Director of Procurement
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Job Location:
Taylor, AZ - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 125000 - 150000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
If you are passionate about delivering exceptional procurement performance and making a measurable impact wed love to connect.
About the Company
EW Grobbel is a family food company that was established in 1883. Headquartered in Detroits historic Eastern Market EW Grobbel specializes in whole-muscle meat proteins and pickle are best known as Americas Oldest Corned Beef Specialist. We supply our products to thousands of locations around the United States.
At EW Grobbel we have proudly delivered high-quality food for 140 years. Recognized as one of Crains 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Detroit we are poised to become a national powerhouse.
About the Role
The Director of Procurement will lead and optimize the sourcing purchasing and supplier relationship functions in a hands-on leadership role overseeing procurement while partnering with production and sales teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement short and long-term procurement strategies aligned with business goals and ensure decisions align with quality sustainability and regulatory requirements.
- Lead sourcing initiatives for food ingredients packaging equipment and indirect goods and services.
- Identify evaluate and manage supplier relationships to ensure performance compliance and reliability. Negotiate contracts pricing and service-level agreements with key vendors.
- Develop supplier scorecards and conduct regular performance reviews.
- Implement cost-saving initiatives and supplier consolidation strategies and monitor market trends to anticipate changes in raw material prices and availability.
- Collaborate with finance and operations to manage budgets and forecast spending.
- Work closely with Quality Assurance to ensure supplier compliance with food safety standards (i.e. HACCP GMP USDA).
- Leverage ERP systems and procurement tools to drive automation visibility and reporting accuracy and track key metrics and present results to executive leadership team.
About You
- Progressive procurement or purchasing experience including experience in a leadership role.
- Experience in the food industry (meat or perishable category) preferred.
- Strong knowledge of food supply chains commodity markets and regulatory standards.
- Demonstrated success in contract negotiation strategic sourcing and supplier management.
- Experience with ERP systems (i.e. NetSuite) and procurement platforms.
- Excellent communication leadership and analytical skills.
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration Food Science or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Why Work for Us
- The foundation of ourorganization is centered on growing and developing each employee both personally and professionally while producing premium quality food products.
- As an employee of EW Grobbel you will be part of a fast-paced high-performance team driven by employee engagement and powered by work precision.
- This is a full-time in-person position based in Taylor Michigan. The salary range for this position is $125000-$150000. Additionally we offer robust health benefits (medical dental vision and life insurance) retirement benefits (4% match to 401K) paid time off (holidays and vacation) and other perks.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Category Management
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Financial Acumen
- HR Sourcing
- Procurement Management
- Contract Management
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- negotiation
- Contracts
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