Director of Procurement

At Loffredo Fresh Foods, we strive to inspire healthier lifestyles and communities by collaborating with our team members, suppliers, and customers to deliver exceptional fresh food solutions. We have a commitment to our customers to provide excellent service and high quality goods, and our dedicated, compassionate, and innovate team members execute each day. Our forward thinking, risk taking, collaborative environment creates an exciting and engaging culture. We support new thoughts, and have created traditions that work.

We are currently seeking a Director of Procurement to join the team at our Des Moines, IA location. This position will be responsible for leading our procurement team in sourcing and purchasing products for our entire organization throughout the Midwest.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee holistic procurement strategy and vision
• Provide mentorship, coaching, development opportunities and overall leadership to the procurement team
• Establish, track, and hold team members accountable for departmental KPI's.
• Increase total gross profit among all categories
• Direct inventory management and fulfillment at six successful business units around the Midwest
• Reduce inventory shrink through process change and training
• Improve and maintain optimal inventory levels with your team to support on time deliveries
• Grow partnerships with existing produce suppliers, and continually evaluate new and qualified produce suppliers
• Grow specialty categories with marketing, sales support and develop vendor relationships with specialty suppliers to support growth needs
• Support in negotiating vendor contracts and critical business needs
• Maintain and improve the overall company supply chain including our carrier network for inbound loads and inter-company shuttle needs
• Support the quality assurance team and help to improve QA processes and procedures.
• Excellent work ethic; reliable/work flexible schedule as necessary

Qualifications/Skills:

• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain Management or related field or experience in lieu of
• 5+ years of prior procurement experience
• 2-3 years in a management role with a sound track record of developing employees
• Produce and wholesale foods purchasing/procurement background preferred
• Experience in executing on a purchasing strategy that has meaningfully improved gross margin
• Ability to work well with both internal associates and external partners
• Strong desire to learn new things and the ability to put new skills to use
• Superb negotiation skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, available 1st of the month following 30 days employment
• 401k with company match available following 6 months of employment
• Additional voluntary insurance such as basic/supplemental life and disability
• Paid time off & Paid holidays
• Regular and constructive performance feedback
• Healthy, fresh produce you can take home to your family through our generous employee purchase program

Base + commission plan

Pay: $140,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Job Type: Full-time