Sr. Buyer

Hans Kissle•Haverhill, MA

8h•$57,900 - $102,900•Onsite

About The Position

At Häns Kissle, we strive to cultivate moments with delicious food that inspire happiness, any time, anywhere. Founded in 1984, Häns Kissle began as the regional commissary for a small, high-end grocery chain in New England, MA, crafting fresh, upscale prepared foods and deli salads. Today we have two manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts and North Carolina. Our goal is to become a North American leader in fresh prepared foods, serving all channels of distribution. PURPOSE: The Sr. Buyer will pursue excellence in our procure-to-pay process by managing all inbound raw materials and packaging material with keen attention to detail, insightful analysis and diligent oversight of our replenishment activity. The buyer possesses an innate talent of aligning best landed costs with minimal risks to shrink, reducing aged inventory and optimizing inventory turns with no service level disruptions. This position is located at our Haverhill, MA facility.

Requirements

3 - 5 years of relevant work experience in managing purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, professional communicator with all levels of the organization.
High ethical standards with proven leadership skills
Ability to work well under pressure and able to work cross functionally with all levels in the organization
Highly organized, motivated and task oriented
Advanced computer user skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and/or experience with CPG, Food and Beverage, and/or other regulated industries preferred.

Responsibilities

Working capital optimization: Review and maintain SKU-level parameters, such as MOQ, lead times and demand assumptions for all raw materials and direct packaging to develop appropriate order quantities and targeted days of inventory on hand. Support and maintain excellent service levels, reduce material costs and limit exposure to shrink and aged/excess inventory.
PO execution: Manage purchasing requisitions from internal stakeholders across the organization and execute POs within the ERP system with correct pricing, quantities and ETAs with 100% accuracy.
Acknowledge all POs with returned confirmation to all suppliers. Adjust pricing, quantities and/or ETAs when appropriate and in accordance with company policy.
Cost and quality control: Work with the broader procurement team to identify cost savings opportunities and verify all PO entries adhere to costing and quality requirements for contract, vendor and category assignments.
Operational excellence: Work diligently with the operations team to review and close out open POs, resolve quantity discrepancies, expedite hot PO requests, research BOLs and/or PODs as required and facilitate an open dialogue to further enhance plant operations.
Support internal collaboration, knowledge sharing, compliance with best practices and established business process to maximize cost saving efficiencies and operational activities.
Support ad hoc projects as assigned.