Overview
Salary Range:
$26.50 - $31.50 Hourly Job Shift: Day Education Level: 2 Year Degree Travel Percentage: None Category: Supply Chain
Description:
As Purchasing Supervisor on our team, you will execute procurement activities at the direction of the Purchasing Director. This position will source new supplies, ensure purchased products and materials meet specific technical specifications, negotiate purchase terms, and evaluate supplier performance. The Purchasing Supervisor will also be responsible for ensuring timely deliveries and resolving any supply issue or discrepancies.
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Fullerton, California
Responsibilities:- Manage order fulfillment by coordinating with vendors and internal departments to ensure all food items are delivered on time to keep the production on schedule.
- Track purchase activities to avoid out of stock issue, and source substitute items if certain items run out of stock.
- Contact vendors when quality issue occurs.
- Process new material request from R&D team.
- Update price for perishable material category by week/month. Report price fluctuation and calculate impact.
- Analyzing industry and demand trends and supporting senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
- Routinely make sure we have the most competitive price and meet our requirements for our inventory food items (quality, good service, and lead time).Collaborate with marketing, quality control, warehouse, and other staff
- Complying with company policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
Experience & Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Three (3) years of progressive experience in a purchasing and/or procurement capacity
- Experience in food industry purchasing, especially in bakery field, preferred
- Spoken and written Spanish preferred
Other Skills & Abilities:- Knowledge of purchasing and procurement principles
- Working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP strongly preferred)
- Good at math and statistics
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication abilities
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Attention to detail and ability to multitask and manage complex projects with time critical deadlines
- Understanding of process management, process improvement, and data driving environment
Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision and accident insurance, as well as company paid life and AD&D insurance.401K program with a generous matching and no vesting schedule.
Sick leave and vacation.
Employee discount.
Qualifications:
This position requires general office work with light physical duty, work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, with occasional standing and walking. Job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
