Company description

Want to make a difference in the lives of children and families? At Genuine Foods we create nourishing food environments at schools and workplaces through great-tasting and wholesome meals, made from genuine ingredients. We are a growing social enterprise that uses food to enhance health, productivity and happiness. We believe that fresh, scratch-made food together with unparalleled service and meaningful enrichment programs can transform lives and build community. Food service management is what we do, but what we achieve together with our customers, partners and dedicated team goes beyond the plate.

Job description

Genuine Foods is looking for a motivated and organized Procurement Specialist. This individual will be a key team member ensuring that we purchase the highest-quality and best-value products across all markets. The right candidate will be a highly effective communicator with suppliers and internal stakeholders, possess attention to details, and have the ability to drive cross functional projects across our organization. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to learn and grow! 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Leads the project management for cross-functional collaboration with the procurement, operations, and culinary teams - to develop strategic plans for sourcing products based on company goals and needs.
•  Works closely with distributors in all markets to set up new accounts and monitors and tracks distributor performance and any programs or specific contract terms.
• Monitors supplier price fluctuation improvement plans for all accounts and reports product quality and delivery issues, pursuing credits when necessary.
•  Works closely with the operations to help liaise with vendors and help troubleshoot any delivery or customer service issues.
•  Creates and helps manage standardized order guides in each market based on approved menu recipes.
• Works closely with the nutritional department to ensure all food products comply with school food standards, where applicable.
•  Collaborates with the procurement department to establish private label products for most used items.
•  Proactively researches and helps establish new local and diverse supplier relationships, driving continuous increases in spending in those categories.
• Collaborates with the operations and marketing teams to produce customer-facing materials spotlighting preferred suppliers.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of purchasing experience, preferably in school food and/or a food service environment.
• 2+ years of experience negotiating contract terms and conditions and managing on-time deliveries.
• Excellent project management skills.
•  Excellent customer service skills.
•  Excellent communication skills, a professional demeanor, and interpersonal relationship skills.
•  Intermediate data analysis skills and comfortable with Excel.
• Experience crafting standard operating procedures (SOPs) and creating and implementing plans to roll out those SOPs
• Ability to work within budget constraints.
• Ability to influence suppliers and cost reductions.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• Competitive salary, including performance based bonus opportunities and performance based merit increases
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Get in on the ground floor of a growing company

Compensation

this position is: salaried, 75k-100k

Application instructions

Deadline

August 31, 2024