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•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Marshall, MN Marshall, Minnesota |
About this job
Description
At Schwan’s Company, we are driven to bring our customers delicious foods and reliable services. That's how we grew from a "one-man-and-a-truck" delivery business in rural Minnesota to a multibillion-dollar private company with thousands of team members nationwide. Our commitment to delicious foods shows in all we do, from careful ingredient selection and quality food making to delivering a great experience wherever you shop and eat.
The foods we make reach customers in many ways. We deliver directly to our customer's homes through our popular food-delivery business, offer well-known retail brands such as Red Baron®, Freschetta®, and Tony's® pizzas, Pagoda® snacks and appetizers, and Mrs. Smith's® and Edwards® desserts, and bring innovative food solutions to our customers in the food-service industry. To learn more, visit us at .
SFC Global Supply Chain, Inc., a division of The Schwan Food Company, is hiring a Senior Buyer within our Procurement division. This role carries out the responsibility of purchasing a broad spectrum of goods or services for the company. The position is accountable for researching negotiating and procuring the assigned category; and will work under limited supervision by the Director. Other duties include:
- Leads complex negotiations with key suppliers along with clear communication to internal stakeholders.
- Tracks and monitors the category for impact to pricing & supply.
- Negotiates and secures desired quantities and varieties at lowest feasible costs that meet quality specifications and plant production requirements.
- Responsible for material rates and operational impacts.
- Delivers category rate and risk assessment and associated. communication for their assigned materials to appropriate stakeholders.
- Actively leads supplier quality for goods or services to ensure delivery of contracted products/services meet contracted expectations.
- Resolves QCD (quality cost delivery) issues with key customers (manufacturing marketing R&D and sales).
- Monitors and tracks supplier performance cost savings and continuous improvement and develops and implements the solutions to address issues.
- Creates the category supplier strategy in concert with Director.
- Accountable to drive results in Price Rate and Risk Management Project Execution Raw Material Quality Supplier Service Supplier Product Innovation.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Years of Related Experience: 5-9 years of related experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Intermediate PC skills including Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.
- Intermediate proficiency in data generation from electronic systems.
- Intermediate numeric analytical skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing via reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest commissions proportions percentages area circumference and volume.
- Good communication skills both verbally and in writing.
- The ability to manage multiple assignments meet deadlines achieve objectives manage confidential information and work cooperatively in groups.
The employing subsidiaries of Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.
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Req #: 17007340
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