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Sargento · 1 month ago

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

Plymouth, WI

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for developing and delivering strategies to procure goods and services, leveraging data and analytics to create sustainable and cost-effective solutions while leading a high-performing team.

AgricultureFood and BeverageHospitality

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Ashley Loebel

Responsibilities

Lead/Support strategic sourcing objectives through effective procurement of goods and services while building robust working relationships with business partners

Lead/Execute projects within the three-year pipeline of savings and value plans in alignment with category and business strategies to deliver sustainable productivity

Perform Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), should-cost, and cost-to-build analysis in the pursuit of continuous cost optimization

Lead or participate in negotiations of legal agreements that result in preferred pricing, continued source of supply and terms and conditions

Lead/support cross functional projects

Identify potential sourcing opportunities, canvass and investigate suppliers and execute the sourcing process

Perform spend analytics to help drive strategic sourcing decisions

Conduct research and analysis within the organization to determine current spending and demand information

Collaborate with category leads and functional business owners in supplier selection, qualification, development, and overall supplier relationship strategies, including score carding, supplier relationship reviews and sensitive supplier lists

Coach/Lead sourcing events and guide the business throughout the sourcing process

Accumulate market trends, evolving sources and alternate sources of supply - including identifying emerging technologies to further improve the category strategy

Assess supplier capabilities and innovation to meet company goals and objectives

Collaborate with Business Partners to deliver year over year productivity and operating efficiencies

Ongoing pursuit of operational efficiencies with suppliers to drive additional value to the organization

Serve as a trusted business advisor to senior leadership, providing counsel and guidance in the acquisition of products and services

Manage and/or develop a high-performing procurement team or product category

Support and/or lead organizational change management processes and policies around sourcing and supplier processes

Qualification

Strategic sourcingCost optimizationSupplier relationship managementSpend analyticsTeam leadershipChange managementMarket researchCoachingNegotiation skillsCross-functional collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree required

At least 7 years of sourcing experience with a minimum of 2 years of supervisory responsibilities preferred

Preferred

CPM, APP, CPSM or equivalent certificates preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Remote ½ day Fridays

Onsite Health & Wellness Center

Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation

Relocation Assistance

Tuition Assistance

Access to Employee Store

Company

Sargento

With 2,500 employees and net sales of $1.7 billion, Sargento is a family-owned, privately-held company that has been an innovator in cheese for more than 70 years.

Founded in 1953

Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.sargento.com

H1B Sponsorship

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