Associate Purchasing Manager

Newly Weds Foods; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Newly Weds Foods in Mississauga is seeking a seasoned Purchasing Leader to oversee the Mississauga purchasing team and coordinate with Boucherville and Edmonton managers. You will manage the Canadian Purchasing Category program and day-to-day MRP purchases, focusing on raw materials, finished goods, and cost-effective sourcing.

You will lead supplier negotiations, drive cost savings, and standardize processes while ensuring GMP/HACCP compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or PMAC designation asset.
• 8–10 years of purchasing experience in food products.
• Meets and exceeds requirements of a purchasing agent.
• Works effectively in a team environment.
• Familiarization with GMPs, HACCP and quality systems.
• Strong communication and leadership; good multi-tasking; maintains confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Mississauga purchasing and coordinate with regional managers.
• Maintain the Canadian Purchasing Category program and day-to-day MRP purchases.
• Lead pricing negotiations and supplier relationships for cost savings.
• Standardize purchasing processes and drive cost analytics.
• Prepare and review monthly reports and raw material costing in Cimpro.
• Direct reports: Mississauga purchasing staff; collaborate with QC for vendor issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Multi-tasking

Confidentiality

Education

College/University degree

PMAC designation (asset)

Job description

Responsible for overseeing the purchasing department in Mississauga and working with Boucherville and Edmonton purchasing managers to maintain/manage the Canadian Purchasing Category program, and day-to-day purchases off the MRP. Oversee and assist Mississauga Operations and Purchasing in the purchase on non--inventory MRO items. Continuously keeping abreast of industry trends to buy, quality, cost effective raw materials and/or finished goods to meet our customers' needs. Provide leadership to others, thus supporting our team and department objectives. Develop and maintain multilevel relationships with principals/suppliers.

• Interact independently with suppliers and our principals as required.


• Demonstrates the ability to supply cost effectiveness by keeping abreast of the latest ingredient technologies.


• Develop additional/alternate sources of supply for existing as well as new and improved raw materials


• Involved with extracurricular activities to maintain or improve miscellaneous responsibilities within the department.


• Complies with Newly Weds Foods corporate personnel policies and purchasing procedures.


• Focus on continually looking for new ideas, trends, and innovations aboard for the company.


• Assist Edmonton and Boucherville in purchasing as needed.


• Provide support and training as required.


• Working on standardizing processes & procedures among the purchasing team.


• Inventory control focusing on costing/pricing analytics.


• Meet with suppliers to negotiate pricing to generate savings.


• Able to understand Edmonton & Montreal purchasing needs


• Managing contract negotiations and terms while collaborating with the corporate team.


• Understanding category separation and control planning.


• To prepare the 12-month accumulative report and send it to corporate headquarters monthly


• Gather data for Reserve report for raw material which has no usage.


• Prepare and update raw materials Budget cost in Cimpro


• Update and maintain pricing files CSF file and POF file, MRP, MRF and vendor email files (Ensuring po's have current pricing at time of receipt / receiving reports, ensuring freight, costs etc. are current).


• SCARS/ Returns & supplier deviations (Working with QC to ensure all details of non-compliance are reported and actions for vendor corrections are maintained - including credits / inventory adjustments are followed up)


• Discontinued Finished Goods Reports- check the formulas and look for unique ingredient items to customers (Review raw material forms and update ROP's and document any raw material concerns. work to either bill client/write off or work off)


• Raw Material requests (Correspond with R&D, or RTIS meet with vendors, for pricing new projects (raw materials) and setting up codes for raw materials)


• Accounting issues (Accounting issues relating to incorrect invoices / qty issues or credits, Stock returns and Claim, SCAR management as well as Floor stock review).


• Order ingredients for trail & Offline formulas which won't trigger on the MRP system, given to us by scientists which includes first time buy of new ingredient, MOQ arranging /finding carrier to the new location.


• Direct reports - Mississauga purchasing staff.

Perform other various similar and related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A College and/or University graduate degree or PMAC designate would be an asset.


• Minimum of 8 - 10 years of experience relevant to food products or the equivalent.


• Meets and exceeds the requirements of a purchasing agent.


• Works effectively in a team environment.


• Familiarization with GMP's, HACCP and quality systems an asset.


• Superior communication, leadership skills, good multi-tasking and intermediate computer skills.


• Ensures required confidentiality is always maintained.