Senior Director, Procurement & Sustainability

What We Are Looking For

The Sr. Director, Procurement & Sustainability will spearhead procurement strategy development across teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. This individual will drive and lead new procurement practices, covering spend analytics, category management, policy development, supplier relationships, and technology implementation. A successful Sr. Director, Procurement & Sustainability will have a comprehensive understanding in sustainability principles as it applies to procurement, and a deep understanding of global supply chain dynamics. This individual will oversee and lead Simply Good’s Procurement team focusing on its brand portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage price variances and forecast changes
• Primary contact and relationship manager for supplier location(s)
• Manage the relationship and daily operations at Co-Man sites, including:
• Measuring and tracking KPIs
• Regular performance reviews
• Process improvements to ensure effective service, quality and cost
• Oversee the scope, timeline, deliverables and goals for commercialization projects
• Ensure sourcing options meet required timelines and stay within budget
• Align external capabilities with projected requirements to support future capacity needs
• Support innovation trials by tracking and communicating progress and proactively managing changes to scope
• Analyze and direct feasibility, manufacturing, sourcing strategy, logistics, customer service implications, etc.
• Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Assist in special reports, projects and assignments, as required
• Participate in all other miscellaneous SMPL and departmental tasks, as required
• Attend departmental/cross-functional meetings
  
  

Knowledge / Abilities

• Knowledge of and experience with global procurement and sourcing processes
• Understanding of processing and packaging technology for food and/or beverage
• Exceptional project management and project execution skills to meet aggressive timelines
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence and achieve alignment across multiple stakeholders
• Highly attentive to details; Ability to thrive in a dynamic, face-paced work environment; ability to navigate change and ambiguity, identifying and driving solutions forward
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain, Procurement or related technical field), required. MBA or Graduate degree, preferred
• 12+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations, sourcing, purchasing, commodity management, and driving strong supplier performance
• 8+ years leading and developing high-performing teams
• Procurement leadership experience for large CPG (Food/Beverage) company, required
• Proven experience with negotiations and enforcement of supplier agreement/contracts
• Strong financial understanding of P&L with a track record of driving results for bottom line profit