Location
Corona, CA | United States
Job description
Job Title: Procurement Manager Commodities
Location: onsite Corona, CA
Salary: Open
Additional Info:
This role is responsible for managing the day-to-day sourcing and procurement of all commodity ingredients and supporting the senior manager on all global initiatives. Implementing and maintaining the global procurement and supply plan to fit with the company s strategies and growth in all regions. Working with all regional procurement managers to ensure that Client is receiving the best value and pricing while ensuring supply continuity.
The Manager will work closely with Strategic Planning, Production Planning, New Product Development, Finance and Operations leaders in the implementation of all programs to deliver a sustainable and reliable operating model.
Key deliverables are Supplier relationship management, Global pricing, productivity, risk mitigation, contingency planning, oversight of key progress reports. This role would require implementation of strategies as laid out by the Sr Manager to directly impact the companies P & L, and work within the operations operating model to affect the lowest landed cost in a positive way.
The role will report to the Sr Manager of Global Procurement, Global Ingredients.
Essential Job Functions:
- Responsible for helping to ensure a robust, reliable, and sustainable supply chain for all commodity ingredients globally, so that the supply chain is never broken, customers are served right, and revenue is never missed.
- Helping to implement the global sourcing and supply Strategy with critical segmentation of suppliers (strategic, tactical, opportunistic). Helping to implement strong Contingencies around critical sourcing areas.
- Help implement the Core Procurement Processes to comply with the company s financial requirements and expectations Protect the Brand.
- Productivity - Strong focus on managing inflationary pressures and cost savings through detailed planning and execution of productivity ideas and projects. Help to conduct external and internal assessments of Management maintains the right to add or change the duties of this position at any time. the competitive landscape, suppliers and market trends, work with internal teams to identify opportunities to drive program growth.
- Understand and monitor all current supply agreements/commitments (Master PO s) and their respective timing for renewal. Help lead negotiations and execution of new/renewed agreements regarding supply terms, costing and commercial terms for all key commodity ingredient suppliers.
- Work cooperatively and cross functionally with other areas of the business, contributing expertise to all projects and other activities where necessary.
- Work with suppliers, cross-functional partners and key stakeholders to ensure communication of project updates and changes in supply chain. Respond timely to supplier and costing requirements from NPD stakeholders globally.
- Ensure all suppliers are aligned with Clients QA/QC processes and procedures. Supports regional and global supply and quality issues; actively participates in the resolution of crisis level issues.
- Helping to manage the efforts of global subordinates to establish regional strategies and maintain reliable sources of supply and supervise the negotiation of procured materials and services.
- Work closely with regional planning teams to review forecasts and ensure Clients fundamental supply/demand for all commodity ingredients is always adequately maintained.
- Help to establish new vendor programs, partnerships and negotiates best pricing and terms of
agreements with suppliers.
- Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or modified either formally or informally, either in writing or verbally at the discretion of Management.
- Monitor commitments vs purchases to ensure continuous supply. Suggest spot purchases where necessary and obtain bids for those spot purchases.
- Assume responsibility with direction from the Sr Manager on the annual Request for Quote (RFQ) process.
- Project Management / Special Projects
- Understand industry trends in beverage and commodities markets.
- Assist accounting in resolving price discrepancies.
- Monitor shipments and shipping logistics within each operating model to ensure we ship in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
- Analyze pricing adjustments, gain approval from Sr Manager and ensure adjustments are communicated to PIR for system updates and finance appropriately.
- Provide data for and directly work with Cost Accounting to determine product cost of goods and continually analyze cost efficiencies.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor of Business Administration preferred, within Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Analytics or
related field
- Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper.
- 5+ years experience in Procurement/Analytics (beverage industry preferred.)
- Lean manufacturing experience preferred.
- SAP Experience preferred.
automation opportunities.
- Must have intermediate to advanced computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office
applications.
- Strong communication and leadership skills across different countries and functions within an
- Able to analyze large amounts of data and creatively problem solve.
organization.
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction in a dynamic and fast paced, changing.
- Management of process improvements projects related to the purchasing function.
- Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills
environment and take initiative.
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- Position Id: 8215263
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