Procurement Assistant​/Junior Buyer

Procurement Assistant / Junior Buyer – Lone Star Bakery, Inc.

Lone Star Bakery, Inc. is looking for a Procurement Assistant / Junior Buyer to support our procurement team in optimizing spend, managing supplier relationships, and driving data‑informed sourcing decisions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on analytics, process improvement, and turning complex data into actionable insights.

• Conduct detailed spend analysis, category analysis, and supplier performance reporting using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to track procurement KPIs.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities, perform market research and benchmarking.
• Support contract management, including tracking expirations and compliance.
• Compile requests for materials/services from departments and prepare purchase orders.
• Send purchase orders to suppliers and track their status, delivery schedules, and receipt of goods.
• Maintain records of freight contracts and arrangements adding details to purchase orders.
• Respond to questions from internal customers and suppliers about order status, changes, or cancellations.
• Verify that received items meet specifications and arrive on time.
• Monitor and review purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices and payments for accuracy, conformance to purchasing and other policies and procedures to minimize risk.
• Confer with accounting and or suppliers to resolve problems e.g., quality, delivery, invoicing, rejections, damages, payments and credits between Company and Suppliers.
• Perform basic buying duties and assist with vendor negotiations.
• Participate in special projects, conducting special research, assist in creating training materials or departmental communications.
• Track raw material reporting on expired goods and nearing expiration.
• Communicate project cleanup list to ensure resolution of any excess stock.

• High School Diploma or GED and some college coursework in business, supply chain, logistics, or related fields helpful.
• Familiarity with office software (e.g., Excel, ERP systems like SAP or Net Suite) and basic math/accounting is a must.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.