Procurement Lead, EMI HDM

EssentialFunctions &Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Innovation Managers responsible for sourcing and commercialization support across the business unit innovation portfoliomid and long term

• Translate business unit and brand innovation priorities into clear team focus resource alignment and execution direction

• Champion supplier-enabled innovation across the business unit and brands by helping the team identify elevate and connect supplier capabilities tothe 3yearinnovation needs

• Build the operating rhythm for innovation procurement across the portfolio including prioritization governance issue escalation and progress visibility

• Coach Innovation Managers through complex sourcing commercialization and supplier challenges to strengthen decision making problem solving and execution quality

• Remove barriers that slow innovation delivery by driving alignment across procurement R&D operations finance quality legal and business teams

• Instill sourcing excellence across the team through strong standards in supplier selection negotiation contracting commercialization readiness and launch support

• Drive consistency in how the team manages innovation sourcing activities supplier engagement transitions and cross-functional coordination

• Lead continuous improvement in innovation procurement ways of working to simplify processes reduce rework and improve speed visibility and execution effectiveness

• Support portfolio-level prioritization and tradeoff discussions by surfacing risks dependencies capacity constraints and execution challenges

• Strengthen team capability in structured problem solving risk sensing scenario planning and proactive stakeholder management

• Partner with the Associate Director and core category procurement leaders to ensure alignment between innovation activity and broader business supplier and category strategies

• Identify key areas for efficiencies post launch and set the base procurement teams up for success for the future

• Ensure effective transition of launched innovationat external manufacturersfrom innovation procurement support into base business ownership after stabilization

• Monitor portfolio health through key indicators related to sourcing progress commercialization readiness supplier readiness timing and execution risk

• Foster a team culture of accountability collaboration learning and continuous improvement

Expected Experience& Required Skills

• Bachelors degree in supply chain business finance operations engineering or a related field; MBA and/or advanced procurement qualifications preferred

• Significant procurement experience ideally including innovation sourcing external manufacturing commercialization ingredients packaging CAPEX or related categories

• Demonstrated people leadership experience including coaching and developing high-performing teams

• Strong experience supporting innovation commercialization supplier capability development and launch execution in a fast-moving environment

• Strong systems thinking with the ability to connect innovation strategy supplier capability commercialization requirements and cross-functional dependencies across the portfolio

• Strong sourcing and supplier management foundation with credibility to coach others on negotiation contracting commercialization readiness and supplier execution

• Curiosity about AI and digital tools with interest in how they can improve visibility decision making efficiency and team effectiveness

• Strong solution-oriented mindset with the ability to remove barriers simplify complexity and help teams move from issue identification to practical action

• Strong communication influencing and stakeholder management skills across matrixed teams and functions

• Strong problem-solving prioritization and execution capabilities across multiple concurrent initiatives

• Ability to lead through ambiguity support team decision making and escalate issues with sound judgment

• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to strengthen innovation routines governance and ways of working over time

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with source-to-pay tools such as SAP Ariba Workday and related systems

Work Environment & Schedule

This position is considered a normal office environment with moderate travel to customer locations stores manufacturing facilities etc.; offices are open workspaces. To create a more agile and modern workplace we allow Chicago/Aon Center based employees to work virtually for up to two days each week and expect them to work in-person during the defined core days at their assigned work location at least three days per workweek.