Head of Strategy, Planning and Business Services

Summary The Strategic Sourcing Manager develops and drives multi-year cross functional strategies for direct commodities. The major focus will be to minimize material and service cost impact by containing costs and ensuring the continuity of supply through strategic procurement activities. The Sourcing Manager will support operations by monitoring production forecasts and placing weekly POs which align with the procurement strategy. The ideal candidate has a strong background in ERP systems (SAP preferred), supply planning, and a proven ability to manage PPV (Purchase Price Variance) effectively.

Duties and Responsibilities Develop commodity strategies / supply base consistent with business initiatives. Analysis of suppliers and their industries, identification of preferred suppliers, and supply base rationalization and consolidation

Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning)

Leverage enterprise system tools including, but not limited to, DOMO, SAP, Navision, and Excel - to identify opportunities to leverage supplier or component spend

Improve the speed and flexibility of the supply chain to align with internal and external customer expectations.

Improve contract coverage with our suppliers

Assists in the resolution of purchased material shortages as needed

Lead, monitor, and facilitate the completion of projects - supporting on time delivery of targeted values

Identify and provide recommendations on process improvements

Qualifications & Experience A Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management or related degree.

Strong preference for experience managing a Fresh Produce supply chain in either Planning or Procurement/Purchasing

Mindset to dive into data + specifications, and ideate cost out opportunities