Senior Buyer North America - Monterrey, México - Griffith Foods
Descripción
Griffith Foods es un fabricante global de productos alimenticios.Proporcionamos una amplia gama de componentes de sabor y textura para clientes de la industria alimentaria de todo el mundo.
Nuestros productos incluyen mezclas de condimentos, mezclas secas, sistemas de recubrimiento, mezclas de masas, migas, sabores, salsas y bases alimentarias que se utilizan en una amplia variedad de aplicaciones, desde aperitivos, carne y pollo procesados hasta platos preparados.
Entre nuestros clientes se encuentran procesadores de alimentos, operadores de restaurantes y minoristas de comestibles.Aunque nuestro nombre puede no ser familiar para los consumidores, nuestros productos son componentes clave de los alimentos ofrecidos por muchas de las empresas más reconocidas del mundo.
- Purpose of the Position
- Why does the job exist?
- Sourcing & Negotiation: Develop, analyze and secure negotiated commercial agreements that will establish cost competitiveness and a reliable service level within our supply chain.
- Assortment: Work with R&D and other internal/external stakeholders to create and maintain an efficient, simplified assortment while providing opportunities to support and allow new innovation/development.
- Market Awareness: Gather knowledge and understanding of market events to provide visibility and to protect the cost and continuity of supply of our raw materials.
- Category Management: Work in conjunction with the director to create category plans and formulate appropriate strategies that align with corporate goals and optimize effectiveness.
- Business Reviews/
Supplier Management:
Plan and conduct regular supplier business reviews with Director (using standard format) to ensure commiunication and to review key terms and opportunities.
2) Major Duties & Responsibilities- Include all essential job functions This section should include the primary daytoday responsibilities & activities of the position. These should represent the "core" of the job duties.
- Develop & negotiate reliable supply agreements to maintain optimal service levels from our suppliers.
- Constantly seek out and develop alternate raw material options or dual vendors to guarantee best possible procurement efficiencies.
- Negotiate costs and all related commercial terms & conditions to improve cost and service level.
- Create & present category plans, strategies to internal business stakeholders.
- Develop category assortment "Simplification" plans to better align and consolidate sku's across the North American region for maximum business unit benefits.
- Achieve required GPC savings/efficiencies through effective commiunication and interactions through review and approval process.
- Review and update standard purchasing procedures to continuously improve operations and procurement effectiveness.
- Provide timely solutions to any raw material shortages and create contingency plans to avoid future supply issues.
- Analyze and define sourcing category strategies and report milestone objectives advancements.
- Maintain vendor / pricing item catalogs up to date in our system and provide maximum visibility to the business on forecasted costing via timely/accurate RMF forecast file updates (at least monthly).
- Maintain and update the Business Partner Mode in our WWGL Application System (GApps).
3) Scope:
- Operating Budget?
- Staff size?
- Other Measurable Factors?
- Annual Op. budget (25% RM Cost)
- Supplier Performance Management
- GPE Savings Projects
- North America scope
- Spices and vegetables
4) Problem Solving/Decision Making:
- Describe the most difficult or challenging problems that must be resolved.
- Identify the types of decisions the incumbent will be allowed to make on his/her own.
- Key challenge in this position is to foresee and act before an unstable market situation.
- Investigate, develop and effectively communicate options to ensure continuity of supply on assigned categories.
- This position is responsible of selecting the best procurement alternative along with establishing the adequate commercial and logistics conditions.
- Support procurement problems and opportunities by replacing noncompliant vendors.
5) Working Relationships:
Internal
- Reports to whom?
- Supervises whom?
- Peer Relationships
- Frequent Contacts
- Customers, vendors, etc.
- Reports to the Director Of Purchasing, North America
- No supervisory responsibility
- Frequent interaction with the Procurement Team to discuss operative opportunities and support in every vendor noncompliance negotiations.
- Interaction with QA Department on vendor approval as well as alternate material evaluation.
- Interact with R&D members on the development of new material testing functionality tryouts.
- Proactively and quickly address any availability issues in each unit (U.S, Canada, Mexico) to expedite and/or restore product availability on assigned categories.
- Support sales teams in obtaining pricing advanaces
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