
Michael Page
Job description / Role
A high growth opportunity managing regional food & beverage spend for an established market player
Client Details:
An established, widespread food & beverage market player
Description:
• The Senior Buyer is responsible for the procurement of a wide variety of food & beverage items, many of which require the application of complex procurement standards and procedures, including negotiation.
• The Senior Buyer prepares detailed bid specifications, requests for quotations for commodities and services, requests for proposals for commodities and services, and purchase orders, as requested by departments
• The Senior Buyer employs advanced critical thinking and writing skills in the development and evaluation of the more complex requests for proposals for commodities and services.
• The Senior Buyer identifies varied suppliers, evaluates bids, awards contracts and purchase orders, develops standards for new products or services, maintains contact with vendors, and maintains comprehensive descriptions of available products and current prices.
• The Senior Buyer expedites the ordering and delivery process through the use of automated procurement systems, and assures invoice payment by monitoring the process from initiation of a purchase order through the receipt of the goods or services and billing from the vendor or supplier.
Job Offer:
An exciting, high-growth opportunity managing regional food & beverage spend for an established, widespread market player.