Senior Global Ingredient Sourcing Manager

DSJ Global; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is partnered with a leading global food manufacturing organization seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing across critical ingredient categories. This role focuses on developing category strategies, negotiating contracts, and driving cost savings while ensuring supply continuity across a multi-region manufacturing network.

Travel up to 25% and relocation assistance could be provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience.
• Strong supplier negotiation and contract management experience.
• Demonstrated success delivering cost savings, risk reduction, and supplier performance improvements.
• Experience working in a complex manufacturing or consumer products environment.
• Knowledge of commodity markets, market analysis, and supply risk management is highly preferred.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies for key ingredient and commodity categories for over a $500M annual spend.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, contract management, and ongoing supplier performance initiatives.
• Drive savings through strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, specification alignment, and value improvement programs.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support operational, quality, and commercial objectives.
• Monitor commodity markets, industry trends, and supply risks to inform sourcing decisions and budget planning.
• Support forecasting, cost management, and commodity risk mitigation initiatives, including collaboration with finance and treasury stakeholders where applicable.
• Build strong supplier partnerships that enhance supply security, innovation, and long-term value creation.
• Ensure sourcing strategies support business continuity across a global manufacturing footprint.
• Provide market intelligence and category expertise to senior leadership and key business stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to simplify supplier networks, improve procurement efficiency, and increase leverage across regions.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Strategic sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

DSJ Global is partnered with a leading global food manufacturing organization seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing across critical ingredient categories. This role focuses on developing category strategies, negotiating contracts, and driving cost savings while ensuring supply continuity across a multi-region manufacturing network.

Travel up to 25% and relocation assistance could be provided.