Procurement Manager

Procurement ManagerThe Marzetti Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation, is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets. Our retail brands include Marzetti®, New York Bakery™, Sister Schubert's®, Reames®, Romanoff® Caviar, Amish Kitchens®, Cardini's®, Chatham Village®, and Inn Maid®. Additionally, The Marzetti Company manufactures and sells other shelf-stable products pursuant to brand license agreements including Arby's®, Bibibop®, Buffalo Wild Wings®, Chick-fil-A®, Olive Garden®, Subway®, and Texas Roadhouse®. Our foodservice business supplies many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.At The Marzetti Company, our mission is to be The Better Food Company: Better people, that make better products, in a better corporate culture, that work in unison to make the world a better place. Led by our purpose, To Nourish Growth with All that We Do, our more than 3,000 team members are dedicated to innovative and quality products as well as superior service and value for our customers.ResponsibilitiesThis position will focus on reducing the overall cost of materials and ensuring supply for production. This will be achieved by creating an optimal number of suppliers, negotiating competitive pricing, establishing corporate contracts, and driving compliance to these agreements.Utilize the size and scale of The Marzetti Company to strategically source critical categories and ensure competitive costs.Provide leadership and development to co-workers.Lead the sourcing and negotiations for strategic categories, as well as day to day supplier and SKU management.Lead the efforts of transforming critical categories into strategically managed categories which will increase the effectiveness of our manufacturing and drive cost savings.Be the Point of Contact for material change management will all vendor transitions, includes putting transition plans in place and working cross-functionally to gain support in transition.Develop and implement long-term strategy of the managed categories through an analysis of the supply marketplace to ensure alignment to industry best in class solutions.Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to lead contract negotiations with vendors; develop negotiation methods and acceptable terms and conditions through contract completion.Own detailed execution of the sourcing programs and process linking closely to Manufacturing, Marketing, Info. Tech., Human Resources and R&DSupport the Procurement Director or Sr. Procurement Manager with cost savings opportunities, cash flow improvement, negotiations, vendor change management and alternate supplier initiatives.This is both a strategic and a tactical position that requires forward vision and insight to be combined with data gathering and detailed step by step execution.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Logistics or similar field of study; MBA preferredPreferred 3-7 years of purchasing experience.SAP experience preferred.Leadership experience preferred.Strong written, verbal, and listening skills.Ability to effectively negotiate and influence business decisions and change.High results-orientation