital is directly responsible for providing procurement expertise and support for capital projects throughout North America. The key deliverable is working with key stakeholders to ensure suppliers provide the best price, quality and service to Bimbo. In this role, the Sourcing Buyer, Capital will help drive the Capital sourcing and procurement strategy across North America ensuring key stakeholder alignment and successful agreement completion. This position will also work in close collaboration with the Grupo Bimbo global procurement team providing value to not only BBU, but the entire GB global enterprise as directed.

**Key Job Responsibilities:**

? Gain thorough understanding of business needs and promote alignment of key stakeholders around the category strategy coordinate with project teams at a local/country level

? Aggressively pursue cost avoidance opportunities with vendors through quote comparisons, bundling like projects and challenging market increases.

? Find constructive ways to engage stakeholders and insert yourself into project discussions to ensure Procurements early seat at the table (e.g., Operations, Engineering, etc.)

? Participate in Capital planning sessions to thoroughly understand BU requirements & procurement support needs

? With the Manager, Capital Sourcing, manage the local/regional CAPEX procurement activities throughout the entire sourcing and procurement process for projects within region

? Manage designated supplier relationships

? Ensure accurate and timely reporting of key metrics and maintain effective communication with all stakeholders

? Support stakeholders through contract reviews ensuring internal policies are followed and risk is mitigated through appropriate agreements. A thorough understanding of contract terms & conditions is required.

? Track and report on opportunities and projects. May include creating and presenting Power Point.

? Knowledge of how to create, issue and evaluate Request for Proposals (RFP)

? Respond to internal ad-hoc requests as needed

? May involve 15-25% travel (post COVID) Valid passport required for international travel

**Job Requirements**

**Key Behavioral Competencies:**

? Ability to establish project objectives, checkpoints and timelines to meet project tasks and expectations.

? Ability to exchange complex information effectively to reach agreement in difficult negotiations.

? Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities to the many ongoing projects.

? Strong leadership & interpersonal skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders

? Persuasive change agent capable of challenging conventional wisdom

? Highly analytical with the ability to translate large amounts of data and information into strategic and actionable insights and business recommendations

? Experience with budgets, benchmarking, total cost analysis and providing financial support to aid in decision making

? Ability to multi-task and coordinate initiatives in a virtual team environment

? High energy and passion for the category

**Education and Work History:**

Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business or Supply Chain and a combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work.

? 5 years of experience in Procurement, preferably Capital or Indirect

? MS-Office proficient with excellent Excel modelling skills.

? Strong mathematical & analytical skills are required

? Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

? Detail-oriented project management skills and timely follow-through to meet deadlines

? Strong negotiation skills

? Experience in managing complex, high value supplier relationships

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, reassignment, layoff, discharge, education, training and all other working conditions. To further the principle of equal employment opportunity, Bimbo Bakeries USA has developed affirmative action plans for minorities and women, qualified individuals with disabilities, and Vietnam-era and special disabled veterans and other protected veterans.