Purchasing Associate Manager

Say Bonjour to a Purchasing Associate Manager Opportunity at Le Duff America!

As a Purchasing Associate Manager at Le Duff America (LDA), you will have the opportunity to become a part of a team that supports accounting for over 30 corporately owned and 60 franchised la Madeleine French Bakery & Café locations and other LDA concepts. While this is not a remote position, we do offer hybrid schedules.

Meet our Le Duff America Team:

la Madeleine French Bakery & Café has a parent company, Le Duff America. The Le Duff America portfolio of brands includes concepts not only in North America but in South America as well. This position is in the LDA corporate office in Dallas, TX.

As a Purchasing Associate Manager you will:

• Use project management skills to execute an idea through sourcing, testing and full system rollout within a given timeline.
• Partner with vendors and distributors to ensure continuous supply of products to cafes by monitoring inventory.
• Work collaboratively with Operations, Product Development, Finance and Marketing to understand menu changes and/or promotions and how they will affect store supply and demand to secure appropriate inventory levels.
• Prepare usage reports by collecting and analyzing cost, volumes, quality, user, vendor, and other information.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and/or improve processes.
• Daily management of the electronic inventory/invoice system, Crunch Time.
• Partner with corporate and franchise contacts to communicate supply chain and distribution information.
• Monitor system compliance for distribution of approved and negotiated products.
• Follow market trends in order to forecast increases and savings opportunities in all categories using the vendor community, personal networks, professional organizations and trade publications.
• Create strong contingency plans to prevent outages of all key items through secondary suppliers, appropriate inventory levels, forward warehousing, etc.
• Manage large programs including sourcing, contracting, distribution, QA and weekly price communication to the Operators.
• Become proficient using in-house systems and vendor websites to analyze sales data, research pricing and identify price discrepancies.

What you bring to the team:

• BA or BS required in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field.
• 1 – 3 years of experience in Distribution and/or Purchasing within the food service industry.
• Data analysis to justify price movements.
• Strong communicator comfortable dealing with Operators as well as Executives.
• Comfortable making quick decisions followed by fast execution within an ever-changing environment.

What is great about working at LDA?

• 401(k) with company match
• 15 Paid Days Off during year one
• Medical, dental, life and vision insurance
• Competitive salary and growth potential
• la Madeleine discount!
• Hybrid work schedule potential

Say Bonjour to a job you’ll love! Apply today to work at LDA.

Le Duff America is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company Introduction

GET TO KNOW LA MADELEINE
Over three decades since our founding, we continue to celebrate the integrity of French cuisine, using fresh ingredients and recipes that have been passed from one generation to the next.
Our History
1976
Louis le Duff opens Brioche Dorée his first bakery concept in Brest, a city in Brittany in northwestern France.
1983
The first la Madeleine location opens in the heart of Dallas, TX on Mockingbird lane across from Southern Methodist University.
Today
There are now over 80 la Madeleine locations, each with their own individual charm. With every generation, we pass on our tradition of recipes and the authentic French experience.
THE CASUAL FRENCH EXPÉRIENCE
Find Your France
In the middle of a busy life, la Madeleine is a little piece of France you can call your own. Guests are encouraged to choose the la Madeleine experience that suits them. Sit and sip quietly by the fireplace or choose the patio and take place in what we consider one of the highest forms of French culture: the art of conversation.