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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 8+ years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership is required
• Strong planning, organization, and execution skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to make proper business decisions to ensure operations are not adversely affected.
• Ability to communicate and express ideas clearly and concisely, in both written and verbal formats.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Requires travel, up to 30% of the time.
• Providing leadership and guidance to corporate managers and their associated corporate buyers.
• Directly supervises corporate purchasing managers.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a Plant environment, strongly preferred
• Knowledge of SAP, DSP, PMDM, Esker and Blue graphics/art process, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing for the plants of up to 3 Vice Presidents within the Smithfield operations team.
• Act as the main point of contact in integrating and communications of sourcing activities
• Manages EDI payment failures to not exceed $250M
• Manage inventory and assist plants with Inventory turns to achieve assigned goals
• Conduct cross functional plant ideation sessions
• Manage corrective action plans for supply shortages
• Manage CO2 supply risk for plants.
• Lead cross functional teams as required and assist the business in sourcing requirements and changes.
• Conduct weekly plant purchasing manager meeting to identify any issues at our facilities that need additional support.
• Support and regularly attend cross functional Marketing, Business meetings and provides input on business strategy.
• Support and regularly attend cross-functional R&D meetings to assist in development and implementation of new products or product changes.
• Support and regularly attend weekly/monthly supplier update meetings.
• Support and initiate cost savings projects impacting plants.