WHO WE ARE
Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California. This role will be based in Macedon, NY (Hybrid).
WHAT WE NEED
The Strategic Procurement function at BRF plays a critical role in the company’s ability to deliver high-quality, cost-effective products to our customers through the team effectively sourcing indirect materials and services, on a timely basis at the lowest total cost, consistent with forecast requirements. This role has full-cycle ownership of procurement process, including the full RFP process, for assigned contracts and/or vendors with a specific focus on in-depth understanding of Indirect procurement for food manufacturing. This team has annual assigned cost-savings goals, and we work effectively and collaboratively, to achieve them. This is a very data driven, results oriented role.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Develop and execute on a sourcing strategy for each assigned category that incorporates customer requirements, product requirements, market conditions, business risk, and supplier capabilities.
- Provide industry assessment for all assigned categories in order to ensure BRF is considering all elements that can impact our source of supply and competitive advantage.
- Use a data driven approach to develop purchasing plans to include market driven “trigger” points.
- Communicate on a continuous basis with internal customers to ensure understanding of business objectives, expectations, and specific requirements.
- Create competition within categories to drive bottom-line impact and risk mitigation.
- Use key reporting and supplier base to obtain market intelligence, i.e. long- and short-term market impact
- Develop clear delineation between controlled and uncontrolled spend in order to institute strategy to manage/mitigate cost/risk for uncontrolled spend (market driven cost inputs)
- Implement value analysis strategy and targets to drive cost out of controllable spend (negotiable inputs, processing, waste).
- Participate in developing annual budgets for assigned categories.
- Develop Supplier engagement plan based on category strategy. Working with BRF Supplier Quality team, understand supplier’s out-going quality assessment process.
- Manage suppliers based on metrics collected via scorecard across BRF disciplines
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in business-related discipline (i.e. business, economics, finance, accounting, supply chain) is preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- A minimum of five (5) years of sourcing or procurement management role to include:
- Specific experience in management of Indirect categories to include: Capital Equipment and Services, Logistics, Corporate Services, MRO and Chemicals
- Energy experience a plus
- Direct responsibility for supplier management and pricing/costs decisions.
- Exposure to and understanding of a robust RFP process
- Past experience being managed to cost-savings objectives
- Manufacturing industry experience required, preferably high mix, high volume product lines.
- Supplier management skills have had responsibility for industry assessments, financial analysis, negotiating contracts and cost modeling.
- An inquisitiveness that drives you to dig into understanding the business, identifying bottlenecks and opportunities, and then create solutions.
- High level of process improvement and willingness to drive business forward.
- Experience with an ERP system required. Systems proficiency with SAP desired.
- A drive, and desire to solve problems with data.
- Due to SQF regulations, all employees must be able to fluently read, write, and converse in the English language.
Computer Skills: Systems proficiency with SAP desired. Experience with an ERP system required. Experience with Business Information query Tools desired.
At BRF, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range.
You'll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!
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