Procurement Coordinator

Description

Bringing our love of food to families for five generations!  Blount Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer, marketer, and developer of premium fresh prepared foods. We are an engaging team, bringing restaurant-quality products to America including single-serve grab-n-go fresh soups, mac & cheese, and entrées in grocery stores across the country, as well as for hot bars and restaurants. Help us create the finest food experiences including those with specialty certifications that include organic, gluten-free, and low sodium, among others. Join a proven team for growth, success, and a satisfying career!   This position is fully onsite at our Warren, RI headquarters.Summary – This position is responsible for maintaining proper inventory levels that support production in alignment with corporate strategies to manage spend, reduce waste, and optimize storage capacity. Essential Duties: · Use strategic thinking, and forward planning to maintain proper inventory levels that support sales, forecasts, and market trends for assigned items. · Negotiate and coordinate raw material purchase orders, expedite/prioritize, and assess purchase orders for accuracy and compliance with regulations where necessary. Manage deliveries of vendor purchase orders and inter-site raw material transfers. · Support manufacturing facilities to maintain necessary inventory coverage for immediate production needs in accordance with onsite capacity and shelf-life constraints. · Work with internal logistics and warehouse teams to plan storage capacity for efficiency and costs. · Plan and manage raw materials associated with new product launches and phasing out of discontinued raw materials. · Monitor potential waste through evaluation of expiration reports, consumption · Participate in vendor communication and relationship management, along with providing data necessary for scorecard reporting. · Work with cross functional teams in coordinating test batches including documentation, samples, and test setup. · Participate in BOM revision project cross functionally. · Participates in corporate Goals & Objectives (GO’s) program. · Utilize available data and reporting tools to ensure departmental KPI’s are being met and identify areas of improvement. · Partner with Procurement Strategist for management of shared assigned categories to properly allocate tasks and responsibilities within the category.  Requirements:  

• 3 years of food procurement/purchasing/manufacturing related experience.   
• Bachelors preferred or equivalent combination of both education and experience.    

• Medical, dental and vision benefits  
• 401k with Company match  
• Paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays.  
• Education Assistance Program  
• Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability  
• Discounts on Blount products at Company retail locations  
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Program