This position is responsible for preparing and completing all bids on behalf of Shamrock Foods Company ensuring customer pricing accuracy/competitiveness and company profitability.  

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Essential Duties:

\n\nReviews all school bid requests outlining key information and RFP (Request for Proposal) specifications.\nPrepare school bids for all Shamrock locations, working cross functionally with other internal departments, timely consolidating and submitting bid.\nUnderstand School Pricing Modules. \nResponsible for the accuracy bid submittal data. \nManage Vendor/Broker relationships coordinating price requests and all necessary documentation.\nUnderstand how to read RFPs, nutrition panels, formulation data sheets, Child Nutrition Labels, NOI (commodities).\nProduct Matching between vendor and Shamrock codes.\nHandle all vendor price increase notifications and vendor discrepancy inquiries. \nMonitor item changes and manage external (customer) and internal (cross functional) communication.\nRun and Analyze reporting.\nPerforming other duties as assigned.\n\n

Qualifications: 

\n\nBachelor's degree and 2+ years related experience and training; or five years equivalent combination of education and/or experience. \nA strong background in purchasing, contract administration, pricing deviations/billbacks and sales experience is a plus.\nAbility to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and volume.\nMust have problem solving skills to navigate through the situation and provide a resolution.\nMust be highly organized, detail oriented, ability to multitask, works well in a fast-paced environment, excellent communication skills. \nAble to follow detailed Standard Operating Procedures.\nMust be proficient in Microsoft Office; specifically Word and Excel. \n \nMust be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department especially during bid season, which are subject to working nights, weekends, and holidays.\n\n

Corporate Summary:

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At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

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Our Mission: 

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At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

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Why work for us?

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Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy.  That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck.  And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs.

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Shamrock Foods Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)