Food Procurement Manager -Import & Export- 0808

$6,000-$7,000 + AWS + VB

5 days, Mon–Fri: 9am-6pm

8 Chin Bee Crescent, Singapore 619893 (Boon Lay)

Job Descriptions:

Goods Procurement Management

• Regularly assess cost-cutting opportunities and ensure prices for goods align with relevant market rates, sourced efficiently, and procured to create optimal value for the business.
• Lead precise demand forecasts with sales and marketing by effectively monitoring and communicating forecasts, changes, inventory estimates, supply situations, business risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans.
• Identify and analyze sales trends and influencing variables, incorporating the analysis into forecasting and inventory planning.
• Exercise spend control and foster a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs.

Strategic Sourcing & Leadership

• Build effective relationships with key suppliers for all food/beverage raw materials, ingredients, and packaging to meet business demands.
• Collaborate with the Sales and Marketing Team to develop and implement short-term and long-term strategic initiatives that enable the business to achieve its growth and profitability objectives.
• Coach the team to acquire the competencies needed for long-term business success and individual career growth.

Policies, SOPs, Business Systems

• Serve as the primary subject matter expert, developing policies and procedures related to procurement and planning.
• Oversee the purchasing system, Costpoint, and provide strategic direction on procurement actions, approval workflows and thresholds, and tracking related to Purchase Requests and Purchase Orders.
• Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure procurement management aligns with corporate standards.

Compliance Management

• Stay informed about Import/Export regulations, coaching and training staff to ensure compliance.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing/Supply Chains, Business, or a related field required
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in purchasing, ideally in FMCG, preferably in meat/cheese/cold profucts.
• International food import & export experience
• Proven track record of managing a significant cost of goods with a strong motivation to deliver cost savings.