Procurement Supervisor, Indirect

Shearers is a leading contract manufacturer and private label supplier in the snack industry in North America. Headquartered in Massillon Ohio Shearers has 17 state-of-the-art geographically diverse manufacturing facilities in Ohio Texas Arkansas Arizona Minnesota Pennsylvania Virginia Iowa Ontario and Alberta Canada including one of the industrys first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum LEED certified facilities in Massillon Ohio. The Company is known for producing the highest quality snacks in assorted flavors and sizes including kettle cooked potato chips traditional potato chips tortilla chips cheese curls and other extruded snacks and corn chips as well as cookies crackers and wafers.

Procurement Supervisor Indirect

Massillon OH (Hybrid - Onsite TWTh)

This role will primarily focus on managing Indirect Procurement categories and providing support for Capital project-related tasks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement excellent negotiation skills contract management skills and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments. This role will work internally with Operations and Planning to manage and solve day to day risks and manage supplier relationships ensuring the highest level of quality cost and service to Shearers plants.

The Procurement Supervisor Indirect will report into the Director of Procurement Capital & Indirect.

Your Seat at the Table:

• Indirect Procurement Management: Oversee the procurement of indirect goods and services including supplies maintenance and repairs waste & recycling professional services and other Indirect categories. Ensure cost-effective purchasing while maintaining high-quality standards. Understand and articulate supply/demand cost drivers supplier options market environment and ensure our sourcing strategies support our current and future needs.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Build strong external partnerships to deliver the business objectives and create a competitive advantage. Create and maintain documentation (including but not limited to continuity plans supplier segmentation supplier scorecards).
• MRO Supplier Strategy: Manage Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) vendors to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement of supplies. Develop and implement category strategy to promote supplier base consolidation and standardization where possible. Implement regional or national buying strategies and eliminate non-value-add suppliers.
• Data Analysis & Compliance: Analyze procurement data to identify opportunities to enforce compliance with network preferred partners standardize materials and goods streamline processes and achieve cost savings.
• Financial Management: Supports the delivery of the financial targets including but not limited to annual productivity budget value creation opportunities and cash flow. Leverages market knowledge operational insights cost modelling and data analysis to gain critical insights that drive Sourcing Strategies and continuous improvement activities.
• People Management: Mentor the Procurement Analyst Indirect. Provide development opportunities coaching training and competency building. The Procurement Analyst reports into the Director but will be a dotted line to the Category Supervisor.

What you Bring to the Table:

• Self-starter with ability to juggle priorities and able to pivot to short deadlines requests in fast paced environment.
• Contract management: Demonstrated experience with redlining contracts and working closely with Legal and Business Owners to negotiate agreements.
• Analytical: Strong analytical background using facts and demonstrate decisions impact to financial plan. Strong experience with Excel (especially pivot tables) a must.
• Solid personal presence with the ability to interact with confidence and credibility at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to analyze and screen suppliers for financial supply and service capabilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. Able to effectively build and manage relationships. Seeks feedback input and strives for excellence.
• Translates information and data into recommendations and actions.
• Education: Masters or Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Business Administration or related field.
• Experience: 3-5 years of procurement experience in Manufacturing sector with Indirect materials management. Experience in Capital project procurement travel management or HR procurement a plus.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain and logistics.
• Demonstrated advanced proficiency using Microsoft Excel.
• ERP systems: Experience using ERP systems required; Microsoft Dynamics 365 is strongly preferred.

We Offer a Feast of Benefits

Medical Dental Vision Life Flexible Spending Account Retirement Savings Plan with Match Short Term Disability Long Term Disability Group Critical Accident Insurance Group Critical Illness Insurance Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace

Because at Shearers we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is your invitation to apply now!

Note: Shearers does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Shearers is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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