Senior Purchasing Manager (Food Manufacturing)

Job summary

Lead the Mississauga purchasing team and oversee procurement of ingredients, packaging, indirect materials, and services while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and controlling costs. Negotiate supplier pricing and contracts, coordinate purchasing programs across Canadian plants and corporate teams, and manage purchasing data, reports, supplier issues, and staff training.

Job details

Summary Responsible for overseeing the purchasing department in Mississauga. This department is responsible for day-to- day ingredients and packaging orders compiled by the plant buyers from the Mississauga MRP, as well as working with the Operations group on purchasing indirect materials and services for use in the facility. The Purchasing Manager also is responsible for working with Managers from Boucherville and Edmonton plants to maintain/manage the Canadian Purchasing Category program as well as collaborating with the Corporate Purchasing group in Chicago. Continuously keeping abreast of industry trends to buy, quality, cost effective raw materials and/or finished goods to meet our customers’ needs. Provide leadership to others, thus supporting our team and department objectives. Develop and maintain multilevel relationships with principals/suppliers. Manage the Mississauga Purchasing team to hold the correct level of inventory at the plant to properly service customers, while minimizing excess/obsolete goods. Essential Functions Demonstrates the ability to supply cost effectiveness by keeping abreast of the latest ingredient technology and commodity market information Develop additional/alternate sources of supply for existing as well as new and improved raw materials Complies with Newly Weds Foods corporate personnel policies and purchasing procedures. Assist Edmonton and Boucherville Purchasing groups as needed. Provide support and training as required. Working on standardizing processes & procedures among the purchasing team. Inventory control focusing on costing/pricing analytics. Meet with suppliers to negotiate pricing to generate savings. Managing contract negotiations and terms while collaborating with the corporate team. To prepare the 12-month accumulative report and send it to corporate headquarters monthly Gather data for Reserve report for raw material which has no usage. Prepare and update raw materials Budget cost in Cimpro Update and maintain pricing files CSF file and POF file, MRP, MRF and vendor email files (Ensuring po’s have current pricing at time of receipt / receiving reports, ensuring freight, costs etc. are current). SCARS/ Returns & supplier deviations (Working with QC to ensure all details of non-compliance are reported and actions for vendor corrections are maintained – including credits / inventory adjustments are followed up) Discontinued Finished Goods Reports- check the formulas and look for unique ingredient items to customers (Review raw material forms and update ROP’s and document any raw material concerns. work to either bill client/write off or work off) Raw Material requests (Correspond with R&D, or RTIS meet with vendors, for pricing new projects (raw materials) and setting up codes for raw materials) Accounting issues (Accounting issues relating to incorrect invoices / qty issues or credits, Stock returns and Claim, SCAR management as well as Floor stock review). Manage and backup direct reports, the Mississauga purchasing staff Non-Essential Functions Perform other various similar and related duties as required. Qualifications A College and/or University graduate degree or PMAC designate would be an asset. Minimum of 8 - 10 years of experience relevant to food products or the equivalent. Meets and exceeds the requirements of a purchasing agent. Works effectively in a team environment. Familiarization with GMP’s, HACCP and quality systems an asset. Superior communication, leadership skills, good multi-tasking and intermediate computer skills. Ensures required confidentiality is always maintained. Work Environment General office environment Periodic exposure to: (1) noise, (2) airborne dust, (3) food production odours A heavily audited food environment requiring close adherence to compliance, cleanliness and safety.

What you’ll do

Lead the Mississauga purchasing team and oversee procurement of ingredients, packaging, indirect materials, and services while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and controlling costs. Negotiate supplier pricing and contracts, coordinate purchasing programs across Canadian plants and corporate teams, and manage purchasing data, reports, supplier issues, and staff training.

Requirements

Requires 8–10 years of relevant experience in food products or equivalent, with a college or university degree or PMAC designation considered an asset. Candidates should have purchasing expertise, strong communication and leadership skills, effective teamwork and multitasking abilities, and intermediate computer skills; familiarity with GMP, HACCP, and quality systems is an asset.

Listed skills

• Inventory Control · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Purchasing Management
• Supplier Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Inventory Control
• Cost Analysis
• Commodity Market Analysis
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Supply Source Development
• Team Leadership
• Process Standardization
• Pricing Management
• Materials Requirements Planning
• Food Safety Compliance
• HACCP
• GMP
• Communication

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Food & Beverage
• Management & Leadership
• Logistics

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