Job Description

Job Title: Protein Procurement Buyer

Salary Range: CAD$66,848.– CAD$83,560.

Working Type: On-Site

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Organise and manage buying events with Walmart buyers

Main point of contact between customer, suppliers and commercial

Raising service level challenges with customer and commercial

Coordinating the short- and medium-term requirements with the demand planner and raw material scheduler

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Suppliers

Key contact for customer and commercial communications

Work alongside procurement insight team to guide and influence buying decisions

Loading purchasing events and purchasing agreements to Foods Connected platform

Loading agreed prices to supplier price files and signing off with suppliers

Management of long-term contract purchasing

Suppliers purchasing model management on Foods connected and with the customer

Ensuring all active codes are set up in the procurement documents – retail and primal

Reviewing retail order amendments and solutions to improve service level

Timeline management of buys

Attend S&OP Meetings

Manage imported meat schedules (if applicable)

Frozen stock management at external cold-stores (if applicable)

Management of external fresh stock at cold-stores (if applicable)

Demand Planning

Work with demand planner to understand long term requirements

Overseeing the short- and medium-term supplier forecasts. Making decisions on next steps if the forecast drops or reviewing options with forecast increases/shorts

Raw material Scheduler - reviewing daily order shorts to understand impact to the business and what steps can be taken to mitigate. Escalate to Protein Procurement manager and commercial where required.

Raw material Scheduler – checking usage on supplier

NPD and CI

Attend NPD & Feasibility – feed in procurement insight around pricing, availability etc

Sign off costings and submit to accounts

Raising supplier improvement plans with WM buyers and commercial team

KEY EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Preferably meat protein knowledge, though not a prerequisite. Ideally, from a buying/purchasing background, preferably from a fast-moving fresh food environment.

Excellent communication skills and works well within a multifunctional environment

Hilton Foods Canada is committed to building a culture of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees. At Hilton Foods Canada, we welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise the HR representative. All requests for an accommodation and the accommodation measures will be handled in a confidential manner at all times.