2026 Leadership Development Program - Procurement

Kerry Group•Beloit, WI

1d•$65,000 - $70,000

About The Position

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. We innovate with our customers to create great tasting products, with improved nutrition and functionality, while ensuring better impact for the planet. Our leading and proprietary consumer insights, global RD&A team of 1,000+ food scientists and local manufacturing footprint in 31 countries enable us to co-create with our customers across over 150 countries. At Kerry, we are driven to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition, and will reach over 2 billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030. Procurement Overview Within Kerry, the Procurement Team has the responsibility for managing and overseeing all third party spend for both direct and indirect materials and services. They are experts in their respective categories of packaging, meats, dairy, ingredients and indirect materials and services such as energy, engineering and facilities management. Just like Kerry, our suppliers are based in locations right around the world, and while a career in Kerry will afford you the opportunity to work abroad, a career in procurement will also involve travel to supply locations Your role will involve working with category buyers in all aspects of the sourcing process, working closely with Kerry’s manufacturing sites and supply partners.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university in Supply Chain, Data Science, Business, Engineering, Economics
Problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to learn and utilize AI‑based tools and digital platforms to analyze data, evaluate sourcing scenarios, and enhance procurement efficiency.
Ability to comply with existing/quickly adapt to new processes within the organization
Advanced analytics skills, with the ability to manage complex spreadsheets and similar data
Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to communicate effectively to all levels of an organization
Excellent IT skills, particularly in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word
A curious mindset
Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time

Nice To Haves

Experience utilizing AI tools, in internship experiences, a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide category and market insight by analyzing both category and market data which will lead to development of sourcing and supply plans, presentations, and market summaries for our business.
Monitor usage/demand by coordinating with site supply chains. Working with R&D to introduce new materials and to identify potential new sources. Networking with stakeholders in other functions such as supply chain, finance, etc
Leverage AI‑enabled procurement and analytics tools to gather insights, assess supplier options, and support data‑driven decision making.
Work closely with category buyers to source the highest quality materials and services at the best price using a range of tools including tendering.
Jointly working with category buyers to develop and execute a cost savings pipeline.
Working with the category buyers to negotiate contracts and manage supplier performance to ensure quality and service requirements are met.
Support buyers on the achievement of our “Beyond the Horizon” sustainability goals and specifically our commitments on responsible sourcing, waste reduction, circular economy, and recyclable packaging
Actively live the Kerry values of Courage, Ownership, Inclusiveness, Open-mindedness, & Enterprising Spirit