Lead plant purchasing operations, oversee supplier relationships, and ensure timely availability of materials, supplies, and services essential to production.
Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan.
- Lead and develop the plant purchasing team through coaching, training, performance feedback, and daily work coordination.
- Oversee purchasing activities for maintenance parts, raw materials, supplies, services, and stock and non-stock items that support plant operations.
- Guide supplier selection and competitive bidding processes to balance cost, product quality, service, and material availability.
- Coordinate purchasing quantities and order schedules to reduce unit costs while maintaining reliable inventory levels and production support.
- Build collaborative relationships with suppliers, plant departments, and corporate teams to address purchasing needs and improve service.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- Nice to have: supporting purchasing or procurement within dairy, cheese, food, or beverage manufacturing
- Nice to have: supervising employees or other supervisors in a manufacturing environment
- Nice to have: negotiating supplier agreements
- Nice to have: managing purchasing costs
- competitive salaries and bonuses
- life, medical/dental/vision coverage
- voluntary benefits
- employee assistance programs
- wellness incentives
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