The Wellington Group has been engaged to find an experienced Procurement, Sourcing and Purchasing professional with international buying experience for various non-commodities. This is an exciting new opportunity to work for a well-known company with a strong base of existing products and the opportunity to help develop and manage the day-to-day duties of the global purchasing strategy to ensure all locations, partners and vendors received the best in class services, pricing, quality and delivery of various needed goods.

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Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, establish and manage a network of suppliers the global organization can access
• Manage KPIs and financial metrics against goals and supplier proposals and forecasts
• Develop and manage budgets for the procurement of goods needed from key sources
• Analyze data from RFPs to select the most appropriate global suppliers and partners
• Report to Sr Management on the status of the procurement process, supply chain, COGs and inventory as well as changes to market conditions, suppliers and global corporate needs
• Work with internal and external departments and partners to ensure global compliance and safety / regulatory standards are being met by suppliers and partners
• Assist the R&D and innovation teams in science and engineering with new product and supply chain for changes and capital equipment and non-commodities
• Presentation of data and key metrics or supplier and market responses to Sr Management and suggest appropriate selections based on needs and the company brand integrity
• Hold suppliers, vendors and partners responsible to quality, price, delivery and other key metrics
• Manage the purchase order process and review or audit to ensure compliance to SOPs and contracted or correct pricing
• Review the non-commodity purchasing process to recommend changes to SOPs and internal process for the review of needs, access and selection of vendors and enhancements to include new technology
• Oversee the hiring, training and management of purchasing department staff to include buyers, coordinators, analysts and others tied to the department

The qualified candidate will have:

• Minimum of BS Degree is required, MBA or Graduate Degree is preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years in global (domestic and international) procurement
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Proven record of negating skills, training and certification in purchasing is a must with CPM the ideal certification
• Experience within the food industry is a plus
• Profit Analysis on each situation is mandatory
• Must be able to work in a strong team environment and take both direction and feedback from other team / staff members for the benefit of the company and brand
• Strong communicator with international experience
• Able to travel internationally and work extended hours as needed

Industry: Food, Beverage, procurement, purchasing, international, global, non-commodity, CPM, KPIs, supply chain
Job Code: 347-48-MH2322
Location: North Carolina

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The Wellington Group ( http://www.twgrecruiters.com ) 910-338-279