Sr Sourcing Manager

vitalfarms; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vital Farms in the United States seeks a Sr. Sourcing Manager to partner with leaders across Operations, Marketing, IT, HR, Finance, and Shared Services to reduce cost, improve supplier performance, and mitigate risk.

You will lead strategic negotiations, build category strategies, and manage supplier relationships while driving measurable savings and long-term value for the business. The role blends strategic thinking with practical execution in a fast-paced, mission-driven food company.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic sourcing and category management for indirect/operational spend.
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of delivering measurable cost savings.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in manufacturing, food, CPG, agriculture, or supply-chain environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with leaders across functions (Operations, Marketing, IT, HR, Finance).
• Develop category strategies and identify savings opportunities based on spend analysis.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs for complex categories and negotiate terms.
• Manage supplier performance scorecards and governance processes.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing projects and drive execution with ambiguity.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Category management

Data analytics

Food manufacturing/CPG familiarity

Tools

Power BI

Excel

MS Dynamics 365

ERP systems

Job description

Finding the right place to grow your career isn't (over) easy, so we're here to help by sharing a few reasons why the grass is greener at Vital Farms. We think you'll appreciate our focus on Conscious Capitalism, which drives business decisions that benefit all our stakeholders (leading to even better business results). You might be drawn to our innovative approach and refusal to settle for the "way things have always been done." Or you could find it exciting to grow your skills while working for an industry-leading brand. Whether you're into our values, our brand, or our egg- cellent puns, we hope you 'll join our Crew and help us change the world 108 square feet at a time!

At Vital Farms, we're proud of the diverse communities we serve and the stakeholders who help bring our purpose to life. We're committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where every crew member feels valued. We see this as one of our greatest strengths - and your role is key to helping us build on it.

Your Role:

The Sr. Sourcing Manager serves as a strategic business partner to leaders across the organization, helping identify and execute opportunities to reduce cost, improve supplier performance, mitigate risk, and enhance operational efficiency.

This role goes beyond tactical purchasing and supplier management. The ideal candidate proactively identifies high-value sourcing opportunities, challenges existing assumptions, leads complex negotiations, and helps internal stakeholders make better business decisions while building demand for Procurement by consistently delivering business value. Success in this role requires strong commercial judgment, exceptional stakeholder management, analytical rigor, the ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution and becoming a trusted advisor to functional leaders.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Business Partnership

Build trusted relationships with leaders across Operations, Marketing, IT, HR, Finance, and Shared Services

Understand business priorities and proactively identify sourcing opportunities aligned with company goals

Serve as a thought partner, not merely a purchasing function

Challenge specifications, demand assumptions, and supplier selection decisions when appropriate

Category Strategy & Opportunity Identification

Develop category strategies for key indirect and operational spend areas

Analyze spend, supplier fragmentation, and market trends to identify savings opportunities

Build and maintain a prioritized sourcing pipeline based on enterprise value

Focus resources on initiatives with meaningful financial or operational impact

Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation

Lead RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs for complex spend categories

Develop negotiation strategies grounded in market intelligence and cost drivers

Negotiate pricing, service levels, contract terms, and performance commitments

Drive measurable savings and value creation

Supplier Management

Develop supplier performance scorecards and governance processes

Monitor supplier performance, risk, and compliance

Partner with suppliers to drive continuous improvement and innovation

Manage renewals and strategic supplier relationships

Cross-Functional Leadership

Lead cross-functional sourcing projects involving multiple stakeholders

Influence decisions without direct authority

Communicate tradeoffs clearly to leaders and build alignment

Drive execution through ambiguity and change

What You Bring to the Table:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement transformation, supplier management, or supply-chain-heavy commercial roles, including complex indirect and operational spend categories
• Proven success leading negotiations, evaluating supplier proposals, and delivering measurable cost savings and business value
• Strong ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders with sound contract, commercial, and business acumen
• Experience in manufacturing, food, CPG, agriculture, or supply-chain-heavy environments preferred
• Demonstrated ability to use spend data, analytics, and market insights to identify trends, develop business cases, quantify savings opportunities, and support commercial decisions
• Ability to build should-cost and total-cost models, sourcing scorecards, and decision frameworks
• Advanced Excel skills with experience using Power BI, ERP, or procurement systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Ability to travel 20-30%, or as needed, for supplier visits, stakeholder meetings, site visits, and other business needs

You’re no hero - You know the power of teamwork and celebrate the work of others before your own.

You give a sh*t - You believe in acting like an owner and making Vital Farms a place to be proud of.

You raise the standards - You know growth can be hard, but you strive to improve yourself and others each day.

You can walk in someone else's boots - You seek to understand other's viewpoints and think that