Supply Chain Agent
HybridFranklin, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Source RFP solicitations, analyze competitive bids, and negotiate pricing, manufacturing capacity, and quality compliance for assigned product categories. Develop agreements documenting negotiated terms, manage their execution, and maintain supplier relationships to resolve product issues and ensure delivery satisfaction. Support marketing initiatives by identifying suppliers, forecasting needs, and managing inventory for limited-time offers and new menu items. Participate in developing procurement strategies, including requirements planning and alternative sourcing, while providing routine position variance reporting and market research to establish pricing trends. Communicate with internal and external partners via phone and electronic channels, and attend company meetings as a daily resource for product specification and problem resolution.
Required Qualifications
- approximately three (3) years of any combination of experience and/or education that demonstrates a commanding knowledge of food purchasing responsibility, preferably in foodservice
- Working knowledge of product specifications and distribution
- Strong background in analysis, both quantitative and qualitative
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management both internally and externally
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, and can identify and implement process improvement strategies with positive business results
- Strong work ethic; commitment to seeing duties completed to a high standard of quality
- Consistently exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
- Travel as needed, approximately ten percent (10)%
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field preferred
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