Job Details

Food Ingredient Buyer

Shape sourcing strategy, build supplier partnerships, and drive ethical purchasing decisions with measurable business impact.

What's in it for you?

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Healthy Living Reimbursements
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

Food Ingredient Buyer Details:

• Direct Hire position
• $ 70,000.00 to $ 80,000.00 / annually
• First Shift

• Maintain and continuously improve demand management, purchasing and supplier coordination processes of your assigned food grade commodities while maintaining thorough market knowledge to control costs and mitigate risks.
• Develop strong supplier relationships globally, carrying out supplier prospecting, selection and qualification processes in addition to monitoring and reporting supplier performance.
• Issue purchase orders, onboarding new suppliers, and coordinating cross-departmentally on aspects needed to source an item.

Food Ingredient Buyer Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field (MBA preferred).
• Project Management certification/experience and Lean Six Sigma certification/experience preferred
• At least 3 years of professional purchasing and/or supply chain management experience
• Demonstrated high level purchasing skills and knowledge for high value and complex product lines
• Advanced MS Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); including pivot tables, charts and solver
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects concurrently, handle multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced business environment
• ERP system and demand management software experience preferred (X3 and SIA in particular)
• Ability to travel (domestic) as needed to attend trade shows and conduct supplier site visits (Rare-Occasional)
• Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as ability to take initiative, plan, and execute tasks independently. Has ability to communicate concerns and escalate decision making to appropriate level of the organization
• Can manage conflict across functional and corporate boundaries, effective problem solver
• Strong team-building skills, developing collaborative relationships internally and externally.

• Pre-employment drug screen is required as a condition of employment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and celebrate diversity at all levels of our organization.

How to Apply:

Email, call, or text us today! Feel free to apply online at www.elwoodjobs.com

Oliver Bergen

3025 Washington Blvd.

Ogden, UT 84401

(801) ###-#### ext.

...@elwoodprofessional.com