Purchasing Manager

Join Lunds & Byerlys as a Full-Time Purchasing Manager. Here, your expertise in purchasing and logistics will drive innovation and excellence, as you tackle challenges and collaborate with diverse professionals. With a competitive salary range of $81,000 to $116,000, your talents will be recognized and rewarded.

The role is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, providing you with a stable connection to the community.

If you are ready to elevate your career in a customer-centric environment rooted in integrity and teamwork, we invite you to apply today!

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Lunds & Byerlys is committed to taking care of the employees who take care of our customers. We are committed to creating work environments centered around the values of hospitality, teamwork, and opportunity. Lunds & Byerlys is committed to providing equal opportunities to all interested and qualified candidates. Our culture is based in teamwork, innovation, and respect. These words are not just tossed around. They are at the core of who we are as a Star Tribune Top Workplace 2019-2025.

This position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our team members. Our benefits include competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with various health spending and savings accounts. We provide supplemental free on-demand healthcare and generous paid time off. Additionally, team members can take advantage of 401(k) matching and other value-added benefits focused on overall health and wellness.

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the oversight of all ingredient and packaging purchasing activities for manufacturing to include accountability for costing, supply chains, inventory, contracts and supplier performance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The following description of work to be performed by this individual is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished. There are many necessary activities to satisfy any of the following performance guidelines.

• Provide assistance to all Lunds & Byerlys team members modeling company customer service standards at all times
• Hire, train and develop team members, including performance evaluations, performance management and general supervision
• Coach, mentor, and lead direct reports to accomplish goals of the location plan and personal goals for each team member
• Develop and centrally manage the procurement of goods and materials
• Establish standard costs for all ingredients and packaging. Maintain purchase price variances within established guidelines
• Manage all procurement activities required to support the manufacturing facilities including the joint usage of like products between facilities
• Establish and ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place to support procurement and order management.
• Manage and assess the needs of all internal customers through formal and informal communications, specifically managing out-of-stock updates from vendors to reduce sales loss
• Negotiate buying contracts resulting in the lowest cost of goods for materials and supplies while maintaining established inventories
• Source suppliers, negotiate buying agreements and establish order quantities, shipping arrangements and terms as appropriate
• Ensure external and internal compliance with buying agreements by monitoring product pricing
• Review purchase agreements and supplier performance on a continual basis with category manager and advise internal customers of pricing shifts and product availability
• Review financial performance reports and analyze and interpret data to identify opportunities to obtain cost savings objectives through efficient planning of resources,
• Assist with the annual budget
• Ensure shrink is controlled and documented
• Manage monthly inventory process from start to finish
• Maintain compliance with USDA, FDA, OSHA, AIB and all other regulatory agencies while complying with good manufacturing practices
• Ensure compliance with HACCP plan which includes housekeeping and record keeping practices

OTHER JOB DUTIES (Not considered essential to the job)

• Perform all other related assignments (including special projects) as required in a professional and cooperative manner.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education
• Undergraduate degree in management, general business, logistics or equivalent experience
• Licensing Required:
• Food safety, HACCP, and forklift certifications
• APICS certification
• First Aid, CPR preferred
• Experience
• Four or more years' supervisory experience of 5 or more employees; preferably in a manufacturing setting
• Food manufacturing, purchasing or buying experience
• LFHI Competencies expected of all employees include: action oriented, communicates effectively, customer focus and instills trust.
• Other required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• A service-oriented individual with a high energy, positive and friendly demeanor
• Ability to respond to continually changing priorities and coordinate multiple projects
• Computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to delegate and follow through
• Ability to provide motivation and leadership
• Ability to think and plan strategically as well as tactically communicate at all levels of company
• Continuously observe and evaluate operations to identify problems and/or opportunities for improvement.
• Negotiation skills
• Project management skills
• Sound judgment and decision-making abilities
• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English

OTHER REQUIREMENTS/EQUIPMENT USED, IF APPLICABLE

Equipment Used

• Office Equipment (this may include computer, phone, printer, scanner, copier and fax machine)
• Forklift
• Pallet jack (manual or electric)