What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer / Senior Buyer - Corporate Procurement - Corporate Office (Austin or Willmar, MN) position at Hormel Foods?
BUYER / SENIOR BUYER - CORPORATE PROCUREMENT - CORPORATE OFFICE (AUSTIN OR WILLMAR, MN)
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.
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RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Develop Category Strategies for bottles, closures, and labels, review and align with key stakeholders and implement. Negotiates, reviews, and approves blanket purchase agreements with suppliers for overall management of up to $200 million annual spend.
- Lead Sourcing events for packaging, at competitive prices consistent with quality, quantity, and delivery specifications.Lead post-sourcing event transition management work with goal of clear communication in collaboration with plants, minimize write offs, and maximize savings realization.
- Mid-range forecast communication to suppliers in collaboration with plants to ensure product availability at supplier’s warehouse.
- Contract Management : Implement contracts in partnership with legal and stakeholders to ensure compliance to contract policy.Negotiates, reviews, and approves blanket purchase agreements with suppliers for overall management of up to $200 million annual spend.
- Supplier Management : Establishes, develops, and maintains supplier relationships, providing data driven KPI feedback, continuous improvement, and holding QBR’s. Identifies and recommends alternate suppliers and / or substitute sources of supply.
- Engage key stakeholders, including plants, R&D, Marketing, and Operations, to gather input to strategy, review supplier performance, and provide metric driven actionable business improvements.
- Monitors market conditions and advises management of changes in supply prices and lead times.
Level of position, whether Buyer or Senior Buyer - Corporate Procurement, will be based on level of experience and skillset.
QUALIFICATIONS : Required
Preferred
Location : Austin, MN or Willmar, MN
A comprehensive relocation package to the Austin or Willmar, MN area will be offered, if required.
At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for the position is between $80,775 - $128,425 per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.
BENEFITS : Other components of Hormel Foods' total compensation package include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, discretionary annual merit increases, bonuses and profit sharing, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plan, relocation assistance, paid time off, free two-year community / technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS : 10% of the time
Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Salary : $80,775 - $128,425
