Senior Ingredient Procurement Manager, North America

Tropicana Brands Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Tropicana Brands Group is seeking a Procurement Manager to own North America category strategies for Sweeteners, Acidulants, and Premixed Ingredients. You will drive supplier partnerships, cost optimization, and risk management across Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, R&D, and Quality.

Manage ~$60MM in direct material spend and lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives. The role requires 7+ years in procurement or category management with strong negotiation, Excel, and analytics skills, plus a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or category management experience.
• Experience leading strategic sourcing events including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of ingredient and commodity markets, including market dynamics, pricing mechanisms, risk factors, and supply structures.
• Advanced analytical capabilities with spend analysis, cost modeling, forecasting, financial analysis, and data-driven decision making.
• Proven track record delivering measurable cost savings, productivity, risk reduction, and supplier performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for Sweeteners, Acidulants, and Premixed Ingredients aligning with business objectives.
• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives including market assessments, supplier RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, negotiations, contracting, and governance.
• Monitor commodity markets, pricing mechanisms, and key cost drivers to optimize value, risk, and resilience.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Food Science or related field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Procurement analytics tools

Job description

Tropicana Brands Group is seeking a Procurement Manager to own North America category strategies for Sweeteners, Acidulants, and Premixed Ingredients. You will drive supplier partnerships, cost optimization, and risk management across Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, R&D, and Quality.

Manage ~$60MM in direct material spend and lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives. The role requires 7+ years in procurement or category management with strong negotiation, Excel, and analytics skills, plus a