Manager of Logistics Procurement & Optimization- Austin, MN or Willmar, MN

Manager Logistics Procurement & Optimization - Transportation

This position reports directly to the Manager of Procurement & Optimization - Transportation & Warehousing. Relocation is eligible for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Category Strategies: Create and implement strategies for assigned transportation categories, aligning with key stakeholders and identifying areas for cost savings.
• Lead Sourcing Events: Conduct sourcing events to secure industry-leading prices while meeting quality and delivery specifications.
• Contract Management: Implement and manage contracts in partnership with legal and stakeholders, ensuring compliance with contract policies.
• Negotiate, review, and approve purchase agreements with suppliers.
• Supplier Management: Establish and maintain supplier relationships, providing data-driven KPI feedback, continuous improvement, and conducting Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
• Identify and recommend alternate suppliers and/or delivery modes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Corporate Transportation Operations, Plant Transportation teams, Plant Operations, and Sales to gather input, review supplier performance, and drive metric-driven business improvements. Partner with Procurement Shared Services (PSS) to optimize work processes.
• Market Monitoring: Monitor market conditions and advise management on changes in service prices and issues impacting transportation expenses.
• Process and Cost Improvement: Identify and lead strategic process and cost improvement projects, including Design to Value initiatives, in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, operations, engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated initiative and achievement.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Functional knowledge of Financial Systems Software (Oracle) and other Hormel systems (AS 400, Jaeger, OTM, etc.).
• Willingness to travel up to 5-10%.
• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Location: Austin, MN or Willmar, MN

Benefits: Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, 401(k) immediate eligible, stock purchase plan, relocation assistance, paid vacation, FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees.

The base pay range for this position $98,100-$137,325 per year; however, actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills set, level of experience, and specific office location.