Vice President Procurement

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree is required; an MBA or other advanced degree is preferred.
• 15 years of progressive experience in procurement strategic sourcing or supply chain leadership.
• Executive leadership experience within the commercial food manufacturing industry is required.
• Commercial baking industry experience is highly preferred.
• Proven experience managing procurement across large complex manufacturing organizations.
• Experience leading procurement functions supporting 30 manufacturing facilities or organizations of similar scale.
• Demonstrated success managing procurement spend exceeding $500 million.
• Strong experience leading multi-level procurement organizations and developing high-performing teams.
• Proven ability to partner and collaborate with executive leadership.
• Experience in food manufacturing ingredient manufacturing or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries is preferred.
• Strong background in agricultural supply chains and multi-site manufacturing environments.
• Experience in enterprise procurement commodity procurement and supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience sourcing and managing key commodities including flour wheat grains dairy cocoa and other agricultural ingredients.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute enterprise procurement strategies that support business growth profitability supply continuity and shareholder value.
• Build and lead a world-class procurement organization aligned with the companys long-term business objectives.
• Drive procurement modernization initiatives across North America.
• Establish procurement as a strategic business partner across the enterprise.
• Lead procurement across major spend categories including ingredients packaging contract manufacturing MRO and logistics.
• Oversee procurement for capital equipment facilities information technology corporate services and indirect procurement.
• Develop and implement category strategies that improve supplier performance reduce costs and create long-term competitive advantage.
• Develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies for key agricultural inputs including grains flour wheat dairy cocoa sweeteners edible oils and other commodity-based ingredients.
• Manage commodity price volatility while protecting business margins and ensuring supply continuity.
• Lead enterprise procurement transformation initiatives through the adoption of artificial intelligence procurement analytics digital procurement platforms and process automation.
• Drive data-driven decision-making and strengthen strategic category management across the organization.
• Enhance supplier performance analytics to improve procurement efficiency and support continuous improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement by building scalable procurement capabilities and modernizing procurement processes.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key suppliers to enhance innovation quality resilience and long-term value.
• Strengthen supplier performance management and identify opportunities for collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing procurement organization by coaching emerging leaders building organizational capability and developing succession plans.
• Drive accountability and performance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and supporting professional growth across the procurement function.