Strategic Ingredient Sourcing Lead (Remote)

Jobot; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Procurement Manager for a fast-growing CPG company in the functional health and wellness space. This remote role focuses on sourcing raw materials, ingredients, and packaging to support expansion across DTC and retail channels.

You will own supplier negotiations, forecasting, and cost optimization. Join a growing team that influences gross margins, supplier strategy, and product availability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing within CPG, food & beverage, supplements, or related fields.
• Experience sourcing raw materials, functional ingredients, nutraceuticals, or specialty ingredients.
• Strong negotiating, pricing, MOQs, lead times, and vendor management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end procurement and sourcing of raw materials, ingredients, and packaging.
• Identify and manage relationships with domestic and international suppliers and vendors.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, MOQs, lead times, and contracts to optimize cost and ensure supply.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Ops, Finance, Product Development and Sales to align purchasing with demand."
• Monitor pricing, supplier capacity, lead times and market conditions for savings and risk mitigation.
• Develop and maintain supplier base, with alternate sources for critical ingredients.
• Manage purchase orders to align with production requirements.
• Support new product development by sourcing ingredients and quotes.
• Establish scalable procurement processes, systems, and reporting.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Supplier management

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Procurement Manager for a fast-growing CPG company in the functional health and wellness space. This remote role focuses on sourcing raw materials, ingredients, and packaging to support expansion across DTC and retail channels.

You will own supplier negotiations, forecasting, and cost optimization. Join a growing team that influences gross margins, supplier strategy, and product availability.