Strategic Ingredient Sourcing Lead

Johnsonville; Sheboygan Falls (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

401k match

Health benefits

Onsite clinic

Onsite fitness center

Paid time off

Job summary

Johnsonville LLC seeks a results-driven procurement leader to manage domestic ingredient category development and oversight. You will negotiate pricing agreements and lead sourcing strategies for ingredients and artificial casings, interfacing across R&D, FSQ and Operations.

You will coach buyers, build supplier relationships, and proactively reduce cost, risk and supply disruptions while driving cross-functional collaboration and ethical sourcing practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of pertinent experience required.
• Experience working with a wide range of external vendors is highly desired.
• Previous coaching or leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic sourcing function for all purchased ingredients.
• Coach Ingredient Buyers accountable for executing the sourcing strategy, providing day to day support, coaching and long-term development.
• Build and enhance high trust, mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
• Proactively partner with suppliers to improve cost, quality and service.
• Collaborate with shareholders to address non-conforming materials and mitigate business impact.
• Identify, propose and implement opportunities to reduce commodity related business risk.
• Lead sourcing activities for new products using a category management approach.
• Develop and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with the R&D, FSQ and Operations teams.
• Initiate, negotiate, and implement supply agreements in a professional and ethical manner.
• Execute category scorecard to gauge performance and drive accountability.
• Collect and analyze market data resulting in delivery of commodity analysis and forecast
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Risk management

Leadership coaching

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Johnsonville LLC seeks a results-driven procurement leader to manage domestic ingredient category development and oversight. You will negotiate pricing agreements and lead sourcing strategies for ingredients and artificial casings, interfacing across R&D, FSQ and Operations.

You will coach buyers, build supplier relationships, and proactively reduce cost, risk and supply disruptions while driving cross-functional collaboration and ethical sourcing practices across the organization.