Purchasing Specialist

3 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Purple Carrot Full time

About Purple Carrot

Purple Carrot is a mission-driven company that aims to inspire people to eat more plants. We're looking for a skilled Purchasing Specialist to join our team and help us achieve our vision.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage purchasing responsibilities through Purple Carrot's system, including sales, purchase orders, projections, and reporting.
  • Generate purchase orders, ensuring on-time delivery and order accuracy (quantity, specs, quality).
  • Purchase a variety of items, including packaging (both external and internal), perishable and shelf-stable ingredients.
  • Follow ingredient and packaging orders from purchase order creation through delivery and portioning - communicate with on-site team about delays and shortages each week.
  • Update sourcing team on supplier performance relating to quality in products, delivery, and accuracy. Make recommendations when new sources are needed.
  • Verify costs of raw and processed materials and ensure that actual costs meet projections.
  • Closely monitor and respond to inventory levels, changing order volumes, quality or delivery issues, and recovery requirements in order to efficiently plan and manage purchasing.
  • Respond quickly to supply disruptions, including order changes and delivery shortages, to develop alternative supply sources and/or communicate order adjustments.
  • Work with accounts payable, fulfillment, and outside vendors to ensure on-time and accurate invoicing based on purchase orders and receiving.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of buying, forecasting, procurement, and/or supply chain management experience.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Extensive experience calculating cost of products and quantity conversions in order to make accurate purchasing decisions.
  • Experienced and comfortable in Excel and/or Google Docs, should be able to create simple spreadsheets and work within more complex tools. Knowledge or familiarity with pivot tables, filters, and conditional formatting a plus.
  • Fishbowl or similar ERP/system experience is a plus.
  • Prior experience buying for a production kitchen and particularly in the fresh prepared space a plus.
  • Ability to meet KPIs and come in at or below the budgeted COGS numbers.

What We Offer

  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Medical, dental, vision, FSA, and life insurance.
  • Matching retirement plan.
  • Unlimited paid time off.
  • Credit toward free Purple Carrot boxes.
  • The opportunity to work in collaboration with co-workers who are passionate about food.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Purple Carrot is committed to a safe and inclusive work environment, free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, handicap, veteran status, or marital status.


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