Strategic Food Procurement Specialist

Blount Fine Foods Corp.; Warren (RI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision

401k with match

Paid time off

Education assistance

Life Insurance & STD

Product discounts

Job summary

Blount Fine Foods in Warren, RI is seeking a procurement professional to maintain optimal inventory levels that support sales forecasts and production plans, while coordinating raw material purchases and supplier deliveries. This role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will partner with internal logistics, production, and QA teams to optimize spend, manage lead times, and ensure materials meet quality and shelf-life requirements for new and

Qualifications

• 3 years of food procurement/purchasing/manufacturing related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Use strategic thinking, and forward planning to maintain proper inventory levels that support sales, forecasts, and market trends for assigned items.
• Negotiate and coordinate raw material purchase orders, expedite/prioritize, and assess purchase orders for accuracy and compliance with regulations where necessary. Manage deliveries of vendor purchase orders and inter-site raw material transfers.
• Support manufacturing facilities to maintain necessary inventory coverage for immediate production needs in accordance with onsite capacity and shelf-life constraints.
• Work with internal logistics and warehouse teams to plan storage capacity for efficiency and costs.
• Plan and manage raw materials associated with new product launches and phasing out of discontinued raw materials.
• Monitor potential waste through evaluation of expiration reports, consumption
• Participate in vendor communication and relationship management, along with providing data necessary for scorecard reporting.
• Work with cross functional teams in coordinating test batches including documentation, samples, and test setup.
• Participate in BOM revision project cross functionally.
• Participates in corporate Goals & Objectives (GO’s) program.
• Utilize available data and reporting tools to ensure departmental KPI’s are being met and identify areas of improvement.
• Partner with Procurement Strategist for management of shared assigned categories to properly allocate tasks and responsibilities within the category.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Blount Fine Foods in Warren, RI is seeking a procurement professional to maintain optimal inventory levels that support sales forecasts and production plans, while coordinating raw material purchases and supplier deliveries. This role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will partner with internal logistics, production, and QA teams to optimize spend, manage lead times, and ensure materials meet quality and shelf-life requirements for new and