Sourcing Manager
Danone
- Broomfield, CO
- $75,000-113,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ingredient and Market Management:
- Develop and maintain in-depth category knowledge for Toppers/Inclusions/Cocoa.
- Manage and Lead key strategic initiatives (Cost Savings, Sustainability, Reformulation/Optimization).
- Manage and Support Globally lead initiatives in conjunction with cross functional peers.
- Build, launch, and execute regional RFQ’s for key categories
- Supply Security:
- Ensure the delivery of materials to our manufacturing plants
- Implement Business Contingency Plan (BCP) for critical materials
- Implement Service Level Agreements with suppliers: On Time in Full (OTIF), etc.
- Category Reporting and Financials:
- Prepare Annual Budget, Price lists, and Material Variance Analysis
- Develop and implement productivity projects for respective categories
- Work with Procurement Finance to monitor and track productivity, cash flow, risks, and opportunities on an ongoing basis
- Regional strategy development, validation & activation:
- Co-develop with the Central Procurement team a NORAM sourcing strategy
- Maintain connection with internal stakeholders such as R&I, Operations, Quality, Marketing to ensure regional business needs are being met
- Supplier Relationship and Performance Management:
- Manage and lead the NORAM supply network for respective categories
- Identify, build, and develop Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with local and global suppliers, which should be in line with objectives set by the central procurement team. This includes setting and tracking performance objectives, scheduling annual business reviews, and delivering on innovation targets.
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Willingness to learn.
- Forward/Strategic thinking.
- Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
- Good organizational skills.
- Project management experience.