Purchasing Manager – Procurement & Vendor Management (copy)

Responsibilities

• Oversee purchasing and procurement processes across multiple locations
• Manage purchase approvals through On Care / Procurement Partners
• Maintain procurement software workflows, vendor catalogs, item setup, pricing, and reporting
• Review purchase requests for accuracy, pricing, budget alignment, and proper approvals
• Manage vendor relationships and hold vendors accountable to pricing, service, and delivery expectations
• Gather bids and compare market baskets for food, dietary supplies, equipment, services, and special projects
• Review vendor contracts, pricing agreements, and contract terms
• Negotiate pricing, rebates, contract terms, and service expectations
• Prepare procurement reports and present findings to leadership
• Provide monthly reports to communities on budget vs actual spend as well as spend and inventory analysis to identify areas for improvement
• Track purchasing trends, approval patterns, cost analysis, and cost-saving opportunities
• Work closely with operations, finance, and location-based teams to support purchasing needs

Qualifications

• Procurement, purchasing, vendor management, food service, hospitality, supply chain, or operations experience required
• Experience in restaurants, hotels, hospitality, healthcare, senior living, food service, or multi-site operations required
• Experience with food purchasing, equipment purchasing, inventory control, cost analysis, vendor contracts, procurement reporting, or purchasing systems required
• Excellent Excel skills required
• Strong negotiation, communication, and follow-through skills
• Ability to review contracts, pricing data, reports, purchase requests, and purchasing trends
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working directly with vendors, leadership, finance, operations, and local teams
• Ability to work full-time in person from our Wall, NJ office

Schedule

Monday to Friday, full-time, in person. Wall New Jersey