Sr Procurement Specialist

About Lamb Weston You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you. Job Description Summary Job Description

• Serves as the primary owner of assigned indirect categories, accountable for strategy development, sourcing execution, and supplier management.
• Operates with a high degree of autonomy, aligning with the manager on strategic decisions, critical risks, and long‐range priorities.
• Defines requirements and templates for analytics and market intelligence.
• Supports continuous improvement and standardization of sourcing processes.
• Analyzes spending, category profiles, and market insights to shape category and supplier strategies.
• Develops Go‐To‐Market and negotiation strategies, aligning strategic direction with the manager.
• Conducts supplier analyses, including financial and capability assessments.
• Executes end‐to‐end sourcing projects for complex categories, collaborating with the manager on high-impact decisions.
• Drives stakeholder alignment across plants, FM, engineering, and global procurement.
• Identifies stakeholders for strategy and sourcing projects and ensures their needs are incorporated.
• Provides regional support to close capability gaps and share subject‐matter expertise.
• Supports supplier relationship activities, including performance reviews and corrective actions.
• Drives supplier performance by implementing best practices across regions.
• Monitors, controls, and reports for category KPIs, productivity, and payment term improvements.
• Leads TCO reduction sessions with internal customers for MRO categories.
• Ensures adherence to procurement policies, buying channels, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinates operational interactions and escalates issues as appropriate.
• Builds and maintains knowledge repositories for global and local experience Basic & Preferred Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field, required. Skills and Experience:
• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating supplier contracts (MSAs, SOWs, service agreements, Capital agreements).
• Ability to collaborate with Legal on contract language, risk mitigation, and commercial terms.
• Strong understanding of contract structures, liabilities, warranties, and service‐level requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead category strategies, sourcing projects, negotiations, and supplier management with minimal oversight.
• Strong autonomy in decision‐making while aligning with leadership on risks and strategic priorities.
• Preferred experience supporting manufacturing plant operations.
• Strong analytical and problem‐solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and complex projects.
• Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated cross‐functional leadership.
• Domestic travel expectation up to 25%
• Valid Driver’s License and driving record that meets Lamb Weston Driving Standards Physical Environment/Demands:
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday
• Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties Industry-Competitive Benefits Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include: Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program Paid Time Off Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance Family-Friendly Employee events Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements. Anticipated Close Date Pay Transparency Equal Opportunity Employer Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law