What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President Milk Procurement position at CareersInFood.com?
Our client has been in business 50 years and growing. Multiple US plants and producer of valued dairy products.
VP Milk Procurement, Minneapolis, MN based (or could be: Chicago, NY and NH)
- Effectively manage a robust US milk spend (Conventional and Organic) of $1B through a team of people
- Build trust and credibility quickly in the Organic Milk space to ensure a secure supply and competitive market price for long term growth
- Effectively own supplier contract negotiations for current and future optimal milk supply to include transportation and logistics
- Drive long term strategy to increase an existing Direct Milk Supply and work towards a larger direct farmer source
- Evaluate and recommend a plan to effectively manage the comprehensive spend and deliver optimized results
- Must posses strong financial and business acumen with demonstrated track record of results managing a Milk P&L, Budgeting process, Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Pricing and margin expertise
- Assess SAP and recommend best practices for forecasting, planning, financial statements, P&L and other critical business snapshots necessary for optimal decision making
- Own the Corporate Social Responsibility related to milk collection and focus on targets to reduce carbon footprint with alignment from cooperatives and direct supply farmers
- Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure continuous plant milk supply with solid knowledge of milk balancing
- Develop a shared vision, energize others, challenge the status quo, and drive change for high results
What You Will Bring:
1. BS degree Required along with 15 years of progressive experience in Dairy and milk Procurement with at least 2-5 years in Organic Milk Sourcing or Financial Analysis
2. Strong knowledge with Federal Milk Marketing Orders, milk transportation and logistics
3. Must be detail oriented and passionate about data analytics as an effective tool for informed decision making
3. Up to 25% Travel can be expected
Big job with big rewards. Huge opportunity to add value at all levels.
