Senior Procurement Lead — Warehouse & Asset Optimization

Saputo Inc.; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Community involvement

Job summary

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. seeks a Senior Procurement Manager, Warehouse & Operational Services to develop and execute sourcing strategies for warehouse, distribution, and equipment needs across Saputo USA, with North America scale as needed.

The role leads supplier negotiations, supports operational requirements, and drives value through lease optimization, asset utilization, and total cost of ownership improvements across the network. Hybrid, Dallas-based with cross-functional visibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or related functions.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide supplier initiatives with cross-functional teams.
• Direct experience supporting warehouse, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, fleet, or operational services.
• Experience leading RFx events, negotiations, contracts, governance, and cross-functional sourcing.
• Experience building business cases, cost models, and financial analyses.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing, lifecycle management, and governance of 3,500+ leased assets across 29 locations.
• Drive asset optimization through supplier strategies, replacement planning, and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Analyze asset performance, utilization, and spend to identify cost savings and reliability improvements.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and site leadership to align asset strategies with business goals.
• Develop business cases, KPIs, reporting, and recommendations for fleet optimization and capex planning.
• Lead supplier relationships, governance, performance management, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies, including supplier selection and contracting.
• Collaborate with Finance and Operations on budgeting, forecasting, spend management, and contract compliance.
• Provide financial analyses and investment recommendations; monitor savings vs targets.
• Identify technology, analytics, and supplier innovation to improve performance and asset utilization.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and guide project teams for operational improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Influence senior stakeholders

Cross-functional leadership

Budgets & forecasting

Sourcing strategies

RFx events

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. seeks a Senior Procurement Manager, Warehouse & Operational Services to develop and execute sourcing strategies for warehouse, distribution, and equipment needs across Saputo USA, with North America scale as needed.

The role leads supplier negotiations, supports operational requirements, and drives value through lease optimization, asset utilization, and total cost of ownership improvements across the network. Hybrid, Dallas-based with cross-functional visibility.