Purchasing Buyer

Position Summary:

The Buyer is responsible for ingredients related to Sukhi’s Hayward manufacturing plant and its co-packers. This person must possess the ability to work closely with Marketing, R&D, Warehouse and Production departments to understand the short- and long-term requirements. The buyer will work closely with vendors to understand market changes that impact supply requirements.

Responsibilities:

· Manage vendor relationships and negotiate pricing, including annual contracts.

· Develop policies and procedures for the procurement of goods and services.

· Monitor market conditions that may affect material pricing and availability.

· Track inventory levels and lead times, identifying lead-time risks.

· Maintain preferred supplier program in close cooperation with QA.

· Hold monthly meetings to review potentially obsolete materials.

· Source back-up vendors to ensure constant supply.

· Actively participate in the quarterly physical inventory process

· Evaluate and monitor vendor performance.

· Able to take on project work that includes updating product specifications.

Education/Experience:

· Bachelor's degree in supply chain or business-related field preferred.

· Five to Ten years of purchasing experience in the food industry.

· Prior experience working with co-packers strongly encouraged.

· Passion for procurement.

· Strong analytical skills

· Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.

Required Skills/Knowledge

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Market knowledge, ability to recognize trends.

· Strong attention to detail.

· Strong organizational, planning, negotiating, and prioritization skills.

· Resourceful and have a strong initiative, able to bring projects to completion.

· Proven ability to effectively deal with conflict and solve problems.

· Able to multi-task.

· Problem solving aptitude and creative thinking ability.

· Ability to establish a good rapport with vendors.

· Strong negotiation skills.

· Intermediate to advance proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits:

· Health, Dental, Vision, life, 401k with employee match and vacation/PTO.

· **Please note that there is no relocation package included with this position.