Senior Sourcing Manager, Indirects - Commercial

Your Opportunity as the Senior Sourcing Manager, Indirects - Commercial The Senior Manager will lead strategic sourcing and procurement initiatives across the Commercial organization, including Marketing, Sales, RGM, Customer Logistics, R D, Marketing Data, Retail Sales Data, and Company Fleet. This role is responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and delivering cost savings and operational efficiencies aligned with enterprise goals.

Location Orrville, Corporate Offices Work Arrangements:

Hybrid - onsite a minimum of 9 days a month primarily during core weeks as determined by the Company; maybe more as business need requires In this role you will: Role focus: Sets category strategies for complex, high-volume, high-risk categories, governs the commercial approach, and leads complex, enterprise-impact sourcing decisions across Commercial indirect spend. Provides direction and coaching to manager. Own the procurement strategy and category roadmap for all Commercial-related indirect spend, aligning priorities to business objectives. Sponsor and steer strategic sourcing initiatives for the highest-impact categories, ensuring rigorous business cases and stakeholder alignment. Approve negotiation and contracting approaches for complex/high-risk agreements; ensure contracts align with policy, governance, and strategic objectives. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shaping decisions, resolving escalations, and balancing competing priorities. Lead cross-functional operating rhythms with suppliers, stakeholders, agencies, brokers, and operational leaders to ensure end-to-end procurement alignment. Oversee multiple concurrent, enterprise-impact sourcing events (RFPs), supplier evaluations, negotiations, and compliance reviews; remove roadblocks and ensure quality outcomes. Coach, mentor, and develop procurement manager and emerging talent; build capability through standards, feedback, and succession planning. Drive continuous improvement across process, tools, and governance; role-model professional development for self and team. Perform other duties as assigned. The Right Place for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree is required (Supply chain, Economics, Finance, Business, Marketing or related field is preferred) At least 6 years of strategic sourcing or a strong focus on Marketing and indirect services. Skilled in managing complex categories and suppliers. Ability to build and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business goals. Clear, persuasive communicator with executive presence. Proficient with Microsoft Power Point, Word and Excel. Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role: Leadership experience. Familiarity with procurement tools (e.g., Oracle, Coupa, Ironclad) and risk assessment platform. #LI-JW1 #LI-Hybrid We're a community of passionate, talented professionals dedicated to creating food people and pets love—while supporting the communities in which we work and live. We value what makes each person unique, champion growth and development, and foster collaboration that fuels productivity and drives our shared success. Learn more about our Thrive Together purpose At Smucker, we're passionate about creating a workplace where you truly belong. With a culture rooted in our Basic Beliefs and a competitive Total Rewards program, we aim to support every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. Learn more about working at Smucker Our culture is sustained and brought to life every day by the people of Smucker and our hiring process is designed to identify the right candidate for every position at our company. Learn more about our hiring process The J. M. Smucker Co. (the "Company") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.