Procurement Specialist

Northern Gold Foods (USA) is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of healthy and great tasting breakfast and snack products. We're looking for a Procurement Specialist at our facility in Junction City. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive wage.

Position Summary

The Procurement Specialist facilitates the timely and economical acquisition of standard and non-standard products required by the business. The ideal candidate for this job is energetic, inquisitive, organized, detail-oriented and not afraid to get their hands dirty.

Essential Job Functions

• Source, negotiate and procure materials, services, supplies and other commodities as required by the business.
• Evaluate, select, monitor, and maintain relationships with vendors.
• Execute order administration in adherence with spend and inventory targets.
• Maintain inventory targets factoring risk, lead time, and supply chain constraints.
• Mitigate risk to prevent supply interruptions while maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Monitor stock levels and assist in determining min/max levels.
• Create purchase orders based on observed stock levels and forecasted demand.
• Analyze and resolve purchasing issues/discrepancies including invoice issues.
• Perform various tasks to support our Maintenance team, including helping to implement an inventory system for our maintenance parts and managing the procurement of those parts.
• All other duties assigned.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant procurement experience.
• Strong attention to detail and project management skills
• Demonstrated cost/price analysis skills
• Ability to use knowledge of procurement regulations to negotiate orders, evaluate and select vendors, determine appropriate costs and price, and closeout all types of purchase orders and/or subcontracts.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills required.
• Exceptional prioritization, organization, and time management skills with strong attention to detail required.
• Ability to tactfully handle tight deadlines when required.
• Self-managed with the ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment with rapidly changing priorities.

Physical Demands

• Standing and walking up to 8 hours
• Able to lift and carry 25 to 50 lbs.
• Able to continually bend, stoop, twist, use arms, wrists and hands (including grasping and squeezing) throughout shift
• Able to occasionally kneel, reach above the shoulder, work at heights and climb steps with ingredients weighing 25 to 50 lbs.

Current Openings for Procurement Specialist Jobs at Northern Gold Foods Ltd.