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- Source, Identify, evaluate, and present new vendor and item options.
- Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers and manage supplier performance
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies that align with the company's objectives. This includes analyzing market trends, understanding the supply market, and identify potential cost-saving opportunities
- Identify, develop, negotiate and manage new and existing exclusive vendor contracts
- Ensure that products meet quality and specification, delivered on time, and within budget.
- Manage the procurement process from the initial requisition to the final purchase.
- Ensure that the products purchased meet certain standards of quality and compliance. Work closely with the quality control department to address any issues with supplier products.
- Bachelor's degree Supply Chain, Procurement or related field highly preferred. Equivalent work experience and applicable certifications may be considered as well (Military, APICS, CPM, etc..
- Minimum 5+ years purchasing experience preferred with 2+ years of food service experience.
- Superior Negotiation skills with experience in pricing and contract negotiation.
- Strong math skills required with the ability to understand and calculate food conversions and advanced math formulas
- Superior Microsoft Office skills, ability to perform VLOOKUP's & pivot tables, text to columns, general understanding of formulas
- Expert communication skills. Active listener with the ability to communicate both written and verbally in a clear, concise and professional manner internally and externally via telephone, email, and video conferencing.
- Solid professional business writing skills
- Travel Required - up to one week a month including trade shows, vendor visits, etc...,
- Expert organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects while delegate tasks and using technology to stay organized.
- Provide clear feedback and coaching to others.
- Excellent logical analysis, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Be Innovative providing win-win options to get deals done
- Sales experience a bonus Helpful but not required.
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision care insurance
- Group life & voluntary life insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Flexible savings plan
- Short-term & long-term disability
- PTO & PTO buy up
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness reimbursement
Senior Buyer - Novi, United States - Brightpath Associates LLC
Description
Job Description
Are you hungry for a fast-paced, purchasing negotiator, and team-oriented food buyer position? Would your negotiating skills give politicians a run for their money? Have you ever been commended for your culinary ingenuity? We are a company that love innovation and question status quo. And yes we like to have fun too
Your essential duties:
You must have:
We love when our team members are happy and healthy At our client company, you'll have the following benefits and perks: