Head of Commodities Strategy, Sourcing & Hedging

Flowers Foods, Inc.; Elm (PA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowers Foods, Inc. is seeking a senior procurement leader to direct the Commodities tower, drive sourcing strategies, manage commodity risk, and lead a team of category managers and SAP contracting professionals across the organization.

You will own direct materials spend, hedge price exposure, and partner with Finance on annual planning while ensuring supply continuity for bakery production. A strong background in CPG/food and supplier governance is essential.

Qualifications

• Ten to fifteen years of progressive procurement experience in direct materials.
• Proven leadership building and developing a team of category managers or sourcing professionals.
• Deep expertise in commodity risk management and price hedging (futures, options, index-based or forward contracts).
• Experience owning commodity cost assumptions and inflation/deflation outlooks within annual planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing across commodity categories, aligning with objectives and bakery operations.
• Own the commodity risk management program and hedging activities.
• Oversee supplier contract negotiations, price, volume, and terms to optimize total cost of ownership.
• Drive productivity and continuous improvement while ensuring uninterrupted supply of raw materials.
• Provide SAP governance, Data integrity, and P2P process leadership.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Leadership

Negotiation

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

P2P / Direct Procure-to-Pay

Job description

Flowers Foods, Inc. is seeking a senior procurement leader to direct the Commodities tower, drive sourcing strategies, manage commodity risk, and lead a team of category managers and SAP contracting professionals across the organization.

You will own direct materials spend, hedge price exposure, and partner with Finance on annual planning while ensuring supply continuity for bakery production. A strong background in CPG/food and supplier governance is essential.