2 Towns Ciderhouse – Procurement Manager – Brewbound.com Craft Beer Job Listing

2 Towns is seeking a successful candidate who can perform strategic procurement activities, including overseeing purchasing activities, supporting, identifying, and monitoring priorities, deadlines, and expectations, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring cost-effective sourcing of quality products. 

While pursuing effective relationships with others, this position proactively provides resources, information, advice, and expertise to internal and external partners. The Procurement Manager will adapt to and learn from change, challenges, and feedback, demonstrate flexibility in work style, and help others adapt to new tasks and processes while supporting and responding to the needs of others to support a business outcome.

Essential Functions and Duties: 

• Maintain relationships with existing vendors, address any issues or concerns, and seek opportunities for improvement.
• Identify and vet potential suppliers, vendors, and distributors for food, beverages, and restaurant supplies.
• Analyze purchasing trends, pricing fluctuations, and market conditions to identify cost savings and efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Prepare budget forecasts and cost projections for purchasing expenditures, ensuring alignment with financial goals and operational needs.
• Monitor inventory levels of supplies to ensure adequate stock levels for operations.

Key Qualifications:

• Must be 21 or older
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) and at least 2 years of equivalent work experience that provides the knowledge and skills necessary for performing tasks proficiently
• Leadership abilities, including team management, coaching, and problem-solving skills
• Proven working experience as a Procurement manager
• Experience with negotiation and networking
• Proficiency in inventory management software, purchasing systems, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office applications for data analysis and reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented and analytical mindset, with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
• Flexibility in scheduling, including occasional evenings and weekends as needed. 

2 Towns Ciderhouse Leadership Expectation:

High Level of Integrity, Personal Responsibility, and Trust – You know that leading a team can be complex and requires decision-making that is not always immediately understood by your team; therefore, you apply honesty, compassion, responsibility, courtesy, and open communication when directing your course of action.  

Cool Under Pressure: Ever-changing priorities result in quick pivots, additional workloads, and unexpected surprises that you must take in stride.  

When The Going Gets Tough: You lead by example with perseverance and determination to get back on track. You can assess what went wrong, learn from mistakes, and take the initiative to make adjustments to improve operations accordingly.

Great Communicator: You speak with authority and clarity. Knowing you will listen, your team feels free to come to you with concerns or suggestions. You are also confident in talking with your Management Team to brainstorm ideas and address issues before they become problems.

Problem Solver: There isn’t a challenge you can’t handle, and if you don’t know the answer, you will find out. You always look for a better, faster, or more efficient way to do the job.

Roll Up Your Sleeves:  Always be ready to jump in and assist your team on the floor when short-staffed or striving to meet deadlines. 

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit or stand (according to preference) for long periods of time while using a computer. A majority of the work is sedentary. Some tasks require lifting and moving boxes up to 35 lbs.

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Compensation Benefits:

This is an exempt position with a salary range of $55,000 – $75,000. The salary range is negotiable depending on experience placement within the range, which will be contingent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, education, experience, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

• Medical & Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Options
• 401K Matching Retirement Plan
• 80 Hours Paid Vacation – 1st year – (112 after one-year employment)
• Paid Sick Leave
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Swag Allotments
• Sizeable Cider Allotment

2 Towns Vision:

We aspire to create craft alcoholic beverages accessible to the people, utilizing the most advanced production standards and quality Northwest ingredients, without being afraid to do things a little differently. Much like our product, 2 Towns as a company is fun, unique, and energetic. Our crew makes what we do possible and is committed to fostering an environment of fairness, empowerment, and security. 

EEOC Statement:

Equal Employment Opportunity is a fundamental principle at 2 Towns Ciderhouse. Decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, and other conditions of employment are made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.