Strategic Sourcing Intern

Job Description

Job Description

Family owned and operated, Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of top-quality bakery products that began over eighty years ago in 1941.

We manufacture a variety of products for professional bakers including frozen scoop batters, predeposited muffin, cornbread, loaf cakes and Boston Coffee Cakes, mixes as well as an expanding line of fully baked items such as coffee cakes, loaf cakes and more.

We remain committed to providing top quality products, service, and value to our customers.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title : Strategic Sourcing Intern Department : Procurement

Status : Non-Exempt Effective Date : November 1, 2024

Reports to : Procurement Director

SUMMARY OF POSITION :

This role is responsible for assisting Bake’n Joy’s procurement team with critical information and analysis that support the company’s strategic sourcing activities across more than 100 packaging and ingredient suppliers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Strategic Sourcing

• Support the Procurement Team’s implementation of sourcing strategies for all packaging and ingredient categories.
• Conduct supplier and market research. Compiled key reports and analysis related to supplier performance and market assessments.
• Ensure that data sources for key commodities (ex. sugar, eggs, flour) are adequately captured on a day-to-day and strategic basis to cover manufacturing needs and capture pricing benefits for BNJ.
• Support Procurement KPI needs relative to Supplier supply assurance, capacity planning and quality.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Support scorecarding and Annual / Semi-annual reviews with BNJ’s Top 20 Suppliers.
• Develop and Issue specific MRP-driven forecasts for key suppliers and materials with annual / regular updates.

Project Management

Provide project tracking and analysis to support key company initiatives, with a key focus on supplier performance.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE :

How You Get Things Done

• Change Leadership : Actively intervenes to create and energize positive change; leads by example and self-accountability.
• Resourcefulness / Initiative : Regularly finds new solutions to unique issues, shows bias for action, a results-oriented doer.
• Analysis : embraces data management, reporting, research and analytics.
• Problem-Solving : demonstrates a passion for assessing problems and finding new solutions.

What Makes You Qualified

• Interest in Purchasing, Sourcing, and / or Planning with experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Progress toward a Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year College or University.
• Strong computer skills, ideally with experience using Windows-based PC programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, with awareness of deadlines.
• Ability to identify processes needing improvement, and to recommend improvements.
• Affable with strong interpersonal skills, maintains a professional presence and can work with associates at all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated and highly organized individual with a positive attitude.
• Has integrity and a willingness to exemplify the company’s mission and values.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Bake’n Joy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.