How you will make history here...
Under the guidance of the Manager, Procurement Ingredients - Poultry, this position is currently responsible for the procurement of Organic Stocks and Seafood, for all Campbell locations with an annual spend valued at over $65MM. The individual will ensure quality of materials, competitive pricing, market understanding for input materials into finished product, adherence to company policies, procurement processes and endeavors related to the operation of a proactive and strategic Global Procurement Business Unit.
What you will do...
• Execute and provide input for the category management strategies set by the Global Team for cost reduction or value enhancement that result in tangible benefits to the bottom line.
• Prepare and oversee monthly pricing projections and market conditions for all business units. • Drive robust category strategies across plant networks, supply base, and align with business goals and objectives.
• Evaluate strategies based on changing global market conditions and provide inputs during strategic sourcing activities, including internal and external analysis and negotiations.
• Assess realized benefits from sourcing and develop improvement strategies and initiatives post-sourcing.
• Stay abreast of leading-edge purchasing techniques and champion the use of formal category management techniques and processes.
• Continuously improve upon personal skills - adopting continuous learning and skill development and seeking feedback.
• Develop cost models to understand cost drivers and price transparency across category.
• Develop a deep understanding of supply markets and drivers for key commodities.
• Develop and roll-out Supplier Relationship Management Programs (SRM) with the appropriate suppliers.
• Responsible for over $65MM of Organic Stocks and Seafood.
• Ensure items are purchased in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Development of commodity components that drive cost within the Organic Stocks and Seafood categories and utilization of the commodity knowledge to support business objectives. • Evaluate and purchase materials for our facilities at a competitive cost.
• Execute and provide input to strategy, manage and evaluate acquisition process (Sourcing, Developing and Negotiating) ensuring competitiveness and limiting the risk to The Campbell’s Company.
• Work with cross functional groups to develop productivity programs that deliver Enabler and Total Procurement Value (TPV) targets.
• Support Supplier Relationship Management programs that focus on Value, Quality, Service and Innovation.
• Subject Matter Expert of Organic Stocks and Seafood categories specific information on spend, supplier performance, user adoption and compliance, standards and specifications and industry benchmarks.
• Ensure all contracts are issued timely and accurately.
• Promote value engineering analyses to support ongoing performance improvement and cost reduction.
• Develop and actively promote Campbell's Supplier Diversity Strategy.
• Development and support of global cost models for Organic Stocks and Seafood to share with global associates and create best practices.
• Commitment to the Campbell Leadership Model.
Who you will work with...
- Procurement Ingredients Manager
What you bring to the table... (Must Have)
- Bachelor's Degree.
- 1+ years of procurement and / or related supply chain / CPG industry experience, ideally Analytics or Buyer experience.
It would be great if you have... (Nice to Have)
- 3+ years of procurement, buyer experience within food/CPG industry
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