Regional Procurement Manager

BakeMark Job Opportunity

When it comes to baking, BakeMark has its own secret ingredient: a team of passionate talented employees. For over 100 years, BakeMark has stood for excellence in quality and service, for our customers, our stakeholders and our colleagues. We attribute our success to our colleagues and their contributions towards meeting the needs of our customers and stakeholders. We shall share our values and ways of working. We are passionate about the baking industry. We excel at creating strong partnerships within the company and with our loyal customers. We love to innovate and thrive to manufacture and deliver performing bakery products and world-class customer service. With over 100 years of service to the baking industry, BakeMark is recognized as an industry leader and trusted partner for quality bakery ingredients, products, supplies and service. BakeMark is a manufacturer and distributor with branches conveniently-located across the U.S. as well as across multiple provinces in Canada. At BakeMark we appreciate our employees and their families and offer a competitive pay and a full suite of benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance (Comprehensive healthcare benefits package, with many coverage options at a very low employee cost)
• 401K or RRSP (generous retirement benefits) with a Company Match
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

Specific duties include:

Fulfill budgeted KPI, such as Service Level, Order Fill Rate, and Inventory Turnover, to capture profit growth. Enforce corporate strategy and policies to Buyers and Senior Buyers, to achieve profit target. Review and make suggestions on freight rates, to optimize inbound cost of goods. Communicate and coordinate cross-section projects with sales, accounting and transportation. Evaluate branch inventory counts and value and provide suggestions on performance enhancement. Telecommuting/remote working allowed.

Requirements:

Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Economics or related field plus 3 years of experience in Job offered, Logistics, Procurement Analyst, or related role.

Must have experience with the following:

1. Monthly Reconciliation: perform monthly reconciliation of accounting books, including profit, expense, and inventory stocks, for auditor's review.
2. Procurement: Monitored and determined purchasing quantities based on actual cost, perishability, line of credit advance and time value of money.
3. Inventory Management: manage inventory levels to enhance order fulfillment and inventory turnover; monitor, research and correct inventory errors; enforce batch code management for inventory tracking purposes.
4. Supply Chain Management: Design solutions for purchasing and shipment, to save on the cost of materials and freight.
5. Financial Analysis and Accounting: Analyze monthly and yearly financial statements and provide solutions to improve corporate profit performance.
6. Pricing and Cost Analysis: review and predict market cost trends and provide recommendations of procurement and sales price.
7. Data Analysis: Perform data analysis by SQL and Excel, utilizing corporate databases. Identify opportunities to enhance business performance.
8. Food Compliance Management: Enforce food compliance into daily operations, such as pest control, batch code, COA and GSP standard.

BakeMark is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at BakeMark via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written agreement in place for this position from BakeMark HR/Recruitment will be deemed the sole property of BakeMark. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BakeMark as a result of the referral or through other means.

BakeMark is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment, in accordance with the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, age or any other basis prohibited by law.