Stemmler Meats & Cheese Looking for Procurement and Logistics Manager at Waterloo, ON Full Time

Stemmler’s is an award-winning business with a deep tradition of supporting the local community and their farming families. We strongly believe in providing exceptional quality foods and customer service without sacrificing quality. Even those with food sensitivities can look to us for peace of mind. While we have built our reputation on excellence and innovation, providing exceptional customer service will always be the key to our success. We are proud of our past, excited about our future and are looking to hire a Procurement & Logistics Manager to join our growing team!

This is a new and unique role, and an exciting opportunity for an experienced and energetic, self-starter who is interested in leading the development, implementation, and management of supply chain, purchasing and logistics operations processes and systems.

Reporting to the Wholesale Manager, this position will be responsible for the following procurement and supply chain activities:

• Developing and standardizing procurement and logistics practices and systems
• Collaborating with colleagues across departments to identify system needs, process bottlenecks, and to develop unique solutions to enable more timely, efficient, and accountable operations
• Liaising with staff to ensure requirements for procurement support are identified approved and procured in a timely, well-documented and cost-efficient manner
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors
• Participate in the tendering processes to manage tender lists, and manage the dispatch of tender documentation and quotations
• Implement an annual planning process to streamline repetitive procurement of goods to increase competitive tendering and internal processes
• Manage long-term and short-term supplier’s performance and contracts
• Establish and update supplier databases
• Arrange for preferred supplier agreements
• Source new vendors for better quality inventory and negotiate for better prices and prepare related procurement support documents
• Support preparedness planning by developing instructional material, facilitating training, and mentoring staff
• Manage and ensure timely purchase and delivery of company consumables
• Ensure quality standards are met through administration of purchasing agreements
• Develop a proper procurement lead time and supplies that are time driven and definite in cycle

This role is also responsible for the following logistics related activities:

• Ensure transport needs are met on time and efficiently managed with sound transport need scheduling so that operations run smoothly
• Ensure efficient utilization of available vehicles and any other transport resources and monitor associated running costs are maintained

What you will need to be successful in this role:

• University Degree or post secondary education
• Five years strategic procurement and logistics experience at a management level
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Experience in the procurement of meat and related product ingredients
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to interpret financial information
• Experience managing budgets and the ability to prepare timely, complete, and accurate reports
• Excellent knowledge of the local regulatory environment, including knowledge of customs clearance and importing processes as it relates to meat
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to coach and mentor team members
• Proven planning, coordination and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Energetic and accountable self-starter
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Customer focused
• Strong computer skills including MS Word and Excel
• Strong reporting skills including the ability to create and produce monthly procurement reports and on a timely basis
• Strong analytical skills and able to clearly delineate high value and volume procurement
• Strong understanding of supply chain management
• Good understanding of logistics management

If this sounds like your ideal job, we would love to hear from you!

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

Application question(s):

• How would you rate your overall computer skills including MS office and excel?
• Do you have meat and related product and ingredient procurement experience?

Experience:

• purchasing: 5 years (preferred)