Sr Category Buyer

Who We Are Since 1955, we have been on a mission To Passionately Feed Millions Daily with High Quality Food People Enjoy! We are a third-generation family-owned and professionally managed organization with a commitment to strategic growth. We continue to be successful because of talented people, just like you, who choose to join our family and call E.A. Sween home. We pride ourselves on fostering a welcoming, respectful, and rewarding culture where employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each and every day. At E.A. Sween, our team members are seen, heard, and appreciated not just for what they do, but for who they are. We hope you’ll join us! What We’re Seeking A strategic Senior Category Buyer that will push the team forward, using their vision and implementation of appropriate measures to ensure optimal execution of sales and marketing strategies to customers. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $85,000-$95,000 annually, consistent with our internal compensation framework. This position is classified as Grade 16, with a full pay range of $66,096.68 to $99,200.97. You are eligible for an incentive bonus up to 5% of your annual salary, prorated based on your final start date. Final pay will be determined by your experience, skills, internal equity, and available budget. What You’ll Do (Responsibilities) Manage relationships with industry partners to ensure “customer of choice” profile. Follow macro and micro economic trends and inform the organization of implications and potential choices for execution. Lead category buying by sourcing quality materials at competitive prices to support plants production while ensuring on time delivery. Align cross-functionally with internal partners to adequately support potential innovation or new tools. Create category strategies to ensure EA Sween has access to the best suppliers and industry capabilities available to achieve our goals. Material Management: Ensure adequate supplier capacity and customer service levels for raw materials to production facilities. Ensure adequate service level of in-network raw materials and finished goods. Maintain appropriate level of relationships and contract management with suppliers. Manage market metrics to inform internal partners of dynamics in the industry that would impact organizational effectiveness. Establish service level agreements and contracts for appropriate raw materials. Risk Management: Drive strategy on evolving supplier’s capabilities based on customer demand, service, cost, and industry dynamics. Develop and manage key KPIs for controls such as on-time ship, cost, throughput, capacity, yield loss, labor, etc. Develop and drive supplier relationship management to keep in good standing and be a “Customer of Choice.” Keep abreast of industry trends to include evolving demographics, industry changes, emerging potential supply chain risks, and consumer interests. Develop and manage continuity of supply of raw materials. Create a regular process to utilize external expertise to analyze and assess key market dynamics, i.e., materials and underlying commodities. Form a perspective with the broader team and communicate regularly with key internal stakeholders. Organizational Design and Support: Work cross-functionally with Production, Planning, Transportation, Food Safety, Sales, Marketing, R&D, etc. to support our sales and marketing efforts. Participate in cross functional continuous improvement initiatives that drive cost savings from end to end of the business. Technical Expertise: Understanding of industry dynamics and work with ambiguity. Ability to think strategically 3-5 years out. Drive key metric implementation and management. Supplier relationship management. Peer to Peer collaboration on goal setting. Leadership and development of procurement resources. What You’ll Need (Qualifications) Bachelor’s degree with a strong mathematics,…

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