Procurement Manager
Location: New Orleans, LA
Purpose of the position
The Procurement Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing the purchasing and inventory of raw ingredients and packaging used for production. They will provide recommendations to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations. This role will also handle coordination and resolution of issues related to existing and new products. The Procurement Manager should have a good understanding of supply chain concepts, practices, and procedures. They will rely on their extensive experience and judgment to plan and achieve goals. The manager will execute the company's vision and mission by procuring all necessary ingredients, packaging, and non-inventory items for efficient operations in the plant.
Responsibilities & duties
- Maintain ordering of raw ingredients and packaging material for production.
- Communicate, schedule, coordinate, and follow up on delivery of all incoming materials, including intercompany transfer of goods needed for production.
- Input and confirm all purchase orders into Great Plains ERP system; establishing pricing, estimated time of arrival, freight, and distribution for product items.
- Execute established inventory stock levels, reorder amounts, and lead times for production.
- Manage all raw ingredient reports including: perishables, packaging, inventory, obsolete, and aging to maintain appropriate PAR levels based on lead time requirements.
- Maintain and update vendor files, pricing notifications, and contract changes.
- Support all departments, including Plant Operations, Corporate Purchasing, Accounting, and Sales.
- Plan future material needs based on projections and historical data.
- Assist in developing requirements for automation of procurement and logistics software.
- Assist in developing training material and lesson plans for expanded ERP modules.
Academic qualifications
- Essential: College degree
- Desirable: Certification in Supply Chain Management
Work experience & skills
- Essential: 5-7 years of buying experience or any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved
- Desirable: Proven track record of controlling and reducing external spend while developing a robust supplier base, high competency level in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word as a minimum), experience working within a manufacturing environment, ability to take a proactive approach to overcome challenges and achieve results, strong experience in negotiating manufacturing and service agreements, knowledge of materials, products, and commodity markets, fully versed with modern procurement and purchasing techniques, excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills.