Senior Contract Manufacturing Procurement Lead (Hybrid)

Conagra Brands; Chicago (IL); Hybride; USD 82 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Healthcare plans

Bonus incentive opportunity

Matching 401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Career development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Conagra Brands in Chicago seeks a Procurement Contract Manufacturing professional to identify and select contract manufacturing partners, support negotiations, and align cross-functional teams to drive innovation, capacity, and productivity across the supply chain.

You will collaborate with Brand, Operations, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Transportation, Warehousing, and Procurement to develop long-term partnerships, manage risk, and support manufacturing strategy while traveling domestically up to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Sales.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with negotiation and contract development.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex functions.
• Operations and marketplace knowledge with experience in the relevant category.
• Food manufacturing experience is helpful.
• Willingness to travel 25-35%, primarily domestically.

Responsabilités

• Support the sourcing and selection of finished-goods contract manufacturing partners to meet business needs.
• Review total delivered cost analyses, including raw material procurement, operational, and Transportation & Warehousing costs, while balancing service and quality performance measures.
• Support new plant setup within Conagra Brands systems.
• Support contract development and negotiations with existing and new contract manufacturers, including evaluation of alternative solutions, financial analysis, alignment with the Legal department and other stakeholders, and partnership with the Procurement Vice President of Contract Manufacturing.
• Benchmark practices across the food industry related to new technology, innovation, available capacity, and productivity strategies. Analyze market segments using market data and should-cost modeling.
• Support the Director and Manager in developing risk management plans and supplemental production options to mitigate service issues resulting from internal or external manufacturing disruptions.
• Support finished-goods projects through commercialization, including Commissioning, Qualification & Verification. Help ensure specifications are established before production and required parameters are achieved during product trials.
• Partner with Operations to support internal manufacturing and align with Conagra Brands manufacturing strategies, maximizing collaboration across Contract Manufacturing, Engineering, Marketing, Research & Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Logistics.
• Work within Procurement to help develop manufacturing and capacity strategies aligned with current and future marketing strategies.

Connaissances

Negotiation

Contract development

Project management

Advanced Excel

Operations knowledge

Food manufacturing experience

Travel willingness

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Conagra Brands in Chicago seeks a Procurement Contract Manufacturing professional to identify and select contract manufacturing partners, support negotiations, and align cross-functional teams to drive innovation, capacity, and productivity across the supply chain.

You will collaborate with Brand, Operations, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Transportation, Warehousing, and Procurement to develop long-term partnerships, manage risk, and support manufacturing strategy while traveling domestically up to