Medosweet Farms · 15 hours ago
Purchasing Manager
Kent, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expMedosweet Farms is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead their Purchasing Department and serve as the key supplier contact. The role involves managing sourcing activities, supplier relationships, and spend management while ensuring quality and efficiency in procurement processes.
Wholesale
Responsibilities
Manage the Purchasing Department
Provide leadership and direction to the staff to ensure timely, efficient results
Establish Department goals, processes, and metrics to drive success (i.e., develop key strategies and plans to drive results for the company)
Work with stakeholders to source new products and/or suppliers as needed to meet their requirements
Ensuring the sourcing requirement meets best practices for delivering Quality, Service, Value and Strategic Relationships appropriate to the sourcing need
Use best practices for supplier and product sourcing & selection (information gathering, bidding, product/supplier analysis, negotiations, cost analysis, supplier qualification & selection, etc.)
Analyze sourcing requests to ensure all key information is identified and the process is approached to maximize opportunities for all stakeholders
Continue development of Medosweet’s supplier base to increase efficiency and effectiveness
Establish cost and pricing business rules and reporting by Supplier
Develop supplier quality assurance capabilities
Establish Master Supplier Agreements with key suppliers as necessary
Resolve supplier issues related to availability, service, quality, pricing, etc.; to create a competitive advantage for Medosweet
Work to create efficient processes and successful results in the process of issue identification and resolution
Work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to meet Medosweet’s documentation and information requirements
Meet established annual profit improvement goals (ROI) by working with Medosweet’s Suppliers, Sales Department, & Stakeholders to identify and drive profit improvement results
Develop efficient processes to routinely review and audit Medosweet’s purchasing expenditures and rebates to identify and achieve a competitive advantage for the company through cost savings and supply management operating efficiencies
This position is responsible for monitoring and understanding the impact of Medosweet’s key commodity markets (Dairy, Eggs, Cheese)
This knowledge is to be leveraged to making pricing recommendations as well as establishing cost formulas for key products and product lines designed to achieve both bottom line gains and ensure transparent supplier cost-based pricing
This position is responsible for establishing frequent and effective collaboration with Sales, Warehouse, Distribution, and all key stakeholders
Routine professional communications regarding issues (identification/recommendations/status), opportunities (recommendations/implementation) and processes (training/awareness)
Documenting key procedures designed to improve overall Supply Management operations and costs (SOP’s)
Tracking cost savings and rebates achieved monthly (KPI’s)
Qualification
Required
Deep knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
Knowledge of Supply Management for perishable food products
Knowledge of dairy, cheese, egg, & food products and their related commodity markets desired
Skill in preparing and analyzing specifications, requests for information, request for bids, conducting negotiations and qualifying suppliers
Strong skill set both verbal and written communication
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Strong skill set in the use of technology such as ERP, WMS Systems and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
Preferred
Seven years purchasing experience for perishable commodities including sourcing and cost negotiations
Bachelor's degree in Business or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) desired
Company
Medosweet Farms
Medosweet has provided locally sourced fresh and frozen dairy products to food service businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Eric Parker
Chief Financial Officer
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