Senior Ingredient Sourcing & Procurement Leader

Aston Carter; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits

20% bonus structure

PTO

Health, dental, and vision

Job summary

Aston Carter is seeking an experienced procurement leader to develop and execute sourcing strategies for multiple ingredient categories in Jacksonville, FL. This permanent onsite role focuses on balancing cost, quality, supply continuity, and sustainability across domestic and global networks.

You will lead supplier relationships, negotiate favorable terms, and drive cost savings while maintaining quality and service standards.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or supply chain leadership.
• Proven experience sourcing food ingredients, agricultural commodities, or direct materials within the food, beverage, or agribusiness industries.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex supplier agreements and managing strategic supplier relationships.
• Strong knowledge of commodity markets, ingredient pricing, spend management, and procurement best practices.
• Experience driving cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and supply chain risk mitigation initiatives.
• Understanding of food safety regulations, sustainability programs, and responsible sourcing practices.
• Experience supporting QSR, fast-casual, foodservice, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) organizations is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical, financial, negotiation, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with Excel and procurement-related systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for multiple ingredient categories, balancing cost, quality, supply continuity, and sustainability.
• Monitor global commodity and ingredient markets to identify pricing trends, supply risks, and sourcing opportunities.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluation, qualification, and performance management activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, co-manufacturers, and broker partners.
• Negotiate supplier agreements and contracts to secure favorable commercial terms and mitigate business risk.
• Drive cost savings and cost optimization initiatives while maintaining quality and service standards.
• Manage ingredient sourcing activities across domestic and global supply networks.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, R&D, Culinary, Sales, Marketing, and Finance teams to support business objectives and new product initiatives.
• Ensure ingredient availability and supply readiness for existing products and future product launches.
• Support innovation and commercialization efforts through close collaboration with product development and culinary teams.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to address supply disruptions and market volatility.
• Champion sustainable and ethical sourcing practices while ensuring compliance with food safety and regulatory requirements.
• Lead procurement process improvements and optimize the use of ERP, SRM, RFx, and other sourcing technologies.
• Utilize reporting, analytics, and market intelligence to improve decision-making and procurement performance.
• Manage significant ingredient spend and contribute to overall business profitability.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing strategies

Purchasing

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Commodity strategy

Supplier negotiations

Raw materials

Ingredients

Demand planning

Forecasting

Market trends

Supply chain

Quality control

Purchase orders

Contract negotiations

Contract management

Vendor management

Supplier performance

Cost savings

Risk management

Process improvement

R&D

New product development

Food safety

ERP system

Food manufacturing

Tools

ERP

SRM

RFx

Job description

Aston Carter is seeking an experienced procurement leader to develop and execute sourcing strategies for multiple ingredient categories in Jacksonville, FL. This permanent onsite role focuses on balancing cost, quality, supply continuity, and sustainability across domestic and global networks.

You will lead supplier relationships, negotiate favorable terms, and drive cost savings while maintaining quality and service standards.