Raw Materials Procurement Specialist

Raw Materials Procurement Specialist 

Company Overview:   

Schweid & Sons is a family-owned fourth-generation ground beef purveyor, supplying restaurants, grocers, and special events across the nation, and is now available online for home delivery. In 1978, Sam's son David Schweid took his family's long-withstanding heritage in the meat purveyor industry and founded Schweid & Sons, which focuses on ground beef and pork. Today that same passion, commitment, and work ethic are carried on through his two sons, Jamie and Brad, all dedicated to producing the best-tasting, highest-quality burger.   

Located in Carlstadt, NJ, and College Park, GA, Schweid & Sons' mission is to bring "The Very Best Burger" to consumers by offering a range of high-quality ground beef blends and products, including custom blends, USDA Prime, All Natural, Wagyu, among others.  

Culture: Schweid & Sons is committed to building and maintaining a best-in-class culture. Our core values consist of Trust, Respect, Integrity, Pride, and Passion and are lived by our incredible employees. All company members must understand the importance of our core values to Schweid & Sons.    

Responsibilities:  

1. Aid in efficiently managing three essential divisions of the procurement:  
2.  Weekly POs 
3.  New product sourcing 
4.  Monitoring Use of Raw Materials 
5. Purchase raw materials daily for two facilities based on weekly demand  
6. Management of supply issues by adequately defining the issue/event, defining crisis status, create and delivering valuable options for the organization to ensure customer compliance. 
7. Ability to hold vendors accountable for performance. Over-communicating with the Ops & Sales teams regarding the efficient flow of goods and services affecting the distribution 
8. Utilizes customer insights, industry trends, buying patterns, sales and commodities metrics, forecasting, and competitive landscape to partner across other functions 
9. Create and modify raw material formulations based on multiple factors  
10. Supports new projects for the business, engaging suppliers to help the team understand costs and formula implications. Ability to engage cross-functional partners when necessary 

You are  

• Someone with a clear understanding of procurement sourcing best practices 
• A creative problem solver with a process improvement mindset 

• Adaptable and able to deal with stressful time sensitive situations in a calm and deliberate manner 
• Data-driven decision maker  
• Detail-oriented You possess strong organizational skills and consistently demonstrate a systematic approach to all your work 
• A self-starter who is highly motivated and passionate; you are eager to take on new projects  
• Agile You thrive in fast-paced and dynamic environments and are willing to get deep into the weeds where needed 
• A strong communicator who can easily communicate complex solutions cross-functionally and to upper management 
• Results-driven who gets the job done.  

Travel: The position may require travel to Harvesting Facilities, visiting both production facilities at a minimum quarterly, and potentially attending various trade shows.   

KPI Metrics  

Growing Sales Profitably  

1. Own Protein Formulation P.L. by auditing savings opportunities through purchasing efficiencies based on the USDA market. Must have the foresight to adjust, modify or eliminate chances of not achieving the milestones. 
2. Maintain a 100% supply of raw materials to produce the schedule of products weekly and daily, all while remaining cost-effective 
3. Create an annual spend savings target % for the Procurement Dept. Identify pathways for the department to spend less on ingredients while obtaining +99% customer service levels and meeting budgeted goals by driving cost savings through a strategic sourcing plan 

Digital Transformation buy-in – High-Performance Activities embedded into the Schweid & Sons Commitment: On Time, In Full.  

1. Confirming data integrity for the company with absolute confidence in data accuracy. Creating confirming steps within the process to ensure accuracy while generating fail-safe auditing procedures as back-up 
2. Lead collaborative strategies (multi-Dept efforts) around pricing, forecasting, and product available to sell by identifying what a "win" looks like - then measuring each win and repeat—the visibility for sales to be more self-sufficient and road access friendly. Be the Proactive Voice within Ops for Digital Strategy. 
3. Utilize and improve our purchasing and forecasting technology tools to provide faster, actionable data to team members  

Requirements:  

1. Strong Food Industry Experience, having built successful relationships and partnerships with suppliers leveraging buying power on these critical attributes. 
2. Rock-solid analytical and computer skills, preferably in implementing procurement functions with a central ERP system. Proficient in computer skills - Microsoft Office, Excel, ERP Software 
3. Results-oriented and metrics-driven 
4. Strong time management and organizational skills within an office environment (not a remote role) 
5. Ability to effectively communicate will all levels of management 
6. Strong technical skills and IT skills 

Experience & Education:   

1. Minimum of 5 years of experience, preferably purchasing 
2. Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business or a related field