Buyer/Procurement Specialist Legacy Bakehouse 70K to 80K BOE

• Steady, full-time work with competitive pay
• Benefit packages include health, dental, vision. 401K, company paid Life, AD&D, Short Term Disability.
• Friendly supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for growth and advancemen short term disability, 401(k) United States, Wisconsin, Cudahy 3275 East Layton Avenue (Show on map) Sep 28, 2026
  Buyer / Procurement Specialist
• Ingredients & Packaging About Us
  At Legacy Bakehouse, we are more than a food manufacturer
• we are a team committed to quality, safety, and innovation.

We take pride in creating a workplace where employees feel valued and supported. We are a family-oriented company with opportunities for growth and development. The Role

This role owns the sourcing, pricing, and flow of all ingredient and packaging materials.

The mandate is dual:

keep the plants running without material shortages, and deliver year-over-year cost savings on a spend category that drives a large share of COGS. Success is measured in both service level and dollars returned to margin.

Core responsibilities

Buying and supply continuity Convert MRP demand signals into purchase orders; maintain reorder points, lead times, and minimum order quantities in the ERP so the system plans accurately

Expedite and de-expedite against production schedule changes; own inbound delivery dates and flag supply risk to scheduling before it becomes downtime

Manage safety stock and days-on-hand targets, balancing shortage risk against working capital and shelf-life exposure

Maintain accurate item master data

• pack sizes, conversion factors, supplier part numbers
  Place orders and manage delivery schedules through customer-required portals, including SAP-based portals used by several of our largest customers; keep portal orders, confirmations, and schedule changes in sync with the ERP and production plan
  Cost and negotiation Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and freight terms; maintain a rolling savings pipeline with quantified annualized value
  Track purchase price variance against standard cost and explain the drivers to finance monthly
  Run competitive bids and qualify second sources on high-spend and single-sourced items
  Monitor commodity and packaging markets (grains, oils, dairy, sweeteners, resin, corrugate) and recommend buy timing or contract coverage
  Support annual standard cost setting with current and forecasted material costs
  Supplier and quality management Maintain approved supplier documentation: specifications, COAs, allergen statements, continuing guarantees, and third-party audit certificates, consistent with

SQF/GFSI

requirements

Run supplier scorecards on cost, on-time delivery, quality, and responsiveness; lead corrective action when suppliers miss

Partner with QA on non-conforming material, holds, and supplier chargebacks

Cross-functional

Support new product launches: source and qualify new ingredients and packaging, secure pricing for costing, and manage first-article and pilot quantities

Work with R D and finance on cost-down initiatives

• reformulation, spec changes, film downgauge, case-count changes
  Manage slow-moving and obsolete inventory; drive disposition before write-off
  Qualifications
  Required 3+ years of purchasing or buying experience, preferably in food or CPG manufacturing
  Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (NetSuite, SAP, or similar) and strong Excel skills
  Hands-on experience using customer portals, such as SAP, to place orders and manage schedules•or the ability to become proficient quickly
  Demonstrated negotiation results with documented savings
  Ability to work cross-functionally with production, scheduling, QA, R D, and finance
  Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with shifting production schedules
  Preferred
  Familiarity with food safety requirements as they touch supplier approval and ingredient specifications (SQF, GFSI, FSMA)
  Exposure to commodity markets and contract coverage strategies
  Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field
  CPSM, CPIM, or APICS certification
  Success measures•first 12 months
  Material cost savings delivered, in dollars and as a percentage of addressable spend
  Purchase price variance against standard cost
  Zero production downtime attributable to material shortages
  Inventory days on hand and obsolescence write-offs
  Supplier on-time-in-full performance
  Percentage of high-spend items with a qualified second source Why Work for Us
  Steady, full-time work with competitive pay
  Benefit packages include health, dental, vision.

401K, company paid Life, AD&D, Short Term Disability.

Friendly supportive team environment.

Opportunities for growth and advancement We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.