Director of Procurement
Director of Procurement
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Chris Blais 206.613.9211
or
Fred Pabst 206.299.2140
SALARY RANGE BY REGION:
Central/Eastern WA $121150 to $163550
Puget Sound $136120 to $183760
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Northwest Harvest is an antiracist antioppression organization committed to transforming an unjust food system into one that is more responsive and accountable to the communities most impacted by discrimination. In addition to distributing food throughout Washington Northwest Harvest aims to shift public opinion as well as impact institutional policies and societal practices that perpetuate hunger poverty and disparities in our state.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Procurement (DP) engages with Northwest Harvests goal of cutting hunger rates in half by 2028 by being a forwardlooking systems thinker a creative and adaptive leader focused on measurable costeffective results and a strategic partner to leaders in the Supply Chain (SC) department and across the organization who starts with yes to help create innovative values and strategyaligned programs and initiatives by providing the strategic vision for the Procurement team and builds healthy dynamic teams that work well together and expands relationships across the state to increase our effectiveness in procuring donated and purchased food in distributing healthy nutritious food.
Inadditionthe successful incumbent in this rolewill be passionate about the mission of Northwest Harvestbe able to ignite andempower the professional lives of the Procurement team to be challenging and fulfillingreduce hungeractively and collaborativelyservesonthe Supply Chainmanagementteamwhileputting into practice our Six Agreements and championing our PurposeDriven AntiRacist Connected and Interwoven (PACI) framework.
As a member of the Leadership Team (LT) the Director of Procurement is responsible for contributing to the overall health of the LT by working to build trust engaging in constructive conflict demonstrating commitment to team decisions holding oneself and others accountable and focusing on results. As an LT member the Director of Procurement holds these key responsibilities in support of our strategy work: know and be able to communicate the Four Strategies; appreciate that our strategy work is central to the achievement of Northwest Harvests vision to achieve equitable access to nutritious food for all in Washington State; communicate to their team (and when applicable to external audiences) about the strategies; and encourage their team to pursue engagement in the strategies directly or as a support function.
Schedule: This position may be required to work occasional offshift hours as necessary for special events or other duties assigned.
Travel: Be responsive and adaptive to opportunities throughout Washington (WA). This can include but is not limited to local travel and occasional travel to Eastern and Western WA.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership:
- Provide the strategic vision forthe ProcurementTeam and for how the team will work well across the organization
- Practice adaptive leadershipdemonstrating:
- Purposedriven; Antiracist; Connected; Interwoven to ensure alignment of Procurement teams activities and goals with NWHs mission. Lead with influence by modeling our PACI values and empowering others with their individual Operating PlansIOPand shared goals
- Team Leadership: leadand develop adiverse multidimensional and cohesiveteam
- Flexibility: thrive on managing variety andcomplexity
- Leadership: a visionary able to lead by example; a strong listener decisionmaker and effective communicator supporting the agreed upon organization agenda; leads through influence
- Motivation: supports and inspires leaders and staff toaccomplishthe mission of the organization while holding true to its statedvalues
- Innovation: forwardthinking; listens for emerging trends from staff and communities; imaginative and able to translatenew ideasintoaction
- Represent the organization on external committees where strategic insight isneeded
- Develop andmaintainstrategic working relationships in Washington State andnationally
- Champion race equity and inclusionby fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging
People Management & Team Building
- Build healthy dynamic teams that work well together with team members who understand their role and impact within and beyond the organization
- Act as a servant leader to directly supervise support professionally develop hold accountable and coachfour 4direct reports:Agriculture Procurement Representative Food Donations Program Specialist Procurement Administrator and SupplyChain Administrator
- Work collaboratively across the department to foster and encourage a peoplemanagement culture that prioritizes unlocking the potential of allSourcing & Procurementemployees and where every person feels connected to our mission and strategies and is supported by adaptive servant leaders
ExternalRelationshipManagement:
- Developand manage aportfolioofexternalpartners withinvarious typesof food organizationsoperatingstatewideand beyond;prioritize the mission of Northwest Harvest working with thecommunity philanthropyteam on strategies for donations including donated transportation
- Create a robust strategy to significantly increaseinkind donations offood incollaborationwith internal and external partners
- Collaboratewiththe Senior Director of SupplyChain SDSCto understand the landscape of food organizations their needs seasonalityandgivenhistorytobuild relationshipsmaintainan ongoing awarenessofcurrentandrelevantmarkettrendsthataffectavailabilityoffoodandfuturesourcesoffood performsregularcostand scenario analysisand benchmarking
- Oversee and manageall aspects of procurement for theorganization including tracking and reporting
- Work closelywiththeFood Access Network(FAN)TransportationCommunity Markets andall Supply Chainteamsto ensure the timelinessand coordinationwithallinternaldepartmentsregardingfood procurement
- Ensurefood safety in allfacetsof procurement receiving storageand distribution and organizations compliance with all governmental and nongovernmental regulations and requirements for food handling and processing
- Maintain and practice strict quality control standards in procurement to verify product specifications and quality.Identifyrootcausesforvariancessuch asdelinquent arrivalsand qualityissues.Provideresolution of incoming quality issues
- Develop and support sourcingstrategies forThree Squaresand Harvest Pantry and otherthirdpartypartners
- Maintain close relationships with producers manufacturersand vendorstobe awareofand capturealldonation opportunities
Agricultural ProcurementOversight (FreshandFrozen)
- Support the cultivation of working relationships with fresh/frozen food processors and cold storage companies as a source of donated orpurchasedproduce
- Emphasize the development of Washington state outlets of purchased or donated produce keeping a keen eye for in state opportunities while still supporting out of state opportunities
- Support the level ofengagementto develop the needed relationships for increased productavailability
Perform other duties as assigned by theSenior Director ofSupplyChain.
EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Demonstrate the initiative to learn and enhance skills that promote antiracism cultural competency and an understanding of oppression and its impact.
Participate in intentional learning efforts including events relating to understanding and dismantling institutional racism and building cultural competency
RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal: Conduct regulardiscussionsand collaboration with theProcurement TeamLeadership Team Supply Chain management team FAN and the Community Markets. Supportofandparticipateinorganizationwide teams developed to meet organizationalgoals. Focus on the removal of roadblocks for all staff including removal of silos that hinder productivity and effectiveness.
External:Collaborative conversations with external stakeholders to promote alignment with strategy work
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A combination of the reallife experience education and training listed below which provides an equivalent background to perform the work of this position.
Successful completion of a background check is required.
Knowledge of:
- Insight into the root causes of hunger
- Appreciation for the experiences of people living in poverty and with food insecurity
- Deep understanding of and commitment to Northwest Harvests mission vision and values
- Strong management and organizational skills managing conflicting priorities and deadlines and an ability to work well within teams
- Experience and success in servant leadership: managing inspiring engagingprofessional developing and holdingaccountablesupply chain teammemberswithin a collaborative work environment
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications particularly Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint and Teams
- Proficiencywith other organizational platforms such as ADP SharePoint and Microsoft Dynamics NAV systems as well as other common video conference platforms such as Zoom
- Supply chain and sourcing & procurement management principles practices and strategies
- Familiarity with relevant laws and regulations including environmental safety and import/export guidelines
- Knowledge of the latest industry trends and emerging technologies that can drive efficiency and reduce distribution costs
- Knowledgeoffood budget projectionsand Profit & Loss (P&L) management
- Knowledge of business functions and systems such as strategic development planningfinancialbudgetingand forecasting.
Ability To:
- Understand individuals who have experienced poverty or food insecurity
- Demonstrate interest andcommitmentto supporting equity and inclusion for members of historically marginalized groups including racial and ethnic minorities LGBTQIA populations and people living with disabilities
- Leadership:
- As an adaptive servant leader practice collaborative persuasive and transformative leadership styles and lead through influence rather than relying solely on directline authority
- Establish andmaintaineffective working relationships with staff and leadership to ensure a high degree of mutual accountability
- Navigate and lead through ambiguity while keeping team members engaged and encouraged
- Ask questions to understand the merits of different approaches and shift strategies in response to the demands of a situation
- Possess integrity maturity and ethical awareness
- Handle sensitive information with strict confidentiality
- Problemsolve in a collaborative efficient and effective manner
- Analyze issues synthesize information make evidencebased decisions and learn from mistakes
- Cultivate and steward professional relationships with diverse constituencies
- ProcurementManagement:
- Create and implement the vision and strategy of theProcurementteam
- Lead allProcurementmanagement activities and initiatives including procuring food stockscreatingand managing budgets and build external relationships statewide
- Support andmaintainfood safety programs and adherence to all organizational standard operating procedures and ensure compliance with government regulations andthirdpartycertification agencies.
- Engage in the Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system
- Equity and Connectedness:
- Adopt the PACI (purposedriven antiracist connected and interwoven) framework and practice the Six Agreements
- Support equity and inclusion for members of historically marginalized groups including racial and ethnic minorities LGBTQIA populations and people living with disabilities
- Communication:
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Listen and ask questionstounderstand
- Communicate complex supply chain concepts and issues and applicable legal requirements policies and procedures to staff and leaders
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Bachelor of ArtsorSciencesdegreeinbusiness supply chain management procurement or a related fieldor an equal combination of education and relevant workexperiencewitha personal orientation as a lifelong learner.
EXPERIENCE:
Minimumof seven(7)years experienceinprocurementsourcingorfood manufacturingwiththree 3 years of people management experience.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Non Profit experience is desired but not
- Prior experience with managing food safety programsisa plus.
- The ability to speakadditionallanguage(s) is desired but not
DISCLAIMER:
The information presentedindicatesthe general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed tocontain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilitiesqualificationsandobjectivesrequired of employees assigned to this job. As an adaptive organization responsibilities can and will change in alignment with greater efficiencies and mission metrics.
BENEFITS AND OTHERCOMPENSATION:
Northwest Harvest offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package this includes but is not limited to; medical/dental/ vision/ insurance long term disability insurance Life/AD&D insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 401(k) retirement plan Vacation and Sick leave 8 paid holidays; New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day Floating holidays for you to use should you observe a holiday not outlined in Northwest Harvests current observed holidays or at your discretion and birthday holiday. Employees are eligible to participate in payroll deducted supplemental benefits i.e. Flexible Spending accountHRA and DCE various AFLAC and New York Life plans.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
