Senior Buyer North America (Monterrey)

About the Company

Griffith Foods es un fabricante integral de productos alimenticios. Proporcionamos una amplia gama de componentes de sabor y textura para clientes de la industria alimentaria de todo el mundo. Nuestros productos incluyen mezclas de condimentos, mezclas secas, sistemas de recubrimiento, mezclas de masas, migas, sabores, salsas y bases alimentarias que se utilizan en una amplia variedad de aplicaciones, desde aperitivos, carne y pollo procesados hasta platos preparados. Entre nuestros clientes se encuentran procesadores de alimentos, operadores de restaurantes y minoristas de comestibles. Aunque nuestro nombre puede no ser familiar para los consumidores, nuestros productos son componentes clave de los alimentos ofrecidos por muchas de las empresas más reconocidas del mundo.

Purpose of the Position

• Sourcing & Negotiation: Develop, analyze and secure negotiated commercial agreements that will establish cost competitiveness and a reliable service level within our supply chain.
• Assortment: Work with R&D; and other internal/external stakeholders to create and maintain an efficient, simplified assortment while providing opportunities to support and allow new innovation/development.
• Market Awareness: Gather knowledge and understanding of market events to provide visibility and to protect the cost and continuity of supply of our raw materials.
• Category Management: Work in conjunction with the director to create category plans and formulate appropriate strategies that align with corporate goals and optimize effectiveness.
• Business Reviews/Supplier Management: Plan and conduct regular supplier business reviews with Director (using standard format) to ensure communication and to review key terms and opportunities.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop & negotiate reliable supply agreements to maintain optimal service levels from our suppliers.
• Constantly seek out and develop alternate raw material options or dual vendors to guarantee best possible procurement efficiencies.
• Negotiate costs and all related commercial terms & conditions to improve cost and service level.
• Create & present category plans, strategies to internal business stakeholders.
• Develop category assortment "Simplification" plans to better align and consolidate sku's across the North American region for maximum business unit benefits.
• Achieve required GPC savings/efficiencies through effective communication and interactions through review and approval process.
• Review and update standard purchasing procedures to continuously improve operations and procurement effectiveness.
• Provide timely solutions to any raw material shortages and create contingency plans to avoid future supply issues.
• Analyze and define sourcing category strategies and report milestone objectives advancements.
• Maintain vendor / pricing item catalogs up to date in our system and provide maximum visibility to the business on forecasted costing via timely/accurate RMF forecast file updates (at least monthly).
• Maintain and up-date the Business Partner Mode in our WWGL Application System (GApps).

Scope

• Operating Budget?
• Staff size?
• Other Measurable Factors?
• Annual Op. budget (25% RM Cost)
• Supplier Performance Management
• GPE Savings Projects
• North America scope
• Spices and vegetables

Problem Solving/Decision Making

• Key challenge in this position is to foresee and act before an unstable market situation.
• Investigate, develop and effectively communicate options to ensure continuity of supply on assigned categories.
• This position is responsible of selecting the best procurement alternative along with establishing the adequate commercial and logistics conditions.
• Support procurement problems and opportunities by replacing non-compliant vendors.

Working Relationships

Internal

• Reports to whom?
• Supervises whom?
• Peer Relationships
• Frequent Contacts
• Reports to the Director Of Purchasing, North America
• No supervisory responsibility
• Frequent interaction with the Procurement Team to discuss operative opportunities and support in every vendor noncompliance negotiations.
• Interaction with QA Department on vendor approval as well as alternate material evaluation.
• Interact with R&D; members on the development of new material testing functionality try-outs.
• Pro-actively and quickly address any availability issues in each unit (U.S, Canada, Mexico) to expedite and/or restore product availability on assigned categories.
• Support sales teams in obtaining pricing advanaces

External

• Customers, vendors, etc.