Procurement Category Specialist

3 weeks ago


Springdale, Arkansas, United States Simmons Pet Food Inc Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Category Specialist to join our team at Simmons Pet Food Inc. This role will be responsible for providing overall support to the Procurement team through assigned responsibilities and additional Category Management duties as required.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute strategies and tactics to deliver Raw Materials, Packaging and/or Indirect supplies to meet the needs of the business.
  • Evaluate opportunities, analyze data, and make decisions to balance quality, cost, and surety of supply to optimize business results.
  • Manage item set-up/maintenance, supplier evaluation, and performance management, regulatory compliance, volume forecast review and adjustments, risk assessment, and mitigation.
  • Communicate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient inventory management and product flow.
  • Prepare and report data as needed/requested to management.
  • Track and report supplier risk and facilitate mitigation strategy development and implementation.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or other business or Agriculture related area or 4 years related experience.
  • Strong and demonstrated Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Tableau experience.
  • Designated Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or equivalent, MBA preferred.

Working Conditions:

  • Travel within North America to and from multiple facilities, suppliers, or work-sites or customer visits, often requiring overnight stays (approximately 5-15%).

Physical Activities:

  • Enters and locates information on a computer.
  • Visually verifies information, often in small print.
  • Communicates with customers, vendors, or employees via telephone, web-based meeting, in person, and/or electronic mail.
  • Presents information to small or large groups.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

  • As needed in required environment.


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