Strategic Procurement Specialist

Strategic Procurement Specialist

Are you a strategic and detail-oriented professional with a strong background in procurement management? Do you have expertise in creating and managing effective procurement strategies to ensure consistency, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and adequacy in the procurement process? Do you take pride in being able to adept at overseeing and facilitating purchasing strategies, supervising teams, and ensuring all team members and processes meet the company's high standards of work quality? This role may be for you!

We are a leader in food safety solutions for both contract sanitation and chemistry in the food processing industry. With over 10,000 dedicated team members across North America, our corporate headquarters is in Atlanta, GA with team members working in over 250 plants throughout North America. With over 50+ years of experience, we are committed to creating long-lasting partnerships.

Our mission is to protect the food supply by eliminating risks so families everywhere can eat without fear. We are in service of safety at every step, ensuring the health of everyone is central to all we do. We speak honestly and are dedicated to doing the right thing by upholding ethical standards and following through on our commitments to our teams, our customers, and our business. We believe in the power of collaboration, uniting our diverse strengths while working hand-in-hand with our team members and customers to unlock potential and achieve stronger results together. We are committed to innovating more effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient food safety solutions to develop a safer world for all.

As the Strategic Procurement Specialist, you will play a vital role in analyzing and compiling data to develop cost reduction strategies. Your responsibilities will also entail reviewing and negotiating contracts for key products and strategic suppliers in order to secure favorable terms and conditions. Responsibilities of this role include :

• Analyzing and calculating procurement costs and developing cost reduction strategies.
• Evaluating sourcing procedures and presenting improvement strategies to senior management for approval.
• Driving purchasing decisions based on cost and scenario analysis, as well as market trends.
• Identifying the suppliers that are most important to the success of the company and negotiating long-term contracts that set out prices, quality standards, cost-reduction targets, delivery timescales, and commercial terms and conditions.
• Participating in strategic planning meetings to align procurement goals with company objectives.
• Developing policies and procedures for the procurement process.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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This position is combination-based with home office setting and plant environments. When traveling to sites, expected exposure to wet, hot, cold, various shifts, requiring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Frequently (role requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs / day) Stand, climb stairs, walk, sit, reach outward, squat / kneel, bend. Lift / Carry up to 25 lbs & push / pull 25 lbs. Constant (role requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs / day) Use of fingers and hands. Lift / Carry 10 lbs or less & push / pull 10 lbs or less.

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Safe Foods, a Division of Fortrex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Safe Foods is committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities. Safe Foods will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and / or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and / or to the individual.

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