Director Of Procurement

Company: Cheef Holdings
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: January 17, 2022

Job Description:

Cheef Holdings is made up of a group of experts and pioneers who are on a mission of creating category defining companies. As a fully integrated brand incubator our speciality lies in being able to ideate, manufacture and go to market in rapid succession. As of today, Cheef Holdings has 7 brands in its portfolio spanning the human / pet categories of the CBD space. As digital marketing experts we recognize that we don't need to limit what build - expect to work on some new interesting businesses!
This Director of Procurement will be working cross functionally across Creative, Finance, Operations, Manufacturing and Compliance. To have success in this role the ideal candidate will have experience working in a purchasing role within a startup company. This role requires someone who takes charge and can fix problems independently.
Director of Procurement Responsibilities:

• Develop, lead and execute procurement strategies
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Build upon existing vendor relationships and develop new relationships
• Determine quality and timing of deliveries
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
• Conduct business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, and identify potential cost down and improvement opportunities.
• Provide periodic reporting for management on purchasing, controls and processes
• Develop workflow process in line with ERP software system
• Advise senior management improved procurement process, management of company assets and replacement strategies
• Be a player / coach - the ideal candidate will have managed teams of 4+
  Director of Procurement Qualifications
  • BS degree in Supply Chain Management, logistics or Business
  • Must be be an excel / google sheets expert
  • Have experience working with enterprise ERP systems - Odoo, Netsuite, etc
  • Strong leadership capabilities
  • Food manufacturing experience preferred
  • Strong negotiation skills

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