Strategic Sourcing Lead – Juices & Ingredients

Refresco Group; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Accounts and Flexible 0

Life and AD&D Insurance, critical Ill,

Short-term disability and long-term DI

Pet Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

12 Paid Holidays

Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off

Discount and Total Reward Programs

Job summary

Refresco Beverages US Inc. is seeking a Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing for Juices and Agricultural Ingredients to lead strategic supplier selection and procurement across North America.

You will drive market analysis, negotiate contracts, and manage budgets to ensure quality, service and cost advantages. You will collaborate with Sales, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to optimize sourcing plans, monitor markets, and implement cost-saving initiatives while aligning with Refresco’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in procurement, supply chain, business, operations or related field.
• Five or more years procurement experience, preferably in food/beverage manufacturing.
• Commodity market analysis and forecasting.
• Supplier negotiations in international markets.
• Experience managing commodity risk and long-term supply agreements.
• Food/beverage ingredients industries experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and select strategic suppliers to procure juice concentrates while maintaining strong relationships with key global suppliers.
• Continuously monitor fruit/vegetable markets and crop seasonality to respond to market conditions.
• Drive value through innovation and collaboration with strategic suppliers and internal customers (Sales, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement Finance).
• Provide regular commodity updates for the sales team.
• Develop sourcing plans for juice sub-categories to reduce costs and meet internal requirements.
• Review, negotiate, and implement contractual arrangements per Refresco policy.
• Manage new project launches and source new juice concentrates as needed.
• Track consumption and demand to ensure adequate volumes are contracted for production demands.
• Prepare annual budget for appropriate commodities.
• Generate cost savings opportunities across the supply chain.
• This role reports to the Director, Procurement – North America.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Self-motivation/time management

Cross-cultural communication

Written communication

Forecasting

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Operations or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SAP

Job description

Refresco Beverages US Inc. is seeking a Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing for Juices and Agricultural Ingredients to lead strategic supplier selection and procurement across North America.

You will drive market analysis, negotiate contracts, and manage budgets to ensure quality, service and cost advantages. You will collaborate with Sales, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to optimize sourcing plans, monitor markets, and implement cost-saving initiatives while aligning with Refresco’s