Food Ingredient Buyer

GloryBee Foods • Eugene, OR

45d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Food Ingredient Buyer you will successfully maintain and continuously improve demand management, purchasing and supplier coordination processes of your assigned food grade commodities while maintaining thorough market knowledge to control costs and mitigate risks. As such, you will develop strong supplier relationships globally, carrying out supplier prospecting, selection and qualification processes in addition to monitoring and reporting supplier performance. A typical day could entail issuing purchase orders, onboarding new suppliers, or coordinating cross-departmentally on aspects needed to source an item. This role has no direct reports and is based onsite at our Production Facility located at 1680 Irving Road Eugene OR. The typical work week is Monday Friday, with a negotiable 8 hour schedule aligned with company hours.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional purchasing and/or supply chain management experience
• Demonstrated high level purchasing skills and knowledge for high value and complex product lines
• Advanced MS Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); including pivot tables, charts and solver
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects concurrently, handle multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced business environment
• Knowledge and skills to lead and/or support systems implementation/upgrade (such as ERP system, demand management Supplier or Customer Relationship Management, etc.), continuous development and special projects
• Ability to effectively give and take directions as needed. Demonstrated problem solving ability
• Keeps up to date technically and can apply new knowledge to job
• Ability to travel (domestic) as needed to attend trade shows and conduct supplier site visits (0 - 40% of the time)
• Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as ability to take initiative, plan, and execute tasks independently. Has ability to communicate concerns and escalate decision making to appropriate level of the organization
• Can manage conflict across functional and corporate boundaries; effective problem solver
• Has strong team-building skills, developing collaborative relationships internally and externally and able to influence others with or without direct authority and perform negotiations. Model 'best in class' behaviors with focus on safety, quality, and sustainability
• Possesses excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with capability to process large amounts of data to drive business strategies and decisions; finding pragmatic/simple solutions to complex problems

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field (MBA preferred).
• Project Management certification/experience and Lean Six Sigma certification/experience preferred
• ERP system and demand management software experience preferred (X3 and SIA in particular)
• Super-user skills working with GloryBee systems is preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve demand management, purchasing and supplier coordination processes
• Maintain thorough market knowledge to control costs and mitigate risks
• Develop strong supplier relationships globally
• Carry out supplier prospecting, selection and qualification processes
• Monitor and report supplier performance
• Issue purchase orders
• Onboard new suppliers
• Coordinate cross-departmentally on aspects needed to source an item

Benefits

• Dynamic, forward thinking company that is passionate about healthy living, sustainability and quality, natural ingredients and products
• Rewards and recognition for superior performance
• Collaborative environment fostering teamwork and accountability
• Opportunity to work for a company that positively impacts people's lives
• Exceptional benefits program including medical, dental and vision, along with healthy living reimbursements, generous 401(k) match, competitive paid time off and liberal holiday schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees