Manager Procurement

Requisition Number: Req-270921

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External Description: Title: Manager Procurement

               

               

               

               

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

• Operate as a self-starter will full ownership of assigned categories and ~$80m+ “book of businessâ€�, proactively identifying opportunities, risks, and value creation initiatives
• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management (sourcing, negotiation, execution, and renewals) to ensure commercial, legal, and service optimization.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies that deliver measurable cost savings, value creation, and risk mitigation across the supplier portfolio
• Drive independent decision making and prioritize competing business needs while maintaining alignment with the enterprise procurement strategy
• Establish and manage supplier performance through KPIs, business reviews, and continuous improvement
• Own financial outcomes for categories, including budget, cost savings, cost avoidance
• Collaborating with executives/internal stakeholders to improve procurement strategies
• Elevating Procurement’s status as a trusted partner in Lamb Weston through customer centricity
• Consulting with Legal to enable negotiation of contracts in an efficient & effective manner
• Contributing procurement performance & inflationary targets as part of annual planning cycle

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required, Masters in a business-related field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Procurement with direct experience in Corporate Services
• Demonstrated management capabilities, especially related to assigned categories, driving performance, leading change efforts & producing sustainable results
• Experience in transformation & continuous improvement of procurement
• Knowledge of SAP ERP & related systems including, but not limited to SAP Ariba & SAP Concur
• Possess the ability & knowledge to negotiate, manage & enforce procurement agreements
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate productively with cross-functional, cross-geographical teams
• Capability to operate in uncertain environments & deliver under pressure
• Natural influencer & persuasive at all levels of the business
• Experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry a plus

Functional Competencies

• Strategic Sourcing
• Risk Management
• Supplier Selection & Contracting
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Stakeholder Influencing

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.

               

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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

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Company Profile:

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers.

It’s all about seeing the possibilities in potatoes and never, ever settling.

Learn more about us at lambweston.com.

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