Strategic Contract Manufacturing Sourcing Lead (Hybrid)

ConAgra Fds Packaged Fds; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans

Wealth: Bonus opportunity & 401(k)

Growth: Career development & tuition

Balance: Paid time off & flexible work

Job summary

Conagra Brands in Omaha is seeking a Procurement Contract Manufacturing professional to identify and select contract manufacturers, negotiate terms, and align with Brand, Operations, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Transportation & Warehousing, and Procurement teams.

You will partner with senior leaders to develop long-term relationships, optimize capacity, and drive growth, innovation, and productivity, including risk management and cross-functional prioritization.

Qualifications

• Experience with negotiation and contract development.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex functions.
• 5+ years of experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Sales.
• Operations and marketplace knowledge in the relevant category.
• Willingness to travel 25-35%, primarily domestically.

Responsibilities

• Support the sourcing and selection of finished-goods contract manufacturing partners to meet business needs.
• Review total delivered cost analyses, including raw material procurement, operational, and Transportation & Warehousing costs, while balancing service and quality performance measures.
• Support new plant setup within Conagra Brands systems.
• Support contract development and negotiations with existing and new contract manufacturers, including evaluation of alternative solutions, financial analysis, alignment with the Legal department and other stakeholders, and partnership with the Procurement Vice President of Contract Manufacturing.
• Benchmark practices across the food industry related to new technology, innovation, available capacity, and productivity strategies. Analyze market segments using market data and should-cost modeling.
• Support the Director and Manager in developing risk management plans and supplemental production options to mitigate service issues resulting from internal or external manufacturing disruptions.
• Support finished-goods projects through commercialization, including Commissioning, Qualification & Verification. Help ensure specifications are established before production and required parameters are achieved during product trials.
• Partner with Operations to support internal manufacturing and align with Conagra Brands manufacturing strategies, maximizing collaboration across Contract Manufacturing, Engineering, Marketing, Research & Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Logistics.
• Work within Procurement to help develop manufacturing and capacity strategies aligned with current and future marketing strategies.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract development

Project management

Excel

Supply chain

Purchasing

Operations knowledge

Willingness to travel

Food manufacturing awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Conagra Brands in Omaha is seeking a Procurement Contract Manufacturing professional to identify and select contract manufacturers, negotiate terms, and align with Brand, Operations, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Transportation & Warehousing, and Procurement teams.

You will partner with senior leaders to develop long-term relationships, optimize capacity, and drive growth, innovation, and productivity, including risk management and cross-functional prioritization.