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Lunds & Byerlys · 1 day ago

Purchasing Manager

Eden Prairie, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$81K/yr - $116K/yr

4+ years exp

Lunds & Byerlys is a company committed to hospitality, teamwork, and opportunity, and they are seeking a Full-Time Purchasing Manager. The role involves overseeing all ingredient and packaging purchasing activities for manufacturing, managing procurement processes, and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Consumer GoodsFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFitnessFood and BeverageGroceryHealth CareRetail

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to all Lunds & Byerlys team members modeling company customer service standards at all times

Hire, train and develop team members, including performance evaluations, performance management and general supervision

Coach, mentor, and lead direct reports to accomplish goals of the location plan and personal goals for each team member

Develop and centrally manage the procurement of goods and materials

Establish standard costs for all ingredients and packaging. Maintain purchase price variances within established guidelines

Manage all procurement activities required to support the manufacturing facilities including the joint usage of like products between facilities

Establish and ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place to support procurement and order management

Manage and assess the needs of all internal customers through formal and informal communications, specifically managing out-of-stock updates from vendors to reduce sales loss

Negotiate buying contracts resulting in the lowest cost of goods for materials and supplies while maintaining established inventories

Source suppliers, negotiate buying agreements and establish order quantities, shipping arrangements and terms as appropriate

Ensure external and internal compliance with buying agreements by monitoring product pricing

Review purchase agreements and supplier performance on a continual basis with category manager and advise internal customers of pricing shifts and product availability

Review financial performance reports and analyze and interpret data to identify opportunities to obtain cost savings objectives through efficient planning of resources

Assist with the annual budget

Ensure shrink is controlled and documented

Manage monthly inventory process from start to finish

Maintain compliance with USDA, FDA, OSHA, AIB and all other regulatory agencies while complying with good manufacturing practices

Ensure compliance with HACCP plan which includes housekeeping and record keeping practices

Perform all other related assignments (including special projects) as required in a professional and cooperative manner

Qualification

Purchasing managementFood safety certificationHACCP certificationNegotiation skillsAPICS certificationSupervisory experienceProject managementCustomer serviceComputer skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsLeadership skills