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Specialist, Bakery-Maintenance Purchasing
Specialist, Bakery-Maintenance PurchasingAspire Bakeries • Brantford, ON, CA
Specialist, Bakery-Maintenance Purchasing

Specialist, Bakery-Maintenance Purchasing

Aspire Bakeries • Brantford, ON, CA
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Hungry for a career that’s as rewarding as it is delicious? At Aspire Bakeries, we don’t just bake breads, cookies, and cakes – we create foods that bring people together. From La Brea Bakery® artisan breads to Otis Spunkmeyer® cookies, our products are enjoyed by millions of people every day. And behind every bite are talented manufacturing and support teams who take pride in their work and our food. We’re looking for hard‑working people who will bring integrity, creativity, and a passion for excellence to everything they do – whether that’s on the bakery floor, in the office, or supporting customers. In return, we offer a workplace culture built on care, ownership, and growth – where your contributions matter and your career can rise as high as our bread loaves! With 13 commercial bakeries across North America and a reputation as an industry leader, Aspire Bakeries is rising together with our people and our customers to be the best all‑around bakery solution. If you’re ready to grow with us, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities

  • Source suppliers and negotiate product, price, quality and capacity requirements
  • Complete and manage related purchase orders
  • Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels

Responsibilities

  • Maintain price files ensuring compliance with contract terms
  • Develop and maintain strong vendor relations
  • Resolve vendor‑related issues including but not limited to pricing, supply, quality, delivery, payments and vendor liabilities
  • Support new project initiatives by identifying suppliers, obtaining quotes and evaluating the capabilities and capacities of potential vendors against the requirements of the project
  • Adhere to the required hygiene, safety and quality standards on the production floor
  • Other duties as required
  • Skills, Experience & Qualifications

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
  • Must be proactive and self‑motivated with the ability to lead others
  • Proven trades experience in technical problem solving and decision‑making
  • The willingness to adapt to a dynamic environment with multiple priorities
  • Comfortable with manufacturing environment, terminology, reports, etc.
  • Proven abilities in problem solving, conflict resolution, decision making and planning
  • Team player who can effectively collaborate with and support the Maintenance and Operations Departments
  • Analytical
  • Proactive, displays initiative
  • Education, Technical Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Proficiency Level

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 3‑5 years related experience in a mechanical environment
  • Must have working knowledge of SAP and SRM
  • Preferred

  • Post‑Secondary education
  • Physical Requirements

  • Regularly required to climb, stand or walk for extended periods of time.
  • Use a computer keyboard and monitor more than 50% of total work time.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Work Environment

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in a seated office environment as well as near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed outside weather conditions, wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold.
  • The noise level in the work environment is often moderate to loud.
  • Salary

    $74,000 – $80,000

    Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants.

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