Smithfield Foods - Smithfield, VA
posted 3 months ago
The Corporate Purchasing Manager at Smithfield Foods plays a crucial role in maintaining and purchasing packaging and ingredients essential for the company's operations. This position is responsible for managing the supply base for both direct and indirect purchases, ensuring that procurement is conducted at the lowest total cost while maintaining high standards of quality and on-time delivery. The Corporate Purchasing Manager will focus on inventory control, monitoring pricing trends, and implementing checks and balances to minimize errors and enhance accuracy in inventory management. In this role, the manager will collect data for Requests for Quotation (RFQ) and Requests for Proposal (RFP), and will be tasked with directing and influencing multi-functional departments to agree on cost-saving projects that lead to the tactical implementation of sourcing awards. The manager will also make recommendations regarding vendor-managed inventory levels and assess aging materials, including the review and disposition of obsolete materials. Evaluating and approving vendors and materials to support new product innovation is another key responsibility. The Corporate Purchasing Manager will be accountable for key performance indicators and will drive value and supply chain improvements, presenting all revenue enhancement ideas. This includes managing new item setups and system management, as well as pricing and contract management in coordination with Strategic Sourcing contracts. The position requires the implementation and enforcement of Purchasing Policies and Procedures, ensuring compliance and efficiency in all purchasing activities. The role may also involve other duties as assigned, reflecting the dynamic nature of the position.