Dairy Purchasing Agent

Davita Inc.; Little Chute (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and nutrition company seeks a Dairy Purchasing Agent to manage procurement activities and ensure competitive pricing aligned with quality standards. This role involves building relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, and driving cost savings initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and extensive experience in Dairy supply chain management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Dairy purchasing or Dairy Supply Chain.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• Intermediate level in Excel and PowerBI.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement of Dairy items and ensure market trends are communicated.
• Negotiate contracts and supplier relationships.
• Drive cost savings and manage procurement strategies.

Skills

Communication

Analytics

Project Management

Conflict Resolution

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

PowerBI

Job description

About Us:

Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, foodservice, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent, cutting-edge equipment, and a vertically integrated supply chain, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers-first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's, Dutch Bros beverages and Nurri, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages - and about building a team that's just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Our Core Values:

Diversity and Inclusion at Trilliant and Horseshoe:

We believe talented, great people are the building blocks of our success. We believe in finding the right people, with the right attitude, and providing them with opportunities to excel.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Supply Chain, as the Dairy Purchasing Agent, you'll be responsible for Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company direct physical Dairy procurement at competitive prices consistent with quality, quantity and delivery specifications. You'll be responsible for physical procurement activities including PO generation, cash shortages and overages, resolving supply chain issues, driving cost savings and working capital initiatives. Key involvement in forecasting and communicating accurate material input costs, and supporting contract applications management, risk management and hedging programs. Develops and maintains relationships with internal customers and external suppliers.

Responsibilities:

*Build strategies for assigned materials and services following approved buying programs at competitive prices and ensuring the needs of internal customers are met.

*Build and maintain category and supplier acumen for the enterprise.

*Active participation in ADPI and IFDA

*Oversee activities related to the procurement of Dairy items, from the intent to purchase through delivery of the material.

*Work with Dairy market analysts to understand market trends, synthesis of information and insights with coordination of actions with finance team.

*Ensure implementation of Enterprise Procurement projects within assigned brands/plants.

*Key contributor to set up hedging strategy and contracts for various milk bases for the TFN/HBC enterprise needs.

*Negotiate complex requests for materials or services.

*Prepare contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications.

*Create and maintain relationships with internal customers and external suppliers.

*Recruit and maintain suppliers that provide high quality products and services at competitive prices while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.

*Review and resolve vendor claims and contracts in conformance to company policy.

*Support plants to identify and resolve material supply risks.

*Guide data gathering and risk/reward analysis on all purchasing bids and specification change initiatives.

*Deliver an accurate monthly material forecast and effectively communicates changes in material costs and market drivers to internal customers.

Qualifications:

*Bachelor's Degree

*5+ years of experience in Dairy purchasing or Dairy Supply Chain

*Demonstrated strengths in communication, analytics, project management, and conflict resolution.

*Experience achieving sizable cost savings through strategic cost reduction programs.

*Understanding of market economics, technical issues, logistics, and ability to perform independent value analytics.

*Negotiation and contract-development.

*Understanding of material requirements planning.

*Excel - Intermediate level, PowerPoint, Contract Management, PowerBI

Hours, Location and Pay:

We offer a competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This role works traditional business hours Monday-Friday with off shift and weekend hours as needed to meet business needs at our Neenah, WI manufacturing facility.

Physical and Mental Demands:

*While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.

*Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

*Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.

*Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.

Safety Statement:

At Trilliant and Horseshoe, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.

Disclosures:

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

*Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.

*Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.

*Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.

*EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled

*If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

*Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.

*The principles of the OECD and UN have been taken into consideration and used as guidance in our human rights practices and procedures.