Strategic Procurement Lead: Capital Projects & MRO

S&D Coffee; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

S&D Coffee in Conway, AR is seeking an experienced Procurement Buyer II to manage equipment, parts purchasing, and supplier relationships for Capital Projects & MRO. You will analyze costs, leverage AI tools for spend analytics, and coordinate with Manufacturing, QA, R&D, and Finance to optimize procurement outcomes.

The role emphasizes supplier risk management, contract support, and continuous improvement in the supply chain, with a focus on delivering high service while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in procuring equipment, preferably in a food and/or beverage manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing a diverse set of external vendors and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing plans that analyze and calculate costs of procurement and use those to drive multi-year procurement plans and events to maintain flat to down raw material costs in inflationary environments
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and data analytics for spend analysis, market research and reporting to support faster, more informed sourcing decisions
• Identify, source and assess potential trustworthy partners
• Develop a system to evaluate partners to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service. Review periodically to ensure compliance to agreed upon terms and conditions.
• Create and utilize multi-step sourcing processes that drive Best Value relationships with vendors, sharing those sourcing processes with the Global Sourcing team to ensure Continuous Improvement in the supply chain
• Perform supply chain management activities, including the expediting and tracking of urgent deliveries and checking of received items.
• Work with equipment vendors to ensure reliability and determine stocking options
• Work with project management team to coordinate receipt of critical path items to support the manufacturing process
• Interface and align with Global Sourcing Quality Assurance team to ensure specifications and standards are consistently met
• Support commercialization of NPD (New Product Development) projects with sales team
• Liaise between Procurement and Manufacturing to ensure effective communication
• Manage the plant purchasing card, document and report on all expenses accordingly
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Vendor management

Sourcing strategy

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Copilot AI

ERP systems

Job description

S&D Coffee in Conway, AR is seeking an experienced Procurement Buyer II to manage equipment, parts purchasing, and supplier relationships for Capital Projects & MRO. You will analyze costs, leverage AI tools for spend analytics, and coordinate with Manufacturing, QA, R&D, and Finance to optimize procurement outcomes.

The role emphasizes supplier risk management, contract support, and continuous improvement in the supply chain, with a focus on delivering high service while controlling costs.