Gestionnaire principal(e) de l'approvisionnement / Senior Sourcing Manager

Goodfood; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise agroalimentaire à Montréal recherche un(e) Gestionnaire principal(e) de l’approvisionnement pour façonner la stratégie d'approvisionnement et gérer les fournisseurs. Le candidat idéal aura au moins 7 ans d'expérience dans la gestion de catégories alimentaires, surtout des produits frais. Ce poste offre un environnement dynamique où l'innovation et la curiosité sont valorisées. Des avantages tels que des vacances flexibles et un programme d'achats d'actions pour les employés sont inclus.

Benefits

Politique de congés flexible

Programme d'achat d'actions pour les employés

Programme de bonus annuel

Crédits trimestriels

Assurance groupe compétitive

Qualifications

• Expérience progressive en gestion de catégories, achats ou approvisionnement, idéalement dans l'alimentation.
• Compétences éprouvées en matière de développement de stratégies de catégorie.
• Capacité démontrée à conduire des changements et à améliorer les processus.

Responsibilities

• Développer et exécuter des stratégies de catégorie.
• Diriger les négociations avec les fournisseurs.
• Surveiller et analyser les tendances du marché.

Skills

Gestion de la chaîne d'approvisionnement

Négociation

Analyse des données

Esprit entrepreneurial

Gestion des fournisseurs

Bilingue (anglais / français)

Education

Diplôme en chaîne d'approvisionnement ou domaine connexe

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Aperçu du poste

Gestionnaire principal(e) de l’approvisionnement joue un rôle clé dans l’élaboration de la stratégie d’approvisionnement et de gestion des fournisseurs de

Role Overview

The Senior Sourcing Manager plays a key role in shaping Goodfood’s sourcing and supplier strategy across key ingredient and packaging categories. This role combines strategic category management with hands-on leadership in sourcing, negotiations, and supplier development.

We are looking for a driven and experienced food industry professional who can operate strategically while thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in fresh food category management (especially produce) and the ability to build processes, elevate vendor partnerships, and drive continuous improvement across the category management function.

At Goodfood, we value curiosity and innovation — this role requires someone who embraces technology and is self-driven to explore and apply AI tools for efficiency, analysis, and smarter decision-making.

This role is positioned for growth — as the organization evolves, the Senior Category Manager will have the opportunity to expand their leadership scope and play a key role in shaping the future of the procurement and buying function.

Key Responsibilities

Category & Supplier Management

• Develop and execute category strategies across assigned food and packaging categories.
• Build sourcing strategies that support business goals for cost, freshness, quality, and sustainability.
• Act as the key cross-functional link between Culinary, Operations, Finance, and Marketing to align category priorities with business objectives.
• Identify assortment opportunities, evaluate supplier performance, and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and decision quality.
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships aligned with Goodfood’s values (e.g., local, specialty, and sustainable sourcing).
• Manage the existing product portfolio and identify alternative sourcing solutions as required.
• Partner with Culinary to support new product development, SKU optimization, and seasonal transitions.
• Incorporate customer feedback into category decisions and proactively sunset underperforming items.

Supplier Management & Negotiation

• Lead supplier negotiations and agreements to ensure competitive pricing, reliability, and compliance.
• Identify and onboard new vendors that strengthen quality, innovation, and sustainability within assigned categories.
• Monitor and analyze market trends, commodity pricing, and seasonal shifts to inform sourcing and pricing strategies.
• Drive supplier accountability through clear KPIs and performance reviews.

Procurement Operations & Cost Optimization

• Oversee end-to-end procurement for assigned categories, ensuring continuity of supply and effective demand planning.
• Partner with buyers and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasting, efficient purchasing, and optimal inventory levels.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives through strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and value engineering.
• Establish clear KPIs and dashboards to monitor cost, service levels, waste, and quality performance.

Risk & Compliance

• Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Ensure supplier compliance with quality standards, regulatory requirements, and company approval processes.
• Stay current with industry trends, market dynamics, and commodity pricing to inform category strategies.
• Partner with Operations and Food Safety to ensure products meet quality goals and audit requirements.

Process & Organizational Improvement

Implement scalable systems, tools, and processes that enhance the visibility and control of the category management function.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor for best practices in category strategy, supplier management, and procurement operations.
• Support the continuous evolution of the team’s structure, workflows, and decision frameworks to align with business growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Category Management, Buying, or Procurement, ideally in food, grocery, CPG.
• Proven experience developing category strategies, managing suppliers, and delivering measurable cost savings.
• Expertise in fresh food sourcing, especially produce, with a deep understanding of seasonality, quality control, and perishables logistics.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills; comfortable managing complex supplier portfolios.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, drive change, and implement process improvements.
• Analytical and data-driven decision-maker with strong Excel / ERP proficiency (e.g., SAP, NetSuite, or similar).
• Curious and tech-forward mindset — actively explores and adopts AI tools or automation to enhance efficiency, data analysis, and decision quality.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on approach and ability to thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
• Bilingual (English / French) preferred for Canada-wide operations.

WHY GOODFOOD?

Our team strives to give our members a world class customer experience. All Goodfoodies are expected to take part in our mission to live longer on a healthier planet and be involved on our journey to be Good-er.

Being Good-er means :

• Offsetting box delivery emissions
• Using packaging made of recycled materials
• Ensuring all packaging is fully recyclable and compostable by our subscribers
• Providing a meal solution to Canadians that helps reduce the amount of food waste at home and through Goodfood supply chain
• Taking action to reduce our carbon footprint
• Be hungry from improvement to keep being “Good-er”

What we have to offer our employees :

• Flexible Vacation Policy
• Employee Share Purchase Program
• Annual Bonus Program
• Quarterly Goodfood Credits
• Competitive Group Insurance
• Personal Days
• Annual Fitness Credit
• Perk Programs
• And much more!