BakeMark has an immediate job opening for a Commodity Manager!
When it comes to baking, BakeMark has its own secret ingredient: a team of passionate talented employees. For over 100 years, BakeMark has stood for excellence in quality and service, for our customers, our stakeholders and our colleagues. We attribute our success to our colleagues and their contributions towards meeting the needs of our customers and stakeholders. We shall share our values and ways of working. We are passionate about the baking industry. We excel at creating strong partnerships within the company and with our loyal customers. We love to innovate and thrive to manufacture and deliver performing bakery products and world-class customer service.
With over 100 years of service to the baking industry, BakeMark is recognized as an industry leader and trusted partner for quality bakery ingredients, products, supplies and service. BakeMark is a manufacturer and distributor with 34 branches conveniently-located across the U.S.
At BakeMark we appreciate our employees and their families and offer a competitive pay and a full suite of benefits:
Competitive Compensation
Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance (Comprehensive healthcare benefits package, with many coverage options at a very low employee cost)
401K (generous retirement benefits) with a Company Match
Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off (24 days in your first year)
SUMMARY
Work in collaboration with Procurement Directors for integration into overall strategy of BakeMark Corporate Procurement for manufacturing and distribution materials, services, and processes for commodities.
Manage defined commodity product categories, preferred and exclusive supplier programs, sold via National distribution into the bakery channel.
Responsible for developing, recommending and implementing strategic plans through self-generated critical thought data models.
Utilize Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for procurement (North America) of manufacturing and distribution product categories against forecasted demand.
Promotes sustainable and profitable sales growth.
Assist with supplier approvals, and additional Corporate projects.
Successful candidates will possess business acumen, customer focus, process management skills and a results-driven mindset.
Successful candidates must already have experiences with these defined commodities.
This ideal candidate will have relevant experience in purchasing the commodities we purchase for manufacturing and distribution (i.e. foodservice, bakery manufacturing, etc.):
Flour
Sugar
Shortening/Fats
Chocolate/Cocoa
Eggs
Starches
Sweeteners
Education:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or two - five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.