Ken’s Foods, a manufacturer of dressings and sauces, is seeking a Senior level Ingredient Operations Buyer with food industry experience to support our facility in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Ken’s is a dynamic, growing, stable company, with 3 additional manufacturing facilities located in McDonough, GA, Lebanon, IN, and Las Vegas, NV.
If you are looking for a new challenge with a growing company, then Ken’s could be the right place for you!
Some of the duties and responsibilities include :
- Responsible for replenishment of materials, building trucks from various supplier locations, while monitoring lead times, order quantities, storage requirements, and shelf life (as applicable)
- Determine appropriate order quantities to balance demand and financial resources (i.e. available warehouse footprint)
- Manage and oversee reverse logistics with cross-functional business partners in the event of a material issue
- Ensure that volume, pricing, delivery terms and conditions are followed, including accurate freight costs
- Be adept at crisis management and have excellent multi-tasking skills when issues arise involving any materials used in production
- Initiate and facilitate Supplier Business reviews to drive improvement and manage Suppliers
- Provide input into the strategic sourcing process (including document collection, regulatory, sample review, financial audit, etc.
and make recommendations, partnering with the Sourcing team
Interface with cross-functional Business Partners to drive value across the Supply Chain
REQUIREMENTS
Education and / or Experience
Four-year degree in related field preferred
Food industry purchasing experience
8+ years with Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, and / or Inventory Management experience
8+ years in Direct Buying, Supplier Management, and / or Project Management experience
8+ years Cross-functional Team Management Experience
Must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Syspro or other ERP experience a plus
Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment.
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