Purchasing Agent

Pay range: $72975 to $91225 per year

Purpose of Position:

Purchasing Agents primary role is to manage the purchase and delivery of Ingredient Commodities to all Foster Farms in an efficient and costeffective manner. The incumbent will provide knowledge of the assigned spend and process and develop the appropriate supplier base in conjunction with Sourcing Managers and Internal Stakeholders (includes Finance FSQA and Plant Operations). The Purchasing Agent will drive business value by maintaining analyzing and reporting consumption and price information in order to identify and deliver improvements. Individuals in this position will be asked to competitively bid purchases to identify and deliver cost reduction as well as contribute to process efficiency. The Purchasing Agent will be required to establish and maintain purchase information in SAP for Accounts Payable and Purchasing consistent with company goals and specifications for quality and timeliness. Purchasing Agents are a key team member ensuring supply continuity and driving total value.

Essential Job Functions:

• Analyze spend source bid negotiate make commitments maintain SAP records for assigned responsibilities and support operations. Establish vendor relationships and purchase mapping for stakeholders within assigned categories. Maintain evaluate and provide feedback for suppliers performance.
• Detailed analysis and interpretation of all data maintained including but not limited to spend categories suppliers purchase orders bids and other transactions or analysis as required.
• Work with crossfunctional teams to influence and drive decisions
• Support and deliver continuous improvement opportunities related to assigned buy space procure to pay process or other responsibilities
• Maintain Contracts Databases Information records or Source Lists
• Other tasks as assigned by the Purchasing Manager or Director

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Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Food Science Procurement Production Planning Business Statistics or related field strongly preferred or equivalent experience. 
• Must have three or more years of Purchasing/Sourcing or businessrelated experience in Commodities which are traded (wheat corn and sugar markets).
• Demonstrated analytical skills with statistics plus report writing skills required
• 3 to 5 years sourcing materials management finance/accounting supply chain or operations experience or MBA plus 2 years experience (sourcing materials management finance/accounting supply chain or operations).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (spreadsheets presentations & data bases)
• Act decisively with a sense of urgency but able to collaborate and build alignment.
• Must be a selfstarter comfortable working independently on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Capable of prioritizing meeting deadlines and delivering results
• Requires demonstrated excellent communication skills clear articulate speech good listening skills and the ability to generate clear concise written documentation.
• Have the ability to influence through indirect authority is essential.

Preferred Requirements:

• Supplier relationship management experience.
• Experience negotiating with vendors suppliers or internal/external customers.
• Working knowledge of SAP.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain CA drivers license.
• Must have reliable transportation in order to attend offsite meetings and supplier audits with FQSA or independently.
• Must be able to have consistent attendance in the Livingston or other assigned Foster Farms office(s).

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Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities Females Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in EVerify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime