Manager, Procurement - Langley, Canada - Pattison Food Group

Pattison Food Group

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Langley, Canada

3 weeks 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 (Supplies) to join our Merchandising team in Langley, BC.

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

You will be responsible for:

Overseeing and managing procurement of all regularly used retail store supplies e.g. Operating Supplies, Packaging, Front End, Sundry and Fresh Departments.
Developing and implementing procurement and inventory control processes for retail store supplies throughout the company.
Developing vendor strategies to deliver on banner requirements and leading banner review meetings to determine leverage opportunities and synergies.
Achieving cost savings and efficiencies by negotiating favorable terms with suppliers and coordinating purchasing across diverse operations.
Negotiating with external/internal suppliers and distributors and managing supplier agreements.
Partnering with the Fresh Managers to understand requirements for supplies.
Identifying opportunities and communicating key metrics 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.
Recommending category vendors based on banner listings and data.
Analyzing the performance of all supplies while proactively managing the introduction/discontinuation/optimization of the item mix within the category.
Responding to vendors issues.
Visiting trade shows and industry events and staying current on innovative and profitable solutions and ideas.

You have:

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

You are:

Selfaware and empathetic and possess a high level of Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
Highly organized, with impeccable attention to detail.
An excellent negotiator with strong collaboration and influencing skills to drive consensus and the best outcomes.
An excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with strong interpersonal skills.
Able to work cross functionally and build effective relationships.
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.

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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