Strategic Sourcing Commodity Manager-Proteins

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies for protein commodities, leveraging market intelligence and supplier analytics.
• Lead supply negotiations to achieve cost savings and mitigate risk, including using strategies and processes to support (e.g., RFPs, negotiation tactics, make/buy analysis, etc.).
• Monitor global protein markets, economic indicators, and regulatory changes to inform sourcing decisions.
• Collaborate with NPD, Quality, and Operations to ensure compliance to food safety and quality standards.
• Manage supplier performance, including delivery, reliability, sustainability initiatives, and innovation opportunities.
• Development and improvement of optimum Supply Chain lead-times, EOQ purchases and material obsolescence.
• Lead the development of category plans that support business strategy, delivering commercially strong competitive advantage.
• Demonstrate insight-based analysis of BNA needs and supplier markets.
• Input and lead the S&OP+ business Step 3 processes as required for Supply Planning and provide procurement cost and delivery inputs to the new business planning and budget processes.
• Lead reporting on central supplier activities, including sourcing, supplier management, and supplier contractual and performance negotiations for responsible areas., including delist, supply base consolidation, approved supply list management.
• Deliver $300k annual PPV results committed in category plan in a timely fashion. Provide accurate project tracking and results reporting including regular communications and projections of latest estimates including risks and opportunities.
• Lead and coach supplier performance management including the implementation of delivery timing, forecast feasibility and cost outcomes. Builds strategic supplier relationships that deliver competitive advantage to BNA.
• Placement and blanket POs by month for forward month 4 to 12 on a rolling basis
• Submit/recover valid vendor claims.
• Ensure master data and price file maintenance are current at all times.
• Ensure Via the S&OP process FP&A are aware of any major price movements and impacts.