Responsibilities

• Analyze existing procurement practices for areas of improvement. Develop design and procurement strategies to meet customer satisfaction targets.
• Analyze procurement and financial data for opportunities including supplier rationalization, tenders, aggregation and specification alternatives.
• Negotiate agreements with food, service, and equipment suppliers.
• Maintain contracts, buy side related paperwork, and related files
• Develop sourcing plans and budgets, track results as necessary to meet contract obligations
• Communicate agreements and product specification and pricing to end users’ locations
• Manage product and service transitions and new product introductions.
• Monitor and resolve supplier performance and business issues that may occur.
• Establish cross-functional sourcing targets such as redesign improvements, material and process standardization.
• Integration of purchasing activities into core business process, especially new product design and design to cost efforts on existing designs.
• Manage day-to-day supplier communications and coordinate face-to-face meetings to facilitate action item follow-up.
• Develop relationships and opportunities for third party outsourcing of on board services.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Material Management/Engineering or equivalent
• Three (3) to five (5) years in related purchasing or contract purchasing field.
• Preferred candidate will have background in institutional and contract food purchasing
• Franchise expertise a plus
• Alcoholic beverage experience a plus
• Proficient in using Microsoft: Word, Excel, Outlook, Project.
• SAP knowledge a plus.
• Contract and negotiation skills
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) knowledge required.
• Ability to reduce complex issues to basic components
• Strong written and oral communications.
• Negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate & influence others.
• Work well in a team environment
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically.
• Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) a plus

About the Author:

The Teldar Group is an Executive Search and Recruiting Firm specializing in placing professionals in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain positions.

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