Overview of the Role:
The Procurement Manager will serve as a key member of the USA Procurement Team by supporting and leading the Direct Procurement strategy for Packaging and Ingredients. This role will proactively develop, plan, and execute category strategies by utilizing strong analytics and monitor/maintain compliance to Procurement contracts and objectives. The ideal candidate must be able to provide data-driven solutions to support and manage category optimization, have a passionate focus on success, commitment to continuous improvement, and a relentless drive to succeed.
How you will make contributions that matter:
- Develop a deep understanding of current category spend and supplier landscape. Work with key stakeholders to understand category objectives while reducing cost, risk and enhancing category benefits.
- Communicate broadly to all levels within organization the category plans, benefits, and work to ensure successful adoption of the category plans. Program compliance and KPI performance will need to be monitored and communicated to the broader organization. Action plans will need to be recommended if programs are not meeting requirements.
- Support and lead Request for Proposal (RFP) process and develop a consolidated overview of the supplier proposals, scoring supplier responses, and perform calculations on supplier cost and other category considerations.
- Develop a culture of long-term project savings to focus on Procurement cost reduction without compromising supply assurance, quality, or other areas as identified by key stakeholders. Projects may include category rationalization plan(s) to optimize existing suppliers/SKUs to deliver cost reduction, supply assurance, quality improvement, and innovation.
- Review existing contracts with suppliers & work closely with legal as new contracts need to be created or extended.
- Perform risk assessments across the Packaging and Ingredient category while developing contingency plans as working with cross functional team members.
You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:
- Education – Bachelor’s degree in related field
- Experience – 5+ years of Procurement experience or related combination with preference of Direct Packaging Procurement or Indirect Procurement
- Exceptional negotiating skills, along with a strong presence and ability to influence others, including senior leadership
- Candidate must have critical problem solving, fact based, and quantitative analysis experience
- Advanced proficiency in PC and business software applications (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Strong communication and project management to demonstrate project status, key actions, risks and opportunities
- Superior interpersonal and presentation skills with proven track record of success in prior roles
- Strong research and data-driven analytical skills, with the ability to collect, organize, and analyze large sets of data efficiently and effectively
- Knowledge of Ariba and SAP, a plus
Salary Range: $89,695 to $117,725
Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training.
In the USA, Saputo ranks among the top three cheese producers and is one of the top producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products, with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Stella, Frigo Cheese, Montchevre, Stella, and Treasure Cave. We also boast a strong foodservice presence, partnering with reputable chain restaurants and broadline distributors.
Whether your expertise lies in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, sales, quality assurance, or in any other function, your role is integral to our success. You will make contributions that matter, all while working alongside colleagues who genuinely care about your success and who will roll up their sleeves to help.
