Indirect Procurement Specialist
About The Position
Responsible for assisting with critical vendor relationship needs, including but not limited to: service agreements, non-disclosures, purchase orders, invoices, insurance, and on-boarding documents. Understands the ramifications of indirect procurement to company's supply chain. Wells Enterprises, Inc. is the largest privately held ice cream manufacturer in the United States. Founded in 1913 by Fred H. Wells and run by the Wells family for generations, the company is an independent operating company of the Ferrero Group, one of the global leaders in sweet, packaged foods. Wells produces more than 200 million gallons of ice cream per year and distributes products in all 50 states. Wells manufactures its signature brand Blue Bunny®, lower-calorie Halo Top®, the iconic Bomb Pop®, and Blue Ribbon Classics®. Wells employs nearly 4,000 ice cream aficionados across the country. The company is headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa, where Wells has made Le Mars the “Ice Cream Capital of the World” as the largest manufacturer of ice cream in one location. Wells operates two manufacturing plants in Le Mars, Iowa, a manufacturing plant in Dunkirk, New York, and a manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada.
Responsibilities
- On-board and maintain supplier database and related paperwork for contractors, vendors, consultants and utilities. Involves preparing, issuing, negotiating, mediating, filing, tracking, and re-issuing documents as necessary.
- Negotiate contracts and insurance needs between suppliers and Wells Legal and Wells Risk Management.
- Assist with Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ), and Requests for Information (RFI). Involves preparing, issuing, mediating, filing, tracking and re-issuing documents as necessary. Secure materials and/or services at the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) through competitive analysis of bids, and all other costs of ownership.
- Assist with budgets for spend including but not limited to services and utilities. Track information and maintain data metrics. Analyze data and assist with internal and external presentations for past, present and future spend to provide updates at any time and assist with forecasting spend and delivering budget plans.
- Facilitating various tactical needs as they arise within the indirect procurement group, including but not limited to: obtaining and distributing data requests, root-cause analysis, representing indirect procurement in meetings, etc.
- Contribute to driving continuous improvement and developing and implementing protocols and practices to ensure effectiveness and efficiencies of strategic initiatives.
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on Company performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
