Strategic Procurement Manager: Food Ingredients

B&G Foods Inc.; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Work-life balance

Employee discounts

Job summary

B&G Foods Inc. in Ankeny, IA is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead procurement strategies for food ingredients and commodities across our manufacturing network.

You will manage supplier relationships, forecast costs, and drive cost savings while ensuring safety and quality. The role requires a BA/BS with at least five years in procurement and supply chain, strong financial modeling and communication skills, and familiarity with JD Edwards ERP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business-related discipline.
• A minimum of five years of procurement, supply chain, and process improvement experience.
• Raw materials procurement experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, written, and presentation skills.
• Strong financial modeling understanding.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail.
• Experience with an ERP system; JD Edwards proficiency desired.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, manage, and execute supply contracts.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned categories.
• Manage and forecast costs, purchase price variance, and inventory.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance.
• Assist Product Development with sourcing of new products.
• Collect and report crop conditions, commodity movement, and market trends.
• Collaborate with management on business objectives, risk, costing, and pricing.
• Support sales/marketing with data for costing actions.
• Serve as subject matter expert for assigned categories.
• Participate in developing annual budgets for categories.
• Drive cost savings across platforms and projects (> $1MM).
• Understand supply, demand, and stock levels for assigned products.

Skills

Procurement experience

Sourcing strategies

Cost management

Supplier management

Communication skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, accounting, or supply chain

Tools

JD Edwards

Job description

B&G Foods Inc. in Ankeny, IA is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead procurement strategies for food ingredients and commodities across our manufacturing network.

You will manage supplier relationships, forecast costs, and drive cost savings while ensuring safety and quality. The role requires a BA/BS with at least five years in procurement and supply chain, strong financial modeling and communication skills, and familiarity with JD Edwards ERP.