Associate Buyer
Wells Enterprises
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- Location
- Le Mars, IA
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Nov 5
- Today
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About the company
Wells Enterprises
Food production · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
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What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing preferred and/or an equivalent of 2 years procurement experience.
- Minimum of 2 years’ full-time professional experience in a purchasing environment.
- Knowledge of purchasing and supply chain. Good effective communication skills (both oral and written) and presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively negotiate. Problem Solving, quantitative skills, attention to detail and decision-making talent.
- Must be able to work across all functions and levels of an organization. Proven project management skills and demonstrable process implementation ability
- Reports to: Sr. Sourcing Manager
- Direct Reports: N/A
- Indirect Reports: N/A
Key skills
negotiatingsupplier relationshipscontinuous improvement
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With guidance and oversight, the Assoc Buyer is responsible for strategically and tactically managing supplier relationships, negotiating with suppliers and executing agreements for assigned categories while identifying and developing suppliers that meet and/or exceed Wells’ expectations regarding total cost of ownership including but not limited to cost, delivery, quality, innovation and continuous improvement. This position will optimize synergies with vendors and internal customers.