Manager, Sourcing & Procurement

Position Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing & Competitive Bidding
• Lead RFQs, RFPs, competitive bidding processes, and supplier selection efforts across contract manufacturing, ingredients, packaging, and other key spend categories
• Develop sourcing strategies, evaluate supplier proposals, build cost comparisons, and make recommendations based on economics, capabilities, quality, service, and risk
• Negotiate commercial terms, including turnkey manufacturing rates, ingredient and packaging costs, payment terms, minimums, and other key supplier economics
• Drive measurable cost savings and cost avoidance while maintaining product quality, supply continuity, and scalability
• Contract Manufacturing & Turnkey Conversion
• Lead the transition of existing products and manufacturing relationships from the current operating model to a turnkey manufacturing model
• Manage contract manufacturer relationships as the day-to-day commercial owner, including performance, timelines, pricing, issue resolution, and accountability
• Onboard new contract manufacturers and coordinate cross-functionally to ensure commercial, operational, quality, and product requirements are met
• Support manufacturing capacity, scalability, and risk-reduction initiatives across the supplier network
• Ingredient & Packaging Sourcing
• Identify and qualify lower-cost ingredient and packaging alternatives without compromising product requirements or quality standards
• Partner with Product Development and Quality to evaluate and qualify alternative ingredients, suppliers, specifications, and materials
• Lead packaging sourcing and development projects, including new formats, materials, and retail-specific packaging solutions
• Maintain visibility into supplier cost drivers and proactively identify opportunities to improve total landed cost
• New Product & Packaging Development
• Lead supplier-side execution for new product launches, reformulations, packaging changes, and manufacturing transitions
• Coordinate with Product Development, Quality, Operations, Supply Planning, and external manufacturers to drive projects from concept through commercialization
• Own supplier timelines, action items, dependencies, and escalation paths to keep projects moving at the required pace
• Identify risks early, resolve issues quickly, and ensure suppliers deliver against agreed milestones and requirements
• Purchasing Leadership & Supplier Management
• Own and oversee day-to-day procurement execution in NetSuite, including purchase order creation and management, invoice processing, and inventory transfers, while ensuring transactions are accurate, timely, and aligned with internal processes
• Establish clear purchasing processes, ownership, supplier expectations, and operating rhythms as the business scales
• Build strong, accountable supplier relationships and serve as a key point of contact for strategic procurement matters
• Manage multiple sourcing and procurement projects simultaneously with minimal oversight and a high degree of ownership

Experience & Background

Commercial & Technical Knowledge

Skills & Attributes

• High degree of ownership, urgency, accountability, and follow-through
• Strong project management skills with the ability to independently drive complex, cross-functional initiatives from start to finish
• Commercially minded and comfortable negotiating with senior supplier stakeholders
• Clear, concise written and verbal communicator who can build strong internal and external relationships
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities, suppliers, timelines, and workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Practical, solutions-oriented problem solver who is comfortable operating with ambiguity and minimal oversight
• Analytical and detail-oriented while maintaining a strong understanding of broader business priorities

Education