Senior Commodities Procurement Lead — Hybrid (Burlington)

Wellness Pet, LLC; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wellness Pet Company, based in Burlington, MA, is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing across multiple locations. The role partners with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Manufacturing to optimize ingredients, negotiate supplier agreements, and manage procurement performance from our Burlington HQ.

Responsibilities include monitoring markets, driving cost savings, developing annual category plans, and guiding cross-functional projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, preferably in food, pet food, or agricultural commodities.
• Strong knowledge of commodity markets, supplier management, and sourcing strategies.
• Experience managing RFx processes, negotiations, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Understanding of total cost of ownership (TCO), risk management, and supplier performance metrics.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Proficiency with data analysis and sourcing tools.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 30% of their time.

Responsibilities

• Monitor commodity markets and track sourcing performance metrics.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives, RFx processes, negotiations, and market-driven purchasing decisions using TCO methodology.
• Develop and maintain annual category strategies and sourcing plans aligned with demand forecasts, market trends, and risk assessments.
• Analyze, report, and forecast KPIs including PPV/IPV, savings, supplier performance, contract compliance, supply continuity, customer satisfaction, and pricing benchmarks.
• Identify and qualify new suppliers to improve cost, quality, resilience, and supply chain efficiency.
• Implement supplier agreements, monitor compliance, manage commodity allocations, and support contract development with Legal.
• Manage supplier performance reviews, cost reduction initiatives, issue resolution, and supplier development activities.
• Manage critical spot buys. Respond to supply disruptions, seasonal demand spikes, and emergency sourcing needs.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, Operations, FSQA, Regulatory, and Manufacturing teams to support ingredient optimization, vendor qualification, NPD, and co-manufacturing initiatives.
• Manage day-to-day activities and development of Procurement Analyst.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Communication

Presentation skills

Influence stakeholders

Cost reduction

Sourcing tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business / supply chain / operations / economics

Tools

RFx management tools

Sourcing analytics tools

Job description

The Wellness Pet Company, based in Burlington, MA, is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing across multiple locations. The role partners with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Manufacturing to optimize ingredients, negotiate supplier agreements, and manage procurement performance from our Burlington HQ.

Responsibilities include monitoring markets, driving cost savings, developing annual category plans, and guiding cross-functional projects.