Protein Procurement Manager

Job Title: Protein Procurement ManagerGreat opportunity to join a new and exciting company who is a global leader within the food manufacturing/production industry. Salary Range: CAD$66,848.– CAD$83,560.
Working Type: On-Site Shift – Day shift Benefits day one (Canada Life) 3% RSP matching $750 healthcare spending allowance yearly 3 weeks vacation
PURPOSE OF ROLE
Organise and manage buying events with Walmart buyers
Main point of contact between customer, suppliers and commercial
Raising service level challenges with customer and commercial
Coordinating the short- and medium-term requirements with the demand planner and raw material scheduler
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Suppliers
Key contact for customer and commercial communications
Work alongside procurement insight team to guide and influence buying decisions
Loading purchasing events and purchasing agreements to Foods Connected platform
Loading agreed prices to supplier price files and signing off with suppliers
Management of long-term contract purchasing
Suppliers purchasing model management on Foods connected and with the customer
Ensuring all active codes are set up in the procurement documents – retail and primal
Reviewing retail order amendments and solutions to improve service level
Timeline management of buys
Attend S&OP Meetings
Manage imported meat schedules (if applicable)
Frozen stock management at external cold-stores (if applicable)
Management of external fresh stock at cold-stores (if applicable)
Demand Planning
Work with demand planner to understand long term requirements
Overseeing the short- and medium-term supplier forecasts. Making decisions on next steps if the forecast drops or reviewing options with forecast increases/shorts
Raw material Scheduler – reviewing daily order shorts to understand impact to the business and what steps can be taken to mitigate. Escalate to Protein Procurement manager and commercial where required.
Raw material Scheduler – checking usage on supplier
NPD and CI
Attend NPD & Feasibility – feed in procurement insight around pricing, availability etc
Sign off costings and submit to accounts
Raising supplier improvement plans with WM buyers and commercial team
KEY EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Preferably meat protein knowledge, though not a prerequisite. Ideally, from a buying/purchasing background, preferably from a fast-moving fresh food environment.
Excellent communication skills and works well within a multifunctional environment