Group Purchasing Manager
Job Description
Pay: CA$70,000.00 - CA$80,000.00 per year
About Us
Swan Pizza Limited operates a pizza restaurant franchise system under the trade name "Red Swan Pizza". We are the new standard for pizza with 170+ locations all over Canada. Fresh and diverse meals that blow away your expectations are made from innovative recipes with quality ingredients.
At Swan Pizza Limited, we provide a great work environment while treating employees with dignity and respect. We embrace diversity as an essential component in the way we do business. We apply the highest standards of excellence to our food, production, preparation, training, and service to customers. We are building long‑lasting relationships with our valued customers, ensuring every potential customer can order a great meal regardless of their dietary preferences.
At Red Swan Pizza, you will help us carry out our mission to satisfy customer cravings by creating and serving a wide variety of deliciously different pizzas with quick service, quality ingredients, reasonable prices, and unbeatable value.
Position Summary
The person in this position will negotiate and deal for sourcing inventory with producers (or vendors) and bring competitive pricing to Red Swan Pizza. Works in collaboration with the operation team to drive profitability and enhance the sales growth of restaurants across Canada.
Required Skills
- Education in supply chain management
- Work experience of 3-5 years at food service distributor companies.
- Negotiate the deal with different vendors.
- Contract review and formulation with distribution partners
- Search new vendors for the procurement.
- Develop Procurement strategies for reducing the food cost.
- Assist the operation team with SOP developments.
- Engaging with restaurant partners for the operations
- Collaborates with suppliers to solve quality and/or service problems; expedites deliveries as necessary.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Human Relations – ability to work in teams, interact with others across departments/roles, develop relationships, etc.
- Self Management – self‑directed with the ability to deal with distraction, repetition, prioritization, fluctuations in workload, ambiguity, etc.
- Mathematical – knowledge of basic math (addition, subtraction, multiply, divide and percentages).
- Communication – excellent written, verbal, organizational and communication skills.
- Time Management – the ability to multi‑task, prioritize, and execute efficient work processes.
- Supply Chain Management – knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods.
- Customer Service – knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Knowledge of food raw materials, manufacturers, producers, etc.
- Problem Solver – ability to problem solve and develop solutions to a variety of complex problems by comparing, classifying, innovating, analyzing, coordinating, copying, etc. May refer to established precedents and policies.
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
Skills / Abilities
Note: This job description is not intended to be all‑inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Please submit your resume highlighting your relevant experience in procurement and supply chain management.
Job Type: Full‑time
Benefits:
Education: Secondary School (preferred)
Work Location: In person; 6860 Century Ave, Suite 200 East Tower
Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type: Full‑time
Job Function: Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industry: Restaurants
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