Strategic Food Procurement Leader

B&G Foods Inc.; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 102,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

B&G Foods Inc. in Parsippany, New Jersey, is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead development and execution of procurement strategies for food ingredients, spices, and commodities across the manufacturing network.

You will negotiate contracts, manage costs and risk, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive substantial savings while ensuring safety and quality. The role requires a bachelor's degree and at least five years in procurement, with JD Edwards experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, accounting or supply chain.
• Minimum of five years' procurement, supply chain, and process improvement experience.
• Experience with ERP systems; JD Edwards preferred.
• Excellent communication, written and presentation skills.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical abilities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, manage, and execute supply contracts.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned categories with food safety, product requirements and market considerations.
• Manage and forecast costs, purchase price variance, and inventory.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance.
• Assist Product Development with sourcing of new products.
• Collect, evaluate, and report crop conditions, commodity movement, market information, and logistical trends.
• Collaborate with management and cross-functional teams on objectives, risk, costing, and pricing actions.
• Support sales and marketing with data to implement costing actions.
• Serve as subject matter expert on assigned categories and participate in budgets.
• Drive cost savings across multiple platforms; execute savings projects >$1MM.
• Understand supply, demand, and stock levels for assigned products.

Skills

Communication skills

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Tools

JD Edwards

Job description

B&G Foods Inc. in Parsippany, New Jersey, is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead development and execution of procurement strategies for food ingredients, spices, and commodities across the manufacturing network.

You will negotiate contracts, manage costs and risk, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive substantial savings while ensuring safety and quality. The role requires a bachelor's degree and at least five years in procurement, with JD Edwards experience preferred.