For over forty five years, GA Foods has been creating and delivering high quality nutritious and well-balanced meals to seniors, children, military and emergency response. GA Foods sets ourselves apart with flavorful menus tailored to our client's palettes, a delivery service unmatched by the competition and an One Team attitude.

The GA Foods team is a diverse and energetic group.  We are based in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida, but can be found from California to New Jersey, Texas to Georgia...and even more locations as we have become one of the fastest growing companies in our industry. We thrive on our "One Team" company culture and promote teamwork and leadership within the organization. Looking for a job that will challenge you and motivate you to achieve your highest potential? You have come to the right place.

GA Foods is currently seeking a Senior Buyer for our St. Petersburg location.  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for planning, buying and tracking raw materials, supplies and packaging goods for food manufacturing to meet production demands/inventory levels for multi-state company. They will participate with the R&D team and maintain effective vendor relations. The Senior Buyer must have the ability to plan, organize and prioritize daily tasks where judgment must be made regarding completing demands on time. Must be able to successfully utilize in-house custom-build MRP and inventory data tools to schedule, analyze and buy goods.  The ideal candidate for this position will be a self-starter and team player with working knowledge and minimum three years proven successful experience working as a senior-level Buyer in the food Industry.

Senior Buyer Essential Functions:

• Entering and managing dozens of purchase orders for raw materials, supplies and packaging
• Plan, schedule, order & track product using tools, reports and systems
• Create and use dashboard reporting to monitor and analyze procurement status
• Monitor production schedules to ensure required materials are on hand
• Work closely with production planning, inventory control, unit managers and accounting
• Expedite materials and source substitutes to avoid product shortages, as needed
• Responsible for monitoring the disposition of obsolete materials
• Handle supplier returns for rejected products and help resolve supplier's quality issues
• Complete vendor or product analysis when sourcing new products or looking for alternatives
• Partner with R&D team on product development initiatives that require support from procurement
• Troubleshoot problems and assist others in solving supply chain issues or inefficiencies
• Track purchase price variances by product
• Special projects as needed

Senior Buyer Qualifications:

• College degree, preferred
• Supply chain certifications, preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in supply chain
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to forecast and keep pace with industry supply trends

Senior Buyer Preferred skills:

• Experience using modern MRP/ERP system
• Microsoft Dynamins NAV is strongly preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel

Drug-Free Work Place / Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

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