Senior Manager, Procurement

The Senior Manager Procurement will develop a strong understanding of business processes and systems across the purchasing and supply chain functions. This role leads initiatives that improve operational efficiency enhance supplier performance and support scalable growth. The ideal candidate is analytically driven systems-oriented and thrives in a fast-paced continuously evolving environment.

• Lead the development and execution of category strategies for raw materials packaging and indirect spend to support growth and cost optimization

• Conduct category spend analysis supplier segmentation market assessments and risk evaluations to identify value-creation opportunities

• Partner with R&D Quality Operations and Finance to align category strategies with product formulations production requirements food safety standards and financial objectives

• Monitor category performance market trends and commodity fluctuations to proactively adjust strategies

• Serve as primary point of contact for key account suppliers

• Provide planning and organizational support for new product launch initiatives

• Oversee supplier onboarding and raw material setup processes

• Support and optimize procurement-related systems including NetSuite

• Lead implementation of a Supplier Management system

• Implement a new ticketing system to track Purchasing requests

• Manage Microsoft 365 tools including SharePoint file structure and collaboration workflows

• Improve internal communication structures and documentation

• Identify opportunities for process digitization and partner with IT on implementation

• Develop and maintain Power BI reporting for procurement and supplier performance

• Manage supplier diversity reporting

• Track dry goods inventory and identify reduction opportunities

• Identify areas for enhanced procurement analytics and partner with IT to implement improvements

• Coach mentor and train team members on systems reporting and SOPs

• Identify organizational improvements staffing needs and structural enhancements to support growth

• Partner with leadership to hire and onboard new team members as needed

• Document and maintain departmental SOPs

• Lead projects and programs focused on operational and systems improvements

• Manage cross-functional IT initiatives related to supply chain and procurement transformation

• Present to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels from individual contributors to senior leadership

• Drive procurement transformation initiatives including re-architecture re-engineering simplification automation and productivity improvements

• Identify operational gaps inefficiencies and risks; implement corrective actions

• Reduce dry goods footprint and aging inventory

• Develop deep understanding of purchasing systems and workflows to drive improvement initiatives

• Collaborate with Planning Logistics Production R&D and Quality to improve system integration processes and communication

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Finance IT or a related field

• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to work with complex datasets

• Experience using Power BI or similar data visualization tools

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 tools including Excel PowerPoint Teams SharePoint OneDrive Project Planner and Visio

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and meet aggressive performance metrics

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

• Strong aptitude for systems spreadsheets processes and continuous improvement

• Curiosity-driven mindset with a desire to understand and improve how systems and processes work

• Formal project management training preferred