Purchasing Specialist

Quirch Foods; Stati Uniti; Remoto; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug and

Disability Plan

Life insurance

401K savings Plan

Paid Holidays

Personal Time off

Employee Discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Quirch Foods, a diverse family of food companies in the United States, is seeking a procurement professional to manage supplier relationships, evaluate products, and secure cost-effective purchases for our operations.

You will review requisitions, select products, prepare purchase orders, and negotiate contracts within budget. Strong knowledge of purchasing procedures, MS Office, and a degree in purchasing or commerce are preferred, with 3–5 years of industry experience.

Competenze

• Knowledge of vendor sources and procurement practices.
• Ability to analyze features, prices and qualities to determine cost-effective purchases.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills; good time management and attention to detail.
• 3–5 years purchasing experience in poultry, beef, seafood, or dairy preferred; degree or certification in commercial work is a plus.

Mansioni

• Reviews requisitions and selects products for purchase by testing or evaluating items.
• Confers with vendors to obtain price, availability, and delivery schedules.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests and negotiates contracts within budget.
• Maintains procurement records and discusses quality issues with stakeholders to resolve problems.
• May approve invoices and expedite delivery when needed.

Conoscenze

Vendor sourcing

Purchasing procedures

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Time management

Organizational skills

Formazione

Degree in purchasing/commerce

Strumenti

MS 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 areconsidered 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.