Buyer/Procurement Specialist

Job description

Buyer / Procurement Specialist - Ingredients & Packaging

About Us

At Legacy Bakehouse, we are more than a food manufacturer - we are a team committed to quality, safety, and innovation. We take pride in creating a workplace where employees feel valued and supported. We are a family-oriented company with opportunities for growth and development.

The Role

This role owns the sourcing, pricing, and flow of all ingredient and packaging materials. The mandate is dual: keep the plants running without material shortages, and deliver year-over-year cost savings on a spend category that drives a large share of COGS. Success is measured in both service level and dollars returned to margin.Core responsibilities

Buying and supply continuity

Convert MRP demand signals into purchase orders; maintain reorder points, lead times, and minimum order quantities in the ERP so the system plans accurately

Expedite and de-expedite against production schedule changes; own inbound delivery dates and flag supply risk to scheduling before it becomes downtime

Manage safety stock and days-on-hand targets, balancing shortage risk against working capital and shelf-life exposure

Maintain accurate item master data - pack sizes, conversion factors, supplier part numbers

Place orders and manage delivery schedules through customer-required portals, including SAP-based portals used by several of our largest customers; keep portal orders, confirmations, and schedule changes in sync with the ERP and production plan

Cost and negotiation

Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and freight terms; maintain a rolling savings pipeline with quantified annualized value

Track purchase price variance against standard cost and explain the drivers to finance monthly

Run competitive bids and qualify second sources on high-spend and single-sourced items

Monitor commodity and packaging markets (grains, oils, dairy, sweeteners, resin, corrugate) and recommend buy timing or contract coverage

Support annual standard cost setting with current and forecasted material costs

Supplier and quality management

Maintain approved supplier documentation: specifications, COAs, allergen statements, continuing guarantees, and third-party audit certificates, consistent with SQF/GFSI requirements

Run supplier scorecards on cost, on-time delivery, quality, and responsiveness; lead corrective action when suppliers miss

Partner with QA on non-conforming material, holds, and supplier chargebacks

Cross-functional

Support new product launches: source and qualify new ingredients and packaging, secure pricing for costing, and manage first-article and pilot quantities

Work with R&D and finance on cost-down initiatives - reformulation, spec changes, film downgauge, case-count changes

Manage slow-moving and obsolete inventory; drive disposition before write-off

Qualifications

Required 3+ years of purchasing or buying experience, preferably in food or CPG manufacturing

Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (NetSuite, SAP, or similar) and strong Excel skills

Hands-on experience using customer portals, such as SAP, to place orders and manage schedules - or the ability to become proficient quickly

Demonstrated negotiation results with documented savings

Ability to work cross-functionally with production, scheduling, QA, R&D, and finance

Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with shifting production schedules

Preferred Familiarity with food safety requirements as they touch supplier approval and ingredient specifications (SQF, GFSI, FSMA)

Exposure to commodity markets and contract coverage strategies

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field

CPSM, CPIM, or APICS certification

Success measures - first 12 months

Material cost savings delivered, in dollars and as a percentage of addressable spend

Purchase price variance against standard cost

Zero production downtime attributable to material shortages

Inventory days on hand and obsolescence write-offs

Supplier on-time-in-full performance

Percentage of high-spend items with a qualified second source

Why Work for Us Steady, full-time work with competitive pay

Benefit packages include health, dental, vision. 401K, company paid Life, AD&D, Short Term Disability.

Friendly supportive team environment.

Opportunities for growth and advancement

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Who can apply

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