Strategic Sourcing Lead for New Concepts

HelloFresh; Toronto; On-site; CAD 87,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Box Discount

Health & Wellness

Vacation & PTO

Family Benefits

Growth & Development

Work Hard & Have Fun

Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives

Food Puns

Job summary

HelloFresh is seeking an experienced Sourcing Manager in Toronto to develop and execute sourcing strategies that optimize cost structure, product quality, and supply chain reliability. You will lead SKU ideation, vendor selection, price negotiations, and end-to-end strategic sourcing for new product development.

You will own supplier relationships, contract management, and capacity planning while collaborating with Product, Culinary, Operations, and Commercial teams to enable growth and

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in supply chain operations, strategic sourcing, or procurement—ideally within food or third-party manufacturing or equivalent in operations strategy-focused consulting.
• Undergraduate degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Fluency in Google Suite applications (especially Google Sheets).
• Track record of leading large initiatives and sourcing events through strategic sourcing processes.
• Experience with high-value contract negotiations.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Execute defined sourcing strategies that align with growth objectives, innovation priorities, and financial targets.
• Support optimization of scalable third-party manufacturing and supplier network; identify capability gaps and propose mitigations.
• Own execution of strategic sourcing for new product development from concept to commercialization.
• Balance customer experience, operational complexity, and profitability when onboarding new SKUs and suppliers.
• Manage sourcing contributions to annual planning and financial targets; drive cost optimization and supplier negotiations.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract management for mid to high value agreements.
• Execute proactive risk management and supplier performance metrics with SLAs and corrective actions.
• Drive data-driven solutions through analytics to inform strategic decisions.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in supply chain, business, or engineering

Tools

Google Sheets

Job description

HelloFresh is seeking an experienced Sourcing Manager in Toronto to develop and execute sourcing strategies that optimize cost structure, product quality, and supply chain reliability. You will lead SKU ideation, vendor selection, price negotiations, and end-to-end strategic sourcing for new product development.

You will own supplier relationships, contract management, and capacity planning while collaborating with Product, Culinary, Operations, and Commercial teams to enable growth and