Procurement Sr. Manager
On-site · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Procurement Sr. Manager leads enterprise-wide sourcing and purchasing execution for raw material categories (nuts and ingredients) across a network of manufacturing plants for a private label CPG snack company. Responsible for uninterrupted supply while optimizing total cost, quality, service, sustainability, and inventory. Owns category strategy, manages market risk, drives productivity, and develops procurement talent. Partners cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Quality, Product Development, Finance, Operations, and more to align supply strategies with plant requirements and financial targets. Key duties include developing sourcing strategies and supplier capabilities, leading sourcing, contracting, and day-to-day purchasing, leading domestic and global supplier negotiations, monitoring commodity trends and risk, driving cost savings and working capital improvements, establishing inventory strategies, leading supplier qualification and rationalization, providing leadership to buyers, ensuring quality and food safety compliance, managing disruption recovery with suppliers and stakeholders, delivering savings analyses and recommendations, investigating issues and root causes, maintaining cross-functional partnerships, and supporting additional procurement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in purchasing, supply chain, business and/or equivalent years of experience
- 10+ years of progressive experience in direct material procurement or category management within food or CPG manufacturing
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office with advanced skills in Excel; experience with ERP Systems, SAP, PDM desired
- Demonstrated success managing large spend categories and delivering measurable savings
- Advanced negotiation and contract management skills
- Strong analytical, financial, and forecasting capabilities
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site manufacturing environment
- Self-motivated, goal oriented, quality driven, and capable of working independently with little supervision
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