Manager, Procurement - Langley, Canada - Pattison Food Group

Pattison Food Group

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Langley, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada's largest Western-based provider of food and health products.

Pattison Food Group Ltd. is Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ more than 30,000 team members.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Manager, Procurement to join our Merchandising team in Langley, BC.

Reporting to the Director, Procurement, you will be responsible for managing the procurement of goods for resale within a retail grocery environment, including managing the cost of goods and establishing processes and procedures that provide efficiencies and consistencies across the organization.

You will be responsible for:

Partnering with the Category Managers to understand requirements and collaborate on joint Business Planning.
Developing vendor strategies to deliver on banner requirements and leading vendor review meetings to determine leverage opportunities.
Negotiating with external/internal suppliers and managing suppliers' funding and costing agreements i.e., managing contracts, vendor funding and costing agreements.
Identifying opportunities across banners and consolidating data for priority areas.
Working closely with Inventory Management, Transportation, and other key business areas to ensure consultation at relevant decision points.
Managing the approved budget with a focus on achieving established financial targets.
Recommending preferred category vendors based on banner listings and data.
Analyzing the performance of product mix plans while proactively managing the introduction/discontinuation/optimization of the product mix within assigned categories.
Partnering with Category Manager counterpart to manage the approved budget with a focus on achieving established financial targets.
Communicating key metrics between banners and Category Managers.
Responding to vendors issues.
Visiting trade shows and industry events and staying current on innovative and profitable solutions and ideas.
Overseeing procurement of all regularly used materials, supplies and services, including fuel, office supplies, equipment components, and IT equipment.
Developing and implementing procurement and inventory control processes throughout the company.
Achieving significant cost savings and efficiency by negotiating favorable terms with suppliers and coordinating purchasing across diverse operations.

You have:

Postsecondary education in Business Administration or relevant discipline is an asset.
Experience in Project Management.
Experienced in negotiating vendors contracts.

You are:

Selfaware, empathetic and possess a high level of Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
Highly organized, with an impeccable attention to detail.
An excellent negotiator and communicator with strong collaboration and influencing skills to drive consensus and the best outcomes.
Able to work cross functionally and build effective relationships with both internal and external partners.
Analytical with problemsolving and decisionmaking abilities.
Focused on achieving goals and have a strong profit orientation.
Able to challenge the status quo, look for new opportunities, and take risks.

Please apply
_BEFORE_ September 7th, 2023.

What we offer:

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits, a company pension plan, free parking, exclusive team member offers, and opportunities for development and career progression.

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