Procurement Manager
Kicking Horse Coffee Co. Ltd.
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Job summary
Kicking Horse Coffee Co. Ltd. Invermere, BC is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and risk management across packaging, manufacturing, equipment, and indirect spend. You’ll build a high‑performing team and partner with stakeholders to drive value, resilience, and continuous improvement.
This full‑time role offers relocation support for on‑site candidates, the option to work remotely, and a competitive CAD salary range with performance bonuses.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing, or supply chain experience in manufacturing, food production, consumer packaged goods, or a related industry.
- Experience leading procurement teams and developing people.
- Demonstrated success creating sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and managing supplier relationships.
- Strong commercial and business acumen with the ability to balance cost, quality, service, and risk.
- Experience building procurement processes, governance, reporting, and performance measures.
- Confidence navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders, and making decisions with incomplete information.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn data into action.
- Legally entitled to work in Canada.
Responsibilities
- Lead procurement strategy and business partnerships.
- Develop sourcing strategies and manage supplier relationships.
- Turn data, reporting, and supplier insights into actionable recommendations.
- Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team.
- Oversee procurement across all spend categories (excluding green coffee).
- Collaborate with stakeholders to plan, budget, and mitigate risks.
- Drive continuous improvements in processes and governance.
Skills
Job description
Kicking Horse Coffee Co. Ltd. Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
We are hellbent on doing great work and living a great life while we’re at it.
Reliable jobs with good pay, building real skills and still having gas in the tank to get after it when the workday is done. That’s Kicking Horse Coffee. Whether that’s lakes, trails, powder days, or just soaking up Columbia Valley life with your family, we want you leaving your shift with energy left for the good stuff!
You want a stable job that fuels your big-mountain, small-town lifestyle.
You’re reliable, hands-on and take pride in doing things right.
You want to work somewhere people, not just output, matter.
You want to grow. At Kicking Horse Coffee, the more you learn, the more you earn.
You’ve got your crew’s back. You show up daily with respect and care for others.
You care about making an impact. Every single coffee bean is Fairtrade and Organic, positively impacting farmers around the world.
You take safety seriously. Looking out for each other is just how it’s done.
Bottom line: work hard, live well, be a good kick in the ass for the world.
You know great procurement isn't about squeezing suppliers for every last penny. It's about building strong partnerships, making smart decisions, reducing risk, and ensuring the teams around you have what they need to do remarkable work.
You're the kind of person who sees around corners. While others react to supply issues, you're already working on the contingency plan. You get a weird amount of satisfaction from a well‑run sourcing strategy, strong supplier relationships, and making complex decisions look simple.
You'll also lead and develop a team of procurement professionals, creating a function that is not only efficient and effective today but ready to scale with the business tomorrow.
- Shape and execute procurement strategies that help the business grow, scale, and do great work.
- Build procurement into a trusted partner that helps teams make smart decisions, solve problems, and create value.
- Turn data, reporting, and supplier insights into practical recommendations that support better decisions.
- Lead the evolution of procurement processes and ways of working that make procurement more consistent, effective, and scalable.
- Keep an eye on market trends and supplier opportunities, bringing fresh thinking and commercial insight to the table.
Strategic sourcing and supplier management
- Develop sourcing strategies across packaging, manufacturing, equipment, logistics, and indirect spend categories.
- Build strong supplier relationships that balance cost, quality, service, innovation, and reliability.
- Lead sourcing projects from supplier selection and negotiations through to contracts and implementation.
- Establish supplier scorecards, business reviews, and performance measures that drive accountability and continuous improvement.
- Turn strong supplier relationships into long‑term partnerships that help the business succeed.
Supply chain risk and commercial management
- Build sourcing strategies that strengthen supply security and help protect the business from disruption.
- Spot supply risks early and work with suppliers and stakeholders to solve them before they become bigger problems.
- Reduce reliance on single‑source suppliers while maintaining quality, service, and operational needs.
- Stay informed on supplier, commodity, and market trends to support planning, budgeting, and decision‑making.
- This role is responsible for procurement across all company spend categories except green coffee. Green coffee sourcing, purchasing, and supplier management are managed by our dedicated Coffee team.
Team leadership and procurement excellence
- Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing procurement team.
- Create an environment where people can learn, grow, and do some of the best work of their careers.
- Build the skills, systems, and capabilities needed to support the next stage of company growth.
- Drive improvements that make procurement easier, smarter, and more effective.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
- Champion best practices that improve efficiency, strengthen supplier performance, and help the business thrive.
- 5+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing, or supply chain experience in manufacturing, food production, consumer packaged goods, or a related industry.
- Experience leading procurement teams and developing people.
- Demonstrated success creating sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and managing supplier relationships.
- Strong commercial and business acumen with the ability to balance cost, quality, service, and risk.
- Experience building procurement processes, governance, reporting, and performance measures.
- Confidence navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders, and making decisions with incomplete information.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn data into action.
- Legally entitled to work in Canada.
- This is a full‑time, permanent position within our Procurement team.
- We are open to this being an on‑site or remote position. Relocation assistance is available for on‑site positions for candidates relocating to Invermere, BC.
- For remote position, candidates must be able to travel to HQ in Invermere, BC at least twice per year for all‑company events and meetings.
- The annual salary range for this position is $104,500 to $127,800.
When individuals thrive, communities thrive. And we are here to help that happen with our benefits and programs :
- Extended medical, dental and vision coverage, with $2,000 flexible paramedical services coverage, EFAP, a $700 annual Wellness Allowance and RRSP matching program.
- 4 weeks of paid vacation after one year of work, plus get a paid day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Participation in our annual bonus program recognizing remarkable effort and contributions of our people.
- We support personal and professional growth. Learning is key to doing great work, but more than that, it helps us stay curious, adapt to change, and get really good at what we do.
- Our Green Commuting program pays employees up to $3.00 per day for choosing a green commute to work.
- Our Dream Fund provides financial funding to put towards community projects.
- Damn good discounts on coffee beans and at our on‑site Café.
As Canada’s #1 selling whole bean coffee, demand for our organic, Fairtrade beans keeps climbing from coast to coast. That means one thing: we need more awesome humans on our team. We’re gearing up to grow big while staying true to what got us here.
We’ve been making kick‑ass coffee for 30 years. We roast every bean in the Rocky Mountains, smack dab in the middle of nowhere. It’s where we’ve built something pretty special.
We don’t cut corners. We don’t do average. And we definitely don’t do half‑assed. From how we source our beans to how we treat our people, we’re all in.
Do What’s Right. It’s not always neat and tidy. It means taking care of people, the planet and the business. No posturing, no greenwashing, just grown‑up conversations and real accountability.
Never Half‑Ass It. We’re on a mission to annihilate mediocrity. It’s about craftsmanship, care, and commitment. It’s about creating something we’re proud of, every time.
Cut the Bullshit. It’s about systems that work without waste, kindness without drama and root‑cause thinking over quick fixes. When we cut through noise, we make space for what matters: trust, clarity, and meaningful progress.
Be Remarkable. Every now and then, we crank the dial past ten. We’re not here to play it safe or follow the crowd. We’re here to break patterns, defy expectations, and drop a few jaws along the way. If it’s forgettable, it’s not for us.
Do It All With Love. Love? Buck yeah, Love! It’s our not‑secret ingredient. We care deeply about the work we do, the people we work with, and the impact we have. That love shows up in every cup.
You know great procurement isn't about squeezing suppliers for every last penny. It's about building strong partnerships, making smart decisions, reducing risk, and ensuring the teams around you have what they need to do remarkable work.
You're the kind of person who sees around corners. While others react to supply issues, you're already working on the contingency plan. You get a weird amount of satisfaction from a well‑run sourcing strategy, strong supplier relationships, and making complex decisions look simple.
You'll also lead and develop a team of procurement professionals, creating a function that is not only efficient and effective today but ready to scale with the business tomorrow.
- Shape and execute procurement strategies that help the business grow, scale, and do great work.
- Build procurement into a trusted partner that helps teams make smart decisions, solve problems, and create value.
- Turn data, reporting, and supplier insights into practical recommendations that support better decisions.
- Lead the evolution of procurement processes and ways of working that make procurement more consistent, effective, and scalable.
- Keep an eye on market trends and supplier opportunities, bringing fresh thinking and commercial insight to the table.
Strategic sourcing and supplier management
- Develop sourcing strategies across packaging, manufacturing, equipment, logistics, and indirect spend categories.
- Build strong supplier relationships that balance cost, quality, service, innovation, and reliability.
- Lead sourcing projects from supplier selection and negotiations through to contracts and implementation.
- Establish supplier scorecards, business reviews, and performance measures that drive accountability and continuous improvement.
- Turn strong supplier relationships into long‑term partnerships that help the business succeed.
Supply chain risk and commercial management
- Build sourcing strategies that strengthen supply security and help protect the business from disruption.
- Spot supply risks early and work with suppliers and stakeholders to solve them before they become bigger problems.
- Reduce reliance on single‑source suppliers while maintaining quality, service, and operational needs.
- Stay informed on supplier, commodity, and market trends to support planning, budgeting, and decision‑making.
- This role is responsible for procurement across all company spend categories except green coffee. Green coffee sourcing, purchasing, and supplier management are managed by our dedicated Coffee team.
Team leadership and procurement excellence
- Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing procurement team.
- Create an environment where people can learn, grow, and do some of the best work of their careers.
- Build the skills, systems, and capabilities needed to support the next stage of company growth.
- Drive improvements that make procurement easier, smarter, and more effective.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
- Champion best practices that improve efficiency, strengthen supplier performance, and help the business thrive.
- 5+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing, or supply chain experience in manufacturing, food production, consumer packaged goods, or a related industry.
- Experience leading procurement teams and developing people.
- Demonstrated success creating sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and managing supplier relationships.
- Strong commercial and business acumen with the ability to balance cost, quality, service, and risk.
- Experience building procurement processes, governance, reporting, and performance measures.
- Confidence navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders, and making decisions with incomplete information.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn data into action.
- Legally entitled to work in Canada.
- This is a full‑time, permanent position within our Procurement team.
- We are open to this being an on‑site or remote position. Relocation assistance is available for on‑site positions for candidates relocating to Invermere, BC.
- For remote position, candidates must be able to travel to HQ in Invermere, BC at least twice per year for all‑company events and meetings.
- The annual salary range for this position is $104,500 to $127,800.
When individuals thrive, communities thrive. And we are here to help that happen with our benefits and programs :
- Extended medical, dental and vision coverage, with $2,000 flexible paramedical services coverage, EFAP, a $700 annual Wellness Allowance and RRSP matching program.
- 4 weeks of paid vacation after one year of work, plus get a paid day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Participation in our annual bonus program recognizing remarkable effort and contributions of our people.
- We support personal and professional growth. Learning is key to doing great work, but more than that, it helps us stay curious, adapt to change, and get really good at what we do.
- Our Green Commuting program pays employees up to $3.00 per day for choosing a green commute to work.
- Our Dream Fund provides financial funding to put towards community projects.
- Damn good discounts on coffee beans and at our on‑site Café.
As Canada’s #1 selling whole bean coffee, demand for our organic, Fairtrade beans keeps climbing from coast to coast. That means one thing: we need more awesome humans on our team. We’re gearing up to grow big while staying true to what got us here.
We’ve been making kick‑ass coffee for 30 years. We roast every bean in the Rocky Mountains, smack dab in the middle of nowhere. It’s where we’ve built something pretty special.
We don’t cut corners. We don’t do average. And we definitely don’t do half‑assed. From how we source our beans to how we treat our people, we’re all in.
Do What’s Right. It’s not always neat and tidy. It means taking care of people, the planet and the business. No posturing, no greenwashing, just grown‑up conversations and real accountability.
Never Half‑Ass It. We’re on a mission to annihilate mediocrity. It’s about craftsmanship, care, and commitment. It’s about creating something we’re proud of, every time.
Cut the Bullshit. It’s about systems that work without waste, kindness without drama and root‑cause thinking over quick fixes. When we cut through noise, we make space for what matters: trust, clarity, and meaningful progress.
Be Remarkable. Every now and then, we crank the dial past ten. We’re not here to play it safe or follow the crowd. We’re here to break patterns, defy expectations, and drop a few jaws along the way. If it’s forgettable, it’s not for us.
Do It All With Love. Love? Buck yeah, Love! It’s our not‑secret ingredient. We care deeply about the work we do, the people we work with, and the impact we have. That love shows up in every cup.
The pay range for this role is:104,500 - 127,800 CAD per year(Canada)
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