What are the responsibilities and job description for the PURCHASING AGENT position at CKE?
POSITION SUMMARY
The Purchasing Agent is responsible for sourcing, negotiation, contracting, cost control, inventory management, and other procurement functions for designated product categories. Execute and enforce purchase agreements, including monitoring supplier floor stock, updating pricing changes, and sourcing supply for marketing activities. Maintain regular communication with suppliers and / or distributors, ensuring compliance with purchase agreements in terms of cost, quality, product specification and inventory. Additional responsibilities include ad hoc analysis, reporting and communication via presentations to management.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
May perform any or all of the following duties :
- Completes documented RFP solicitation process, obtain and analyze competitive bids from suppliers, conduct negotiations on pricing, manufacturing capacity, quality compliance, inventory levels to be maintained and product lead times for assigned categories. Makes recommendation based on supplier best meeting all attributes. Pricing often times developed with formula cost models.
- Develops agreements that include key categories, documenting negotiated terms from the solicitation process. Manages the process of fully executing agreements in a timely fashion.
- Manages supplier relationships to support corporate goals and resolve product or supplier issues to ensure satisfaction and positive resolutions.
- Ensures suppliers submit accurate and timely price changes in accordance with agreements, and that pricing is communicated accurately and timely to distribution partners. Ensures suppliers' production meets the needs of the company.
- Develops relationships with applicable supplier that creates a high level of collaboration and performance against delivery dates, technical problems, material deviations, damage claims, etc. Works closely with Quality Control, Culinary Innovation, and Inventory Management to overcome obstacles.
- Support Marketing initiatives that include limited time offers (LTOs) and new menu offerings by identifying suppliers, forecasting needs, and managing supplier inventory.
- Participates in developing procurement strategies including requirements planning, alternate sourcing, timing of purchasing, inventory level adjustments, etc.
- Make recommendations for responsible commodities, communicating approved positions and provides routine position variance reporting.
- Participates in the establishment of a company-wide food cost budget. Evaluates and analyzes previous contracts, performs market research to establish pricing trends, and investigates market conditions.
- Participates in company meetings, webinars and conference calls.
- Available as daily resource for corporate personnel, company operators and franchise operators as needed for product specification, product sourcing, product review, product pricing, product lead time, product warranty, service, problem resolution, etc.
- Other duties and / or special projects as assigned in response to changing business conditions and / or requirements
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS / CORE COMPETENCIES
WORK ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
THE COMPANY RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR ASSIGN OTHER DUTIES TO THIS POSITION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
