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Mountaire Farms · 1 day ago

Sourcing Manager

Siler City, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Mountaire Farms is an agricultural food production and processing company committed to providing competitive jobs and supporting its communities. They are seeking a Sourcing Manager to oversee the Category and Contract Managers, develop sourcing strategies, and manage supplier relationships for significant spend categories.

Food and Beverage

Responsibilities

Directs and manages the Category Managers and the Contract Managers overseeing over $1B in spend

Develops and communicates a procurement and sourcing strategy; establishes, communicates and implements short- and long-term goals in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency

Provides guidance and support to build competency and commitment

Contract lifecycle management and support in supplier relationship management

Manages robust supplier selection processes using market analyses, concise requests for proposals (RFPs) and a data-driven approach

Vendor selection, approval, management requests for quotations (RFQs), requests for proposals (RFPs) and request for information (RFI) bids for category spend

Contract negotiation, approval and execution

Utilizes expenditure data, market research findings and performance metrics to monitor category performance, pinpoint areas for enhancement and drive decision-making based on data insights

Ensures a competitive sourcing environment leading to continuous improvement in quality, cost, service and technology

Provide metrics/reporting around measurable improvements

Supports in alignment with other Mountaire teams, IT, Plant operations, Live/Agri-Business and Finance

Collaborates to gain a working knowledge of business needs

Directs facilitation of meeting needs

Supplier relationship management

Works with the Legal team on contract revisions and approval and long-term planning

Leads change management when establishing new sourcing programs at the Plants to drive on-going evaluations to ensure savings, supply and process integrity

Aids in the growth and development of Category and Contract Managers

Identifies cross training opportunities and executes team strategy to support category strategies

Directs, enforces and adheres to all safety policies and standards

Qualification

Contract negotiationFinancial analyticsSourcing/ProcurementOracle knowledgeSAP knowledgeIndustry certificationsSupplier relationship managementTeam developmentProject management

Required

Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field or a minimum of 7 years of procurement, negotiation and contracting experience

5 - 7 years' relevant work experience

Contract negotiation experience

Financial analytic experience

Sourcing/Procurement experience

Possess Oracle and/or SAP knowledge and experience

Industry certifications in procurement, negotiations and/or supply chain

Travel is required as part of the job to facilitate direct engagement and interaction with our suppliers, allowing for a deeper understanding of their operations, processes and capabilities

Must be able to manage projects and trials at company facilities

Attend relevant expos or shows is pertinent to this role to provide opportunities for professional development and industry insight