Position Title: Procurement Specialist (12 Month Contract)

Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time

Position Location: Florenceville Main

Requisition ID: 21486

For us, for family. We know the importance that food plays in people's lives – the power it has to bring people, families, and communities together. Our purpose is to bring enjoyment to people’s lives through great-tasting food, in a way that reflects our values.

Position Summary:

This position will play a vital role in McCain’s efforts to be a best-in-class purchaser of materials and services for use in the manufacture of food products, and will provide tactical supply chain leadership in the planning, delivery and storage of raw and packaging materials required for production at McCain’s North American plants. Furthermore, this position will support:

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  Procurement systems initiatives
• Problem solving and troubleshooting for material and service supply outages
• Drive improvement opportunities related to supplier delivery performance

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for materials management supporting North American manufacturing facilities. The Procurement Specialist will review material requirements and create purchase orders ensuring material deliveries are aligned with production plans. The Procurement Specialist will be the point of contact to resolve vendor issues related to quantity and date.

Responsibilities:

• Management of in-bound raw material supply chain - Ensure timely delivery of all ingredients and packaging materials necessary to support production.
• Management of direct material inventory, ensuring production requirements are met and considering working capital impacts.
• Responsibility to manage inbound material risk through a defined process to mitigate attainment & adherence impact.
• Accountability for SMI Vendor management including the SMI inventory parameters and open order reviews.
• Accountability for material returns, dispositions, credits and write-offs.
• Provide leadership in the management and resolution of material complaints. Insure the buyer is aware of developing performance trends.
• Conduct routine procurement tasks including MRP review and PO placement.
• Maintain supplier performance metrics and support collection of data for quality, delivery, schedule adherence, etc.
• Review daily exception reports and insure that all required supply chain actions are taken in a proactive and timely manner to support plant production requirements.
• Be a resource in the development and execution of material savings initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, preferably in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain
• Computer Skills - Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• System Experience - SAP, TMS, Power Bi
• Procurement or Supply Chain experience preferred but not required
• Proven project management experience preferred
• Demonstrated skills in the area of analytical, planning and analysis. Role is ideal for a detail-oriented problem solver with excellent prioritization and collaboration skills.

Core Procurement Experience & Skills:

• Linking business needs to leverage scale
• Client relationship management
• Financial analysis skills
• Capacity: Proven ability to plan, organize and manage multiple priorities
• Business thinking: Able to connect business needs with external capabilities
• Collaboration: Regarded as a constructive team player and have a strong sense of partnership behavior
• Analytical thinking: Disciplined and data oriented to gain competitive advantage
• Strategic thinking: Able to think strategically and plan for the long term
• Communication: Ability to communicate objectives clearly both in writing and orally
• Creative & Flexible: Able to evaluate opportunities and respond to changing requirements
• Ability to work independently when needed, to make sound business decisions, and can accurately balance risks with business needs
• Diversity mindset: Ability to manage in a matrix organization and across regions and cultures
• Ability to travel on occasion to McCain plants and Suppliers

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.

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Job Family: Procurement; Supply Chain & Logistics
Division: Global Procurement
Department: Appetizer NA
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Bathurst || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Centreville || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Edmundston || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Fredericton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Hartland || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Saint John || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Somerville

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)