Ken’s Foods, a manufacturer of dressings and sauces, is seeking a Senior level Ingredient Operations Buyer with food industry experience to support our facility in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Ken’s is a dynamic, growing, stable company, with 3 additional manufacturing facilities located in McDonough, GA, Lebanon, IN, and Las Vegas, NV. If you are looking for a new challenge with a growing company, then Ken’s could be the right place for you!

Some of the duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for replenishment of materials, building trucks from various supplier locations, while monitoring lead times, order quantities, storage requirements, and shelf life (as applicable)
• Determine appropriate order quantities to balance demand and financial resources (i.e. available warehouse footprint)
• Manage and oversee reverse logistics with cross-functional business partners in the event of a material issue
• Ensure that volume, pricing, delivery terms and conditions are followed, including accurate freight costs
• Be adept at crisis management and have excellent multi-tasking skills when issues arise involving any materials used in production
• Initiate and facilitate Supplier Business reviews to drive improvement and manage Suppliers
• Provide input into the strategic sourcing process (including document collection, regulatory, sample review, financial audit, etc.) and make recommendations, partnering with the Sourcing team
• Interface with cross-functional Business Partners to drive value across the Supply Chain

REQUIREMENTS

Education and/or Experience

Four-year degree in related field preferred

Food industry purchasing experience

8 years with Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, and/or Inventory Management experience

8 years in Direct Buying, Supplier Management, and/or Project Management experience

8 years Cross-functional Team Management Experience

Must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

Syspro or other ERP experience a plus

Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment.