Tremendous opportunity to join a solid, down to earth, hardworking team! We are looking for an analytical, collaborative procurement professional to develop strategic processes, optimize inventory and reduce costs across this large, privately held organization. Reports directly to the CFO and will be responsible for commodity / packaging purchasing, sourcing and vendor negotiations. The team has a superior work ethic, passion for the business and will make you feel like family!  

This role will be responsible for raw material and packaging vendor negotiation strategies including terms and conditions; supplier selection/de-selection. The ideal candidate will have a strategic sourcing mindset.

• Strong work ethic with a roll up your sleeves attitude! 
• Lead and mentor a dynamic team of purchasing professionals.
• Work cross functionally across sales, operations and finance; developing strong internal relationships. 
• Negotiates and approves all vendor contracts and supervises vendor performance. Manages cost cutting practices & procedures with vendors.
• Maintain inventory forecasting system and a working knowledge of commodities trends and market conditions.
• Coordinate purchasing activity between plants.
• 7 + years of purchasing experience; food industry preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Generous compensation, benefits and relocation package! If you or someone you know would be interested in discussing this opportunity, please contact Melissa Kern at melissa@curtisfood.com or 763-428-3888.

Are you seeking a highly visible procurement leadership role where you have the autonomy to impact the business; spend your time developing your team and working on broader strategic initiatives? Do you want to work for an entrepreneurial, customer focused, specialty food distributor? Our client is looking for an influential commodity purchasing expert to be a part of company growth, evaluating opportunities, and making daily decisions that positively affect the bottom line.

This is a highly influential role, reporting directly to the CEO, a well-liked and well-respected leader. Responsible for efficiently setting the strategy and overseeing all purchasing of goods and services for the company. The successful candidate will have a dynamic personality and be able to develop strong cross-functional relationships across the business, as well as with customers and vendors. 

The ideal candidate will have:

• 10 years’ experience in commodity-based purchasing with significant experience in meat, poultry and/or seafood; minimum of 3 years in a director level procurement role.
• Influential personality with a strong ability to build teams, motivate, and coach others and set the tone in building cross-functional relationships with sales & other departments.
• Strong relationships in foodservice or retail; experience in value-added relationship building with customers.
• Experience in developing and employing a strategic sourcing methodology to expose opportunity buys, identify ROI and risk management.
• Experience developing appropriate metrics and KPIs to efficiently manage the purchasing team, reduce costs and improve quality.
• Strong attention to detail; ability to uncover cost savings and add dollars to the bottom line.
• Excellent negotiation and analytical skills; commodity negotiations experience a must.
• Innovative leader with a creative mindset that can find new ways to solve old problems.
• Direct experience with USDA/FDA preferred

Excellent compensation and benefits package. If you would like to be considered for this role, please send your resume to julie@curtisfood.com.

Our client, a privately held food manufacturer, is looking for a Procurement Manager to join their team in sunny Florida! This is a tremendous opportunity to learn from a talented leader, travel globally with exponential career growth! We are in search of an analytical, classically trained perishable procurement professional that has strategic partnerships within the vegetable industry. Someone who can build processes, reduce cost of goods and has leadership potential.    

Ideal candidate must have:

• 5 plus years experience in global vegetable purchasing.
• Experience developing processes and procedures to create efficiencies.
• Expertise with vegetable sourcing, vendor negotiations, production planning, resolving issues, reduction of cost of goods, and maintaining proper inventory levels. 
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

This is a rare opportunity with a people friendly culture, financially stable, and growing organization. This is a highly visibility role that offers career progression, excellent benefits, relocation and compensation package. Please contact Melissa Kern at 763-428-3888 or melissa@curtisfood.com.

Our client, an established bakery products manufacturer, is looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to join their team. We are looking for an analytical, collaborative, procurement professional to build strategic partnerships with food ingredient suppliers.  Exceptional opportunity for an independent, self-starter to implement new processes, improve cost of goods and lay the foundation for growth!

This position will have significant impact creating strategic vendor partnerships, cost reduction initiatives, and sourcing raw materials. This role reports directly to the VP of Supply Chain and will be responsible for 1 direct report and working cross-functionally to drive and improve processes.     

Ideal candidate will have:

• 7 -10 years’ experience in commodity purchasing, forecasting and inventory strategy.
• Experience developing processes and procedures to create efficiencies.
• Expertise with food ingredient sourcing, vendor negotiations, production planning, resolving issues, reduction of cost of goods, and maintaining proper inventory levels. 
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Production, IT and Finance.     
• Knowledge in market analysis and monitoring of commodities to determine optimal timing for purchase. 
• High sense of urgency, transparency and good problem-solving abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

This is a rare opportunity with an excellent, strong organization. This is a high visibility role that offers career progression, and excellent benefits, relocation and compensation package. Please contact Julie Curtis at 763-428-1888 or julie@curtisfood.com.