Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bimbo QSR is a company focused on providing quality baked goods, and they are seeking a Procurement Analyst to ensure the optimal supply of goods and services to their bakeries. The role involves managing supplier relationships, maintaining inventory levels, and collaborating with various teams to resolve supply chain issues.
Responsibilities
- Complete the replenishment review of required stocking levels for ingredients and packaging in designated plants
- Keep bakeries supplied with key materials. Execute release orders to approved suppliers based on existing purchasing contracts, track confirmations, follow up on orders and expedite shipments as necessary to maintain inventory levels within the guidelines
- Work closely with manufacturing and other cross functional partners across the business to identify and resolve issues and opportunities within material replenishment
- Communication of key issues and risks within scope of control
- Maintain web-based inventory planning sheets on a weekly/daily schedule as specified by BQ
- Execute purchase orders in SAP and track confirmations to insure timely receipt of ingredients and packaging into bakeries
- Manage packaging and ingredients transitions as a result of innovation, packaging re-design, promotional activity and product transfers
- Collaborate with Operations to analyze and report out of the difference between the Theoretical and Real consumptions
- Obtain and update forecasts in inventory planning sheets to support new product introductions and promotional activity
- Review, coordinate, and place purchase orders for all bulk ingredients at designated plants
- Review monthly analysis of slow-moving inventory and take appropriate actions to reduce obsolescence
- Build and maintain strong business-to-business relationships with key suppliers & internal stakeholders
- Identify, research, and implement cost-saving opportunities
- Track and expedite incoming orders as needed to insure continued production at the plants
- Communicate risks and opportunities and escalate where required
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in business or related field preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted
- Experience in purchasing, procurement, or customer service
- Excellent interpersonal & problem-solving skills, written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Excel, SAP, and Outlook
- Comfortable with change; adaptable
- Team player able to work in a high volume, fast paced & time sensitive environment
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate to solve issues
- Travel to plants may be required 5%
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