Experience:

Mid Level Salary:

$105,000 - $110,000 per year Job Details - Key Responsibilities Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned ingredient categories. Lead RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, and selection processes. Negotiate pricing, contracts, and commercial agreements. Manage strategic supplier relationships across cost, quality, service, innovation, and performance. Monitor commodity markets, cost drivers, industry trends, and supply risks. Identify cost savings, cost avoidance, and value-engineering opportunities. Support new product development and commercialization through supplier engagement. Develop risk-mitigation and business-continuity plans for critical ingredients. Present sourcing recommendations, supplier performance, and market updates to leadership. Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contracts, and sourcing processes. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Finance, Engineering, Food Science, or a related field. 5-10 years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or category-management experience. Food manufacturing, ingredient sourcing, or consumer packaged goods experience required. Proven success negotiating supplier contracts and commercial agreements. Strong understanding of supplier management, commodity markets, cost drivers, and supply risk. Strong analytical, financial, communication, and stakeholder-management skills. Advanced Excel proficiency and experience working with ERP systems. Preferred Qualifications Direct experience sourcing food ingredients. Experience with commodity analysis, should-cost models, or cost modeling. Power BI or procurement analytics experience. CPSM, CPM, CSCP, APICS, or similar certification.

A bit about us:

- A rapidly growing food manufacturer is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing, supplier management, and category strategy for a defined portfolio of ingredients. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Sourcing, this individual contributor will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, Commercialization, and Finance to build a reliable, competitive, and cost-effective ingredient supply base. Why join us? - Strong company culture. Competitive compensation package - base + bonus. Comprehensive employer-paid benefits package. Professional development and growth opportunities. #manufacturing #erp #supply-chain #sourcing #cpm #5-years-procurement-experience #tier4