Procurement Manager - Packaging

SunOpta

Eden Prairie (MN)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Family leave

Paid maternity leave

401(k) with Match

Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Ill

Hospital indemnity

Paid Holidays

Tuition assistance

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Job summary

SunOpta is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead sourcing for aseptic packaging, cartons, films, and corrugated materials across beverage and snacks portfolios.

You will drive supplier performance, cost savings, and supply continuity while collaborating with Operations, Finance, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to support business objectives.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field.
7+ years procurement experience, including 3+ years in assigned category.
CPM, CPSM or similar certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned spend categories.
Lead strategic supplier negotiations and contract management to optimize value and ensure supply assurance.
Monitor market trends, supply dynamics, and emerging risks to inform procurement strategies.
Manage supplier performance through scorecards, business reviews, and corrective action plans.
Identify and execute on cost reduction, productivity, and value creation opportunities.
Assess supply risks and implement mitigation and continuity plans.
Serve as SunOpta representative for assigned categories and engage internal stakeholders.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor degree in Supply Chain

Job description

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers' growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for the strategic sourcing and procurement of aseptic packaging, cartons, flexible films, and corrugated materials used across our Better-for-You Beverage and Fruit Snacks product portfolios. The successful candidate will drive supplier performance, cost savings, innovation, and supply continuity. Experience in food manufacturing packaging procurement is strongly preferred.

Leads sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, cost savings initiatives, risk management (supply assurance) across assigned categories.

Execute as the designated SunOpta category representative for enterprise and globally negotiated categories, supporting procurement strategy implementation, supplier engagement, contract compliance, and internal stakeholder alignment.

Essential Job Functions

Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned spend categories.
Lead strategic supplier negotiations and contract management to optimize value and ensure supply assurance.
Monitor market trends, supply dynamics, and emerging risks to inform procurement strategies.
Manage supplier performance through scorecards, business reviews, and corrective action plans.
Identify and execute on cost reduction, productivity, and value creation opportunities.
Assess supply risks and implement mitigation and continuity plans.
Serve as the designated SunOpta representative for assigned enterprise and globally sourced categories.
Partner with Operations, Finance, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to support business objectives.

Supervisory Responsibilities