Procurement Specialist

Position Summary:

Position Title: Procurement Specialist

Department: Procurement

Classification: Exempt

Reports To: General Manager

Location: Salem, Oregon

Replacement or New: New Position

BrightPet is a leading consumer brand and manufacturing company in the pet and companion animal industry. BrightPet pioneers a portfolio of widely recognized leading consumer brands, including Stewart®, Bravo®, Blackwood®, Miracle Care® and Hamilton® with holistic, natural and organic solutions. The Stewart brand boasts the number one market share for freeze dried raw treats on all major digital retailers. Blackwood is exported to more than a dozen countries. BrightPet owns five manufacturing facilities and has unparalleled manufacturing capabilities in the pet industry. BrightPet is on an aggressive growth trajectory and has completed an expansion at four of the five manufacturing facilities in the last three years. This increased volume and expanded capabilities have allowed BrightPet to set new record revenue every year for eight straight years.

Position Justification:

The Procurement Specialist manages and oversees the purchasing of products and services for an organization. They ensure that the company has all the necessary resources to maintain efficient operations and meet their objectives. The primary goal of a Procurement Specialist is to ensure a company’s supply chain operations are speedy, and that there’s no gap or lag in fulfilling orders and client requests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify the procurement needs of the organization
• Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers and compare offers
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers to secure advantageous terms
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Develop procurement strategies and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers
• Ensure that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications
• Manage supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Resolve supplier or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers
• Review and update procurement policies and procedures
• Implement risk management for supply contracts and agreements
• Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential for Success:

Required Education:

• Associate’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, logistics, or a related discipline and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience and Skills Requirements:

• 4 or more years of experience in the procurement or supply chain field and working in a cross-functional business environment, preferably for a manufacturer of meat products.
• Self-starter with excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills specifically in relation to working with multinational cultures.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time.
• Thrives in a fast paced energetic and entrepreneurial environment
• Previous cross-functional experience working between multiple departments.
• Experience building strong relationships and working with a range of levels in an organization.
• Action oriented with the ability to think and respond quickly to change
• Demonstrate leadership, problem solving, presentation, and employee motivational skills.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

Professional office and manufacturing environment. Performance of this position will occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where, in certain areas, the use of personal protection equipment such as to follow Food Safety procedures will be required. Floors may be wet and slippery when in the manufacturing area and you will be exposed to temperatures around 40 degrees when on the manufacturing floor. Primary office environment is ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment.

Required Competency:

• Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Customer Service
• Acute Analytical Skills
• Decision Making/Judgment
• Working Manager/Digging In
• High Energy/Passionate
• Approachable
• Humble/Low Ego
• Character/Integrity
• Business Acumen
• Teambuilding & Collaboration
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Focused on Continuous Improvement
• Inquisitive/Growth Mindset

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Commute:

• Salem, OR 97317 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Salem, OR 97317: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,000 - $65,000