Bel, makers of iconic brands including GoGo SqueeZ, Babybel, The Laughing Cow, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts, and Price's is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to sustainability and healthier and responsible food for all. Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" for 10 years in a row. The company has headquartes in New York City for GoGo Squeez and in Chicago for our Bel Cheese business. Bel operates five manufacturing plants in Nampa, ID, Traverse City, MI, Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD, .

Job Summary:

The Purchasing Manager – Raw Materials is responsible for assuring continuous supply and timely procurement of assigned raw materials.  They are responsible for recommending supply arrangements and managing their supplier relationships.  They must keep abreast of changing market/procurement conditions, crop dynamics, new technology, new market entrants, as well as make recommendations to insure an uninterrupted flow of materials to the production facilities. The Purchasing Manager utilizes analytical, marketing, sales and buying knowledge to cost-effectively source and secure materials in support of baseline business as well as new product innovation. They are also responsible for generating contracts in VIF (Plant Information System), qualifying secondary suppliers and managing optimum service levels.

Job Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Source and Purchase raw materials
  • Generate market analysis of their raw materials to recommend and support sourcing strategy
  • Responsible for developing the annual contract recommendations to meet the companies’ current and future requirements
  • Proactively communicate with sales, demand planning, production scheduling and suppliers to ensure clear understanding, agreement, and communication of all supply requirements
  • Manage price projections and meeting budgetary goals
  • Assist R&D Department in the sourcing and procurement of materials for all new product innovation in their scope
• Supplier/Vendor Management
  • Source and maintain supply base to meet the quality and regulatory requirements of GoGo Squeez
  • Prepare and lead suppliers annual performance reviews
  • Work with R&D and Supplier Quality to identify and approve alternate sources of supply
  • Assist in resolving non-compliant material claims with a strong focus on root cause analysis to decrease overall non-compliance.
  • Support CSR initiatives through the EcoVadis platform
• Data Analysis and Forecasting
  • Present comprehensive data to Management for buying and contracting decisions
  • Conduct spend analysis, manage inventory levels and look for cost savings opportunities
  • Prepare, report and communicate cost savings and forecast variances for purchasing area of responsibility
  • Responsible for annual budget and business plan preparation for their respective items

• All other duties as assigned

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

• Responsible for Purchasing Price Variance Associated with their spend in both facilities
• EcoVadis score for their respective suppliers
• Non compliant materials: Speed of resolution: Dollars Recovered / Product replaced / Derogation granted
• Service Level: On Time in Full deliveries

Position Requirements:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in purchasing, materials management, or agri-business

EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of REQUIRED experience in a materials-related function or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Experience in the CPG industry REQUIRED.

SKILLS

• Background in purchasing, scheduling, forecasting, supply chain or planning
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills,
• Experience buying agricultural products
• Extensive spreadsheet analysis and strong mathematical skills with extreme accuracy
• Ability to effectively present information
• Planning, organization, and execution skills
• Knowledge of ERP or MRP systems, Internet, Microsoft Word Processing and Excel spreadsheets
• Proven cost savings history within Purchasing
• Strong negotiation skills

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able work in normal office conditions.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 8 hours per day and be on his/her feet for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to travel domestically and/or internationally (10-20%)

This position is hybrid and the candidate can reside at either Nampa, ID, Chicago, IL or New York, NY . 

TOTAL REWARDS

• $85,000 – 105,000 /annually - Location is a factor
• 15-20% bonus potential
• 20 days PTO
• 4% match on 410k
• Health care by Cigna
• Free Vision & Dental
• Hybrid work schedule

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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