Procurement Specialist

Hausbeck Pickle Company's mission is to produce & deliver the highest quality food products with enthusiasm & integrity while striving for win-win partnerships with our customers and suppliers. Hausbeck Pickle Company is now an employee-owned company (ESOP). While Hausbeck Pickle Company has always been a family-oriented environment, establishing an ESOP is a way to honor employees for their stellar work and empower and reward them through shared equity for striving towards an even higher goal. Please consider joining a team whose vision is to share the FUN, FLAVOR & FREEDOM of our food products with everyone, making the world a tastier place! Job Summary The Procurement Specialist is responsible for managing the purchasing of materials, ingredients, packaging, supplies, equipment, and services necessary to support Hausbeck Pickle & Pepper's manufacturing and business operations. This position ensures that materials are purchased at competitive costs, meet established quality standards, and are available when needed to support production and customer requirements. This position also develops and maintains strong supplier relationships, monitors inventory and purchasing requirements, coordinates delivery schedules, resolves purchasing and supplier issues, and works closely with Production, Warehouse, Quality, Maintenance, Finance, and Supply Chain to ensure an efficient and cost-effective procurement process. Pay: From $70,000.00 per year Essential Duties and Responsibilities Purchasing & Procurement · Manage all aspects of sourcing strategy, including contracting and negotiation decisions, in order to continuously improve product quality and profitability for the company. · Review inventory levels, production requirements, purchase requisitions, and material requirements to determine purchasing needs. · Create and issue purchase orders for ingredients, raw materials, packaging materials, supplies, parts, equipment, and services. · Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers to ensure materials arrive on time. · Maintain appropriate inventory levels while minimizing excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory. · Obtain and evaluate quotes from suppliers and negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, freight, and other purchasing conditions. · Identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining required quality and service levels. · Ensure purchases are made in accordance with company policies, approved suppliers, specifications, and authorization requirements. · Research alternative suppliers and products when appropriate to improve cost, quality, availability, or service. · Assist with annual and periodic supplier pricing negotiations. · Monitor ERP-generated purchasing recommendations, material requirements, reorder points, and inventory levels to support timely purchasing decisions. · Utilize ERP reporting and analytics to monitor purchasing activity, inventory levels, supplier performance, spending, cost variances, and other key procurement metrics. · Frequent travel may be required. Supplier Management · Establish and maintain professional relationships with vendors and sup