What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Sourcing Manager - Packaging Category position at Rise Baking Company, LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Job Purpose
Lead and develop strategic sourcing activities including negotiations, contract and project management, spend analysis, sourcing, and continuous improvement initiatives. Oversee segmentation of supply base, managing long-term partnerships with key strategic suppliers and ensuring delivery of sourcing strategies.
Essential Functions
- Lead the development, implementation, and alignment of sourcing strategies and supplier capabilities for packaging categories to achieve business objectives
- Manage, mentor, and coach identified packaging team through all sourcing activities such as RFP development analysis, strategy building, and supplier onboarding
- Research and negotiate best price, quality, and service for packaging categories utilized throughout the company
- Establish commodity risk mitigation strategies to minimize any concerns with materials, delivery, or supplier relationships
- Demonstrate full knowledge and serve as a leader for packaging categories; establish both short- and long-term commodity strategies
- Oversee the development and execution of contracts and agreements with suppliers; effectively negotiate with suppliers and coach others to do the same
- Set and deliver budgeted plans for all packaging categories
- Evaluate supplier capabilities and establish sources for new technologies and new markets dictated by business requirements; compile and maintain commodity and industry strategies
- Negotiate and implement cost-saving programs with suppliers, such as volume-based discounts, better payment terms, lead time improvements, etc.
- Establish standard operating procedures for purchasing; monitor effectiveness of procedures, revise and improve purchasing processes
- Monitor supplier compliance with contractual agreements
- Lead evaluations of supplier performance; recommend and oversee supplier intervention
- Serve as escalation point for supplier quality issues
- Assist with other supply chain analysis and initiatives as required
- Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)
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