Procurement Buyer

HelloFresh; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading meal kit provider in Toronto is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage vendor orders and drive process improvements. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of experience, with strong Excel skills. This position offers various employee benefits including health coverage, discounts on meal kits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Amazing box discounts

Health & Dental benefits

Generous vacation and PTO

Parental leave top-up

Career development opportunities

Team socials

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of procurement and/or sourcing experience.
• Must be flexible to work weekends (3x a quarter).

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders to vendors for SKUs at correct price and quantity.
• Partner with distribution centers to ensure timely deliveries.
• Drive continuous improvement by recommending changes.
• Analyze purchasing data to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.
• Resolve unforeseen problems with suppliers quickly and professionally.
• Conduct all weekly operations processes including tracking and managing inventory.

Skills

Customer-centricity

Detail-oriented

Multitasking

Data-driven insights

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders to allocated vendors for a variety of food or packaging Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), at the correct price, quantity, buffer, etc.


• Partner with HelloFresh distribution centers, offsite production and warehouse locations, and suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and inventories match demand requirements


• Drive continuous improvement efforts by recommending changes, testing new processes, and implementing updates


• Analyze purchasing data to ensure accuracy of information, purchasing procedures and identify any discrepancies, etc


• Resolve any unforeseen problems with suppliers relating to operations, purchasing or quality/performance quickly and professionally


• Conduct all weekly operations processes including updating POs, tracking freight, managing production issues, paying invoices, scrubbing data and managing inventory levels.


• Support your teammates to ensure that no boxes are missed and no ingredients are subbed due to procurement issues.


• Work with a team of internal high-achievers to continue building, growing, and improving on our offsite production capabilities

Qualifications

• Customer-centric and willing to do whatever it takes to satisfy customer needs


• Detail-oriented with proven ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet time sensitive deadlines


• Data driven- curious about what insights can be derived from numbers


• Highly adaptable- you thrive in a fast-paced, high-change and dynamic work environment

• A Bachelor’s degree is required


• 1-3 years of procurement and/or sourcing experience


• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Excel


• Must be flexible to work weekends (3x a quarter)

Benefits

• Box Discount - Amazing discounts on 1 box per week! 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box.


• Health & Wellness - Health & Dental benefits from day 1, a Health Spending Account, unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs, and 25% discount on GoodLife fitness memberships!


• Vacation & PTO - Time off is also an important part of self-care! We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance.


• Family Benefits - A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents.


• Growth & Development - We support your career progression, provide development opportunities, and invest in your continued learning through our organization wide L&D fund.


• Work Hard & Have Fun - From team socials to engaging company days, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun!


• Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG’s like FreshPride, Women Empowered and LIMES, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.


• Food Puns - this one is kind of a big dill if you haven’t already noticed. We even have some punny meeting room names!