Procurement Operations Manager

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE : Procurement Manager

DEPARTMENT : Procurement, Operations

REPORTS TO : Director of Facilities, Procurement, and Business Operations

LOCATION : 730 Polk Street, San Francisco

BENEFITS : Yes

STATUS : Full-Time, Exempt

CLASSIFICATION : Service Workers

SUPERVISES : Purchasing Team

POSITION SUMMARY :

Reporting to the Director of Facilities, Procurement, and Business Operations and working in close partnership with leadership from all departments, the Procurement Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of product purchasing and procurement. This role ensures maximum cost efficiency and compliance with agency policies and procedures. The Procurement Manager plays a critical role in budget planning, inventory management, and expense tracking, and is integral to sourcing products from external vendors to deliver cost-effective meals and groceries to our clients.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED :

• A commitment to Project Open Hand’s mission and operating principles
• 5+ years’ experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain management
• 3+ years’ experience in a leadership role within a warehouse or kitchen inventory control function
• Proven experience managing departmental budgets and expenses
• Proven negotiation skills and experience with vendor management
• Established knowledge of food purchasing and experience with high-volume food purchasing
• Ability to work independently and follow established standard work
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English to facilitate communications in a fast-paced food service environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and develop a team
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards as per HACCP
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and inventory management software, Computrition preferred
• Flexibility to work early mornings, afternoons, weekends, or holidays as needed
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience with policy development and implementation in a high-volume food environment
• Valid California Driver's License and excellent driving record

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED :

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

POH COMPETENCIES :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands :

While performing duties of the job, the incumbent is occasionally required to stand for long periods, move, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee must bend, stoop, and lift / move up to 50 pounds unassisted regularly. The employee must be able to move fully loaded carts from floor to floor for storage regularly and work in a freezer environment for long periods. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment :

The noise level in the work environment will vary from moderate to loud. The work environment will be ever changing with volunteers and staff members sharing limited space and working together in the building. The work environment will consistently have wet floors, temperature extremes, moving objects, and loud noises.