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Job Filled Procurement Manager

Job Description: 

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for managing all procurement initiatives and business relationships with suppliers. This position executes the selection, evaluation, and negotiation for our product.

Compensation/Salary: 
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Responsibilities & Duties: 
  • Evaluate and cultivate business relationships to optimize return on investment
  • Leverage knowledge of industry and market trends to develop and champion long-term procurement and sourcing strategies
  • Deliver value, drive continuous improvement, and provide savings by applying strategic sourcing leading practices
  • Creates a globally uniform procurement organizational structure and processes; manages to sustain a competitive advantage
  • Develops and executes supplier base optimization strategies that yield the most economic supply/service cost results
  • Work collaboratively with partners from other functional areas to deliver business objectives

Competencies:

  • To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following:

Analytical: 

  • Ability to collect and interpret data.  Ability to research and problem solve independently

Problem Solving: 

  • Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, gather and analyze information skillfully, work well in group solving situations, use reason even when dealing with   emotional topics

Technical Skills:

  • Assess own strengths and weaknesses, pursue training and development opportunities, strive to continuously build knowledge and skills, share expertise with others.
  • Interpersonal Skills:  Focus on solving conflict, not blaming, maintain confidentiality, listen to others without interrupting, remain open to others ideas and try new things

Teamwork: 

  • Balance team and individual responsibilities, exhibit objectivity and openness to others views, able to build moral and group commitments to goals and objectives.

Motivation:

  • Measure self against standard of excellence

Quality:

  • Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. Attention to detail
Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with a degree in materials management, economics, math or related business discipline or equivalent job experience
  • Minimum of five to eight years of professional experience with at least one year in functional purchasing, preferably in a fresh produce environment
  • Bilingual (Spanish and English) required
  • Demonstrated ability to generate and understand reports
  • Demonstrated strong team, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in the use of AS400 or similar ERP System for business analysis
  • Ability to pick up 25lb boxes
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse work group

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