JOB FILLED - Buyer

Job Description: 

Eden is the oldest natural and organic food company in North America and the largest independent manufacturer of dry grocery organic foods. We are deeply rooted in Michigan about twenty miles southwest of Ann Arbor. It is here we manage grower relations, manufacturing, trucking, quality control, customer and retailer services, marketing, import/export, accounting, our databases and websites. We believe in good work, good people, and career opportunity.

We have an immediate opportunity for a capable and knowledgeable Buyer to manage our grain and bean supplier relationships and company purchases.

YOU:

  • Have existing knowledge of agriculture, grain and bean crops, organic practices, and are open to learning and sharing.
  • Understand how to nurture supplier relationships and develop collaboration within a network of independent growers.
  • Have experience managing suppliers/growers for achieving compliance with certifications and standard requirements.
  • You are extremely organized and know how to keep details records of suppliers and practices to ensure integrity of products received.
  • You know how to be a polite fussy buyer to ensure quality and acceptable costs. An openness to and general understanding of the grower’s perspective.
  • You have a growing knowledge of technical, agricultural, regulatory, and industry requirements and criteria.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Visit growers, suppliers, cleaners, and food processors to assure quality and to verify they are in compliance with necessary regulations.
  • Inventory management based on calculations and factors such as lead-time, projections, seasonal rhythms, historic use, and projected demand.
  • Verify growing practices and production areas to ensure crops are produced and handled in ways that Eden Foods requires, and they have protected them for being contaminated.
  • Work with certification organizations, quality assurance processes, and facilitate their interface with growers, processors, and suppliers.
  • Track crops from farm to cleaner, to processing and packaging. Gather, record, and report appropriate information about participating farmers, farms, handlers, cleaners, and processors.

Position Reports to: Purchasing Department Manager.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health, Rx, Vision & Dental Insurance
  • 401k – company match at 50%

Click here to read the full Buyer job description.

Please note the job description is not intended to be all-inclusive or a complete explanation of duties. Employees are required to perform duties as assigned by their supervisor or management. Eden reserves the right to modify job duties and responsibilities as needed. Job descriptions do not constitute or imply an employment contract.

Position Reports to: 
Purchasing Department Manager.
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Last Resume Date: 
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 4:49am