Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Northland Properties, a leading hospitality company, is seeking a Procurement Specialist to enhance their procurement team. The role focuses on ensuring product availability across restaurant brands by sourcing quality ingredients and optimizing supplier relationships.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with the procurement and culinary teams to understand menu requirements and source ingredients accordingly.
• Manage and negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure cost-effective purchasing, while maintaining quality standards.
• Use a data-driven approach to monitor market trends, seasonal availability, and emerging products to enhance menu offerings.
• Conduct regular audits and quality checks on incoming products from our suppliers/distributors to ensure they are meeting our specifications.
• Work closely with logistics and distribution partners to streamline supply chain resilience.
• Issue RFPs and RFQs for major categories to identify opportunities and reduce cost.
• Support new restaurant openings by providing guidance on procurement programs to our operators and franchisees.
• Have a cross-functional attitude to collaborate with multiple departments to ensure alignment and make informed purchasing decisions.
Skills
• Minimum 5 years of experience in culinary or foodservice procurement, preferably within hospitality or multi-unit operations.
• Strong understanding of food categories, culinary trends, and supply chain.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerBI.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with culinary, operations, and finance teams.
• Culinary education or background is a strong asset.
• Willingness to travel to supplier and restaurant locations as needed.
• Experience with CrunchTime for inventory and cost management.
• In-depth knowledge of major broadline distribution management, including vendor performance and optimization.
• Familiarity with Power BI for data visualization and procurement analytics.
• Previous experience in banquet and/or concession operations, including sourcing for high-volume, event-based foodservice environments.
Benefits
• Unique employee perks
• Access to career development opportunities
Company Overview
• Moxies is an casual dining restaurant and bar. It was founded in 1986, and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.moxies.com.
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