Strategic Sourcing Manager for Product Innovation

PetIQ; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PetIQ is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing strategy, initial supplier setup, supplier management, and project management for raw materials, packaging, and manufacturing-related spend.

This role partners with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, Finance, Innovation, and Supply to ensure reliable supply, cost competitiveness, timely execution, and regulatory and quality compliance across product innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain
• Experience sourcing raw materials/ingredients and packaging in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Experience with ERP/procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Sage X3)
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Demonstrated project management capability, including experience managing cross-functional timelines, milestones, risks, decisions, and stakeholder communications.
• Up to 50% travel may be required

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for raw materials, active ingredients, and packaging categories supporting PetIQ's operations
• Lead supplier selection, negotiation, and contract management to ensure cost, quality, and supply continuity targets are met
• Manage cross functional project plans for sourcing supply related innovation initiatives, including timelines, milestones, deliverables, owners, risks, and issue resolution
• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality teams to qualify new suppliers and ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, EPA or other applicable regulatory requirements
• Drive project governance and communication by coordinating stakeholders, facilitating decision-making, tracking progress, and escalating barriers that could impact commercialization timing or supply readiness
• Manage RFP/RFQ/RFI processes from scoping through supplier award
• Identify and mitigate supply risks - single-source dependencies, ingredient availability, commodity price volatility, and supplier financial health
• Partner with Legal to negotiate supply agreements, quality agreements, and SLAs
• Support new product development sourcing, including ingredient/packaging trials and supplier onboarding
• Drive supplier diversity, sustainability, and business continuity planning initiatives
• Present sourcing strategies, market insights, and results to leadership
• Act as liaison between PetIQ innovation council and the broader PetIQ supply organization to progress product innovation to commercialization
• Act on behalf of broader PetIQ supply organization as decision maker for Supply on PetIQ innovation council
• Partner closely with Supply to handoff innovation projects to Supply upon/leading up to commercialization

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Analytical skills

Spend analysis

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Sage X3

Job description

PetIQ is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing strategy, initial supplier setup, supplier management, and project management for raw materials, packaging, and manufacturing-related spend.

This role partners with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, Finance, Innovation, and Supply to ensure reliable supply, cost competitiveness, timely execution, and regulatory and quality compliance across product innovation.