Strategic Sourcing Category Manager

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Type:Regular Invest in you, Join Agropur. We dairy
you! How Agropur invests in YOU: Competitive and comprehensive
compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial,
and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the
standard benefit offerings: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and
Long-term Disability Insurance 401(k) with up to a 7% company match 3
Weeks PTO Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays Paid parental leave
Advancement Opportunities Whats involved in this role: We are looking
for a Strategic Sourcing Category Manager in Appleton, WI, Milwaukee, WI
or Minneapolis, MN. Hybrid available, The Strategic Sourcing Category
Manager will support the development of a successful procurement program
across category management, sourcing events, contract negotiations, risk
mitigation, contingency planning, and supplier performance for the
Canadian and US business representing approximately $75M in annual
spend. Reporting to and partnering with the Senior Manager Packaging,
build a packaging procurement strategy that will enable Agropur to
achieve its short-term and long-term goals. Build strong and
strategically focused relationships with business stakeholders, other
Procurement team members and external partners to facilitate the
delivery of top tier results without unnecessary disruptions to the
business. Increase the influence and role of Procurement across various
business teams and ensure alignment of priorities and expected results
with all stakeholders. Deliver cost savings by conducting
collaboratively managed sourcing events, negotiations, and other
creative approaches, such as re-engineering specifications, multi-year
deals, shared savings opportunities with customers and single sourcing
versus multi-sourcing considerations (while balancing contingency
planning considerations). Together and with support to the business,
establishes long-term procurement strategies based on the needs of the
organization: Defines the best procurement approach. Leads and manages
tenders, supplier selections, contract negotiations and formalization,
procurement and planning strategies, monitoring of supplier performance,
etc. Proposes cost-saving projects and innovative strategies for value
creation. Develops strategies related to risk management in
collaboration with the various internal stakeholders. Manage and
activate projects. Lead supplier relationship management (SRM) for those
suppliers identified while driving continuous improvement of top spend
categories. Ensure spend under active management KPIs are met and
contracts are in place where possible and appropriate. Propose projects
to the company to deliver innovative solutions that improve efficiency,
along with comprehensive case studies showing potential increases in
revenue,… For full info follow application link. AA/EEO –
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