Buyer - Food Manufacturing

Ken’s Foods (Ken's Salad Dressing/Sweet Baby Rays Barbecue Sauce) is currently seeking a Buyer/Expeditor to join our corporate headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts. This full-time, onsite role involves collaborating closely with vendors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of raw materials essential for production. The position emphasizes issue resolution, cross-functional teamwork, and supplier performance oversight.​

In addition to our corporate headquarters in Marlborough, MA, Ken’s Foods has manufacturing facilities in McDonough, GA; Lebanon, IN; and Las Vegas, NV.  If you are looking for a new opportunity within a dynamic organization, then Ken’s could be the right place for you!

Some of the duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for replenishment of materials, building trucks from various supplier locations, while monitoring lead times, order quantities, storage requirements, and shelf life (as applicable)
• Determine appropriate order quantities to balance demand and financial resources (i.e. available warehouse footprint)

• Manage and oversee reverse logistics with cross-functional business partners in the event of a material issue
• Ensure that volume, pricing, delivery terms and conditions are followed, including accurate freight costs
• Be adept at crisis management and have excellent multi-tasking skills when issues arise involving any materials used in production
• Initiate and facilitate Supplier Business reviews to drive improvement and manage Suppliers

• Provide input into the strategic sourcing process (including document collection, regulatory, sample review, financial audit, etc.) and make recommendations, partnering with the Sourcing team

• Interface with cross-functional Business Partners to drive value across the Supply Chain

REQUIREMENTS

• Four-year degree in related field preferred
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business partners, with a focus on Plant Personnel
• Proficiency in managing supplier performance and being capable of driving continuous improvement with existing suppliers and Ken’s Foods’ Plants
• Ability to effectively mentor/coach Buyers and Purchasing Coordinators within Ken’s Foods
• Ability to work 100% on site in Marlborough, MA
• Food industry purchasing experience a plus
• Syspro or other ERP experience a plus

Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment.