Procurement Specialist - Food Ingredients & Packaging

Bake'n Joy Foods, Inc.; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc. is seeking a Buyer to secure raw materials, packaging, and supplies essential to operations.

The role supports supplier relationships, leads sourcing activities, and continuously improves the supplier network to reduce costs and strengthen supply availability. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain and 2–4 years of progressive purchasing experience in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or equivalent business experience.
• 2-4 years of progressive experience in Purchasing & Sourcing within the manufacturing industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day procurement activities, fostering healthy relationships with suppliers.
• Issue Purchase Orders and all necessary documentation for procuring ingredients, packaging, labels, and other indirect services.
• Address and resolve issues related to schedule adherence, supplier on-time delivery, shelf life, quality, and pricing in collaboration with internal departments.
• Maintain relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers/products as needed.
• Participate in vendor and supplier review meetings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in New Product Development and Production Planning to plan and source materials.
• Forecast procurement needs, monitor stock levels, maintain safety stock, and expedite deliveries as required.
• Oversee the flow of key materials and ingredients, including inbound transportation, ensuring optimal inventory levels.
• Work with R&D and Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) to source and qualify raw materials, addressing vendor quality issues and minimizing returns.
• Collect and manage documentation related to supplier and raw material approvals (e.g., spec sheets, SQF documents).
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, driving improvements and enhancing company profitability.
• Provide after-hours and weekend communication as needed to address urgent production issues.

Skills

Procurement management

Supplier relationships

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems

Windows PC programs

Job description

Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc. is seeking a Buyer to secure raw materials, packaging, and supplies essential to operations.

The role supports supplier relationships, leads sourcing activities, and continuously improves the supplier network to reduce costs and strengthen supply availability. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain and 2–4 years of progressive purchasing experience in manufacturing.