About Monogram Foods
Are you ready to join a dynamic and innovative team in the food manufacturing industry? At Monogram Foods, we are passionate about creating top-quality food products that delight consumers across the United States. Since our founding in 2004, we've grown to become a leader in co-manufacturing, private label, and food service channels, and we're just getting started.
With a diverse portfolio that includes meat snacks, appetizers, assembled sandwiches, fully cooked and raw bacon, corn dogs, USDA baked goods, and other convenience products, Monogram Foods is committed to excellence and innovation.
We are more than a company – we are a family of over 4,000 dedicated team members who share a common goal: to produce the best food products in the industry. At Monogram Foods, we value hard work, creativity, and collaboration. We believe that our team members are our greatest asset, and we are committed to their professional development and personal growth.
Why join Monogram Foods?
- Innovation and Quality: Be part of a team that prides itself on producing innovative and top-quality food products.
- Growth Opportunities: With our rapid expansion and diverse product lines, there are endless opportunities for career advancement.
- Team-Oriented Culture: Join a supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognized.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, health benefits, and a robust support system designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
If you are passionate about food, driven by excellence, and ready to make a meaningful impact, Monogram Foods is the place for you. Join us in creating delicious and innovative food products that bring joy to tables across America. Apply today and become a part of the Monogram Foods family!
About the job:
The Purchasing Manager fulfills this role for the Monogram Quality Foods plant located in Denison, IA. Reporting to the Vice President & Division CFO for the Bacon Division, the Purchasing Manager is responsible for effectively executing the procurement process for the MQF plant. In this role, the Purchasing Manager will interact with various levels of leadership from other functional teams across the plant and within the Monogram Support Center.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides daily direction and management of all procurement activities and methods for a single plant location.
- Act and execute as the procurement technical lead for all procurement personnel in advising, directing, developing, consulting, communicating, troubleshooting, planning, and course-correcting for exceptional performance.
- Provide leadership and performance management oversight to site Buyers to drive and execute procurement processes.
- Negotiate cost and manage and execute supplier agreements.
- Develop and manage positive working relationships with cross-functional leadership.
- Collaborate with scheduling, warehousing, and production to ensure raw materials needs meet production demands.
- Plan economic order quantities based on historical data and marketing initiatives.
- Actively seek opportunities to improve quality, increase service levels, and reduce costs.
- Place purchase orders for ingredients, supplies and packaging materials as assigned.
- Contact suppliers to get updates on orders, expedite and troubleshoot late shipments as necessary.
- Identify and qualify potential new suppliers, specifications and cost.
- Resolve freight/shipment issues, address quality concerns and pricing discrepancies.
- Manage the return, replacement and credit for problem deliveries.
- Support cross-functional activities and interact with Logistics, Quality, Marketing, R&D and Sales to assess current and future sourcing requirements.
- Manage inventory levels through the use of tools and analysis to minimize risk of write-off while ensuring production continuity.
- Maintain personal knowledge of market trends, including analysis of market drivers, cost structures and technical improvements.
- Lead and /or participate in meetings involving cross-functional teams, leadership, suppliers or customers.
- Partner with and support the Strategic Procurement team.
