Purchasing Specialist

Quirch Foods; Kansas City (KS); In loco; USD 60.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, Dental, Prescription DrugPlan

401K savings Plan

Paid Holidays

Personal Time off

Employee Discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Quirch Foods is seeking an experienced procurement professional to manage sourcing, vendor negotiations, and cost analysis in a food production environment. The role focuses on selecting products, preparing purchase orders, and maintaining supplier relationships to ensure quality and timely delivery.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in purchasing or related field and 3–5 years of experience in poultry, beef, seafood, or dairy industries, with strong MS Office skills and meticulous

Competenze

• Knowledge of product and service vendor sources.
• Knowledge of purchasing procedures and practices.
• Ability to analyze varying product features, prices and qualities for cost effectiveness.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred or certification/licensing in commercial purchasing and inventory management; 3-5 years purchasing experience in poultry, beef, seafood, or dairy industry.

Mansioni

• Review requisitions and confer with vendors on price, availability and delivery schedules.
• Select products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.
• Prepare purchase orders or bid requests and review proposals within budget.
• Negotiate contracts and maintain procurement records including costs, delivery and quality.

Conoscenze

Vendor sources knowledge

Procurement procedures

Negotiation

Communication skills

Time management

Organization skills

Formazione

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in business purchasing/inventory management

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews requisitions
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedules
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price
• Determines method of procurement, such as direct purchase or bid
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority
• Maintains manual or computerized procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action
• May approve invoices for payment
• May expedite delivery of goods to users

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Knowledge of product and service vendor sources
• Knowledge of purchasing procedures and practices
• Ability to analyze varying product and service features, prices and qualities, and determine most cost effective purchase for organization
• Associate's or Bachelor’s degree preferred or certification/licensing in a program of 18 months to 3 years duration in commercial work including purchasing and inventory management
  3-5 years of purchasing experience in the poultry, beef, seafood, or dairy industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  Strong negotiation and communication skills
  Good time management and attention to detail
  Excellent organization skills

Benefits you will enjoy:

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Plan, Disability Plan, Life insurance Plan
• 401K savings Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Personal Time off
• Employee Discounts

• Works with the leadership team and appropriate team members to encourage and support organizational sustainability efforts. Supports waste reduction/optimization, water and energy conservation. Practice overall organizational sustainability goals and environmental preferred purchasing practices.
• Quirch Foods is a diverse family of companies on a quest to seek and source environmentally conscious and sustainable food products to our customers. Works with the leadership team and appropriate team members to encourage and support organizational sustainability efforts.
• Quirch Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.