Our Procurement team finds strategic approaches to procuring key resources for
Danone like milk, water and plastic. As a part of this team, you will work
with colleagues to find suppliers and resources that fit with our business
goals, promote a circular economy and support Danone's One Planet, One
Health vision. We are currently looking to hire a Senior Procurement
Manager, Specialty Ingredients based in Broomfield, CO!
In this role, you will be responsible for:
3 main levers of value creation
* Enabling Growth: Design to superior value, Partner for growth
(innovation), SRM, Security of supply
* End to end efficiency: COGS and CASH efficiency, Simplification &
Optimization, BCP, MRM and Indirect FX management
* Planet and Danone Impact Journey: Sustainability sourced ingredients.
You will be a key part of Danone's North American Specialty Ingredients Team
and the Cycles and Procurement lead for Danone's Follow Your Heart Brand.
You will drive Ingredient and Market Management:
Develop and maintain in-depth category knowledge for all ingredients sourced
for the Follow Your Heart business.
Identify, Manage and Lead key strategic initiatives (Cost Savings,
Sustainability, Reformulation/ Optimization/ Simplification).
Assess, recommend and implement a go to market strategy for FYH Brand's
ingredients portfolio, taking into account synergies with Danone's
ingredients categories.
Manage and Support Regionally and Globally lead initiatives in conjunction
with cross functional peers.
Build, launch, and execute regional RFQ's for key categories
You will develop, validate and activation Regional strategy
Co-develop category sourcing strategies in alignment with category managers
Maintain connection with internal stakeholders such as R&I, Operations,
Quality, Marketing to ensure regional business needs are being met
You will unlock and drive Supplier Relationship and Performance Management:
Manage and lead the NORAM supply network for respective categories
Identify, build, and develop Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
with local and global suppliers, which should be in line with objectives set
by the central procurement team. This includes setting and tracking
performance objectives, scheduling annual business reviews, and delivering
on innovation targets.
Develop and enhance SRM policy and governance across all ingredient categories
in alignment with Category Managers.
You will ensure Supply Security:
Ensure the delivery of materials to our manufacturing plants
Identify and Implement Business Contingency Plan (BCP) for critical materials
Assess best market strategy for business continuity (direct or indirect
sourcing)
Implement Service Level Agreements with suppliers: On Time in Full
(OTIF), etc.
You will own Category Reporting and Financials:
Prepare Annual Budget, Price lists, and Material Variance Analysis
Develop and implement productivity projects for respective categories
Work with Procurement Finance to monitor and track productivity, cash
flow, risks, and opportunities on an ongoing basis
You will be a driver of Specialty Ingredients Sustainability
Co-lead and implement sustainable sourcing practices and tracking across
specialty ingredients categories in alignment with sustainability team.
Share learnings across categories to enable enhance focus on sustainability
across specialty ingredients.
You will identify opportunities for Simplification and Portfolio Optimization
Partner with stakeholders to identify and implement new opportunities to
simplify or optimize the FYH ingredient portfolio
Align with category leads and R&I on simplification priorities.
Develop and implement governance model to ensure continued long-term success
of ingredient portfolio simplification.
You will travel up to 25% or as needed
The base compensation range for this position is
$109,000-164,000commensurate with experience. Danone North America
additionally offer a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits
package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage,
401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement,
Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit
plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work
enviro
You will have a bachelor's degree in business, food science, finance,
or engineering. (Masters Degree preferred)
You will have 8+ years experience related in sourcing and supplier
development, or related supply chain experience, with at least 3 years of
experience in Ingredients categories.
You will have a passion for excellence and a growth mindset
You will be autonomous and demonstrate deep accountability for the outcome
You will have strong working knowledge of procurement best practices
You will like working in a fast paced, consumer focused, results driven
environment
You will have strong project management and organization skills.
You will have proven success in problem solving and critical thinking
You will have demonstrated ability to build strong internal and supplier
relationships, achieve results and influence in a highly matrixed environment
You will be proactive and anticipate. You are solutions oriented with a drive
for continuous improvement
You will develop cross-functional effectiveness with stakeholders to enable
You will have a demonstrated record of leading and driving change with