Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager Position Overview An opportunity is available for a highly accountable, action-oriented Procurement Manager to lead procurement, inventory, and material staging operations in a fast-paced co-packing environment. This is more than a purchasing role. The Procurement Manager is responsible for translating the production forecast and schedule into material requirements and ensuring the ingredients, packaging materials, and supplies needed for production are available when and where they are needed. The right person combines strong planning and analytical skills with urgency, persistence, and exceptional follow-through. The ideal candidate is competitive and enjoys solving problems, negotiating effectively, developing strong supplier relationships, and finding a way forward when the easy answer is "no." Key Responsibilities · Translate production forecasts and schedules into accurate material requirements and purchasing plans. · Ensure ingredients, packaging materials, and supplies arrive on time to support scheduled production. · Maintain visibility to inventory, open purchase orders, supplier lead times, and potential material shortages. · Proactively identify supply risks and develop solutions before they disrupt production. · Manage purchase orders from placement through delivery, including confirmation, expediting, and issue resolution. · Negotiate pricing, payment terms, freight, minimum order quantities, lead times, and other commercial terms. · Build strong supplier relationships while holding suppliers accountable for quality, delivery, responsiveness, and commitments. · Identify alternate and backup suppliers for critical materials. · Manage and develop Inventory and Staging resources. · Maintain appropriate inventory levels, safety stocks, and reorder points while responsibly managing working capital. · Ensure inventory accuracy and address excess, obsolete, and at-risk inventory. · Ensure required materials are available and staged in advance of scheduled production. · Work cross-functionally with Scheduling, Packaging, Quality, Warehouse, Finance, and other teams. · Communicate risks early and clearly. Bring problems forward with recommended solutions rather than simply identifying the issue. · Continually pursue opportunities to improve cost, service, quality, and supply reliability. What Success Looks Like · Maintains a clear understanding of production schedules and ensures the necessary materials are available to support operations. · Looks ahead and solves problems before they become production emergencies. · Takes ownership from material requirement through delivery and production readiness. · Doesn't accept a supplier's first "no" when another solution may exist. · Negotiates confidently and competitively. · Communicates early, frequently, and directly. · Balances material availability, inventory, cost, and cash. · Has a strong bias for action and a passion for getting things done. Qualifications · Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience. · 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or materials-management experience, preferably in manufacturing. · Demonstrated experience translating production requirements into purchasing and material plans. · Strong supplier-management and negotiation skills. · Strong analytical and Excel skills; experience with ERP/MRP or inventory-management systems, SAP preferred. · Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. · Demonstrated urgency, ownership, persistence, and follow-through. · Experience in co-packing, food, CPG, or contract manufacturing is strongly preferred. · Previous leadership responsibility for inventory, warehouse, staging, or …

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