Global Procurement Operations Lead: Lean Inbound Network

Royal Canin USA Inc; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars seeks a Procurement Operations Manager- Raws to lead categories and a small team in creating, implementing, and maintaining a lean, reliable inbound supply chain for manufacturing. You’ll drive high-performance behaviours and apply supply chain tools to ensure reliability.

You will implement risk mitigation, inventory management, and continuous improvement while coaching 1–2 indirect reports and shaping sourcing strategies that support capital reduction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement and/or supply chain experience.
• Deep understanding of the supply chain processes and supplier relationships.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement risk mitigation strategies, inventory management practices, and continuous improvement programs.
• Responsible for managing high impact categories to supply chain.
• Implementing sourcing strategies, while in parallel supporting capital reduction initiatives.
• Provide coaching and development support for a team of 1-2 indirect reports.
• Develop and perform materials management strategies that balance service levels with inventory and obsolescence minimization.

Skills

Procurement experience

Supply chain understanding

Supplier relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Mars seeks a Procurement Operations Manager- Raws to lead categories and a small team in creating, implementing, and maintaining a lean, reliable inbound supply chain for manufacturing. You’ll drive high-performance behaviours and apply supply chain tools to ensure reliability.

You will implement risk mitigation, inventory management, and continuous improvement while coaching 1–2 indirect reports and shaping sourcing strategies that support capital reduction.