Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager

Schreiber Foods • Green Bay, WI

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is an expert individual contributor responsible for designing and executing enterprise sourcing and external partnership strategies that enable growth, innovation, and supply resilience. The role leads complex, cross-functional efforts and drives measurable business outcomes through strategic partnerships across the external manufacturing ecosystem. This role offers a flexible hybrid work schedule (Monday-Friday) located at our Home Office in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The hybrid work schedule is 3 days/week onsite at Home Office and 2 days/week from home.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Sales, or related field; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain strategy, or external manufacturing
• Proven track record leading complex, enterprise-level sourcing initiatives
• Experience in: Strategic sourcing and supplier ecosystem management
• Experience in: Make vs. buy strategy and advanced cost modeling
• Experience in: External manufacturing / co-manufacturing strategy
• Broad understanding of: Commercial strategy, product innovation, and supply chain network design
• Broad understanding of: Financial modeling and long-term capital vs. variable trade-offs
• Ability to solve complex, ambiguous problems with limited precedent
• Proven ability to Influence all levels of the organization
• Drive organizational alignment on new concepts, frameworks, and enterprise practices
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.
• Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.
• In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and operationalize multi-year sourcing and external partnership strategies aligned to innovation, commercialization, and supply network priorities
• Establish enterprise frameworks for make vs. buy, external manufacturing, and supplier ecosystem design
• Ensure optimal balance across cost, resilience, speed to market, and strategic flexibility
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of strategic partnership opportunities, including co-manufacturers, co-developers, and emerging suppliers
• Conduct market analysis and ecosystem mapping to identify capability gaps, innovation opportunities, and competitive threats
• Proactively source and develop new partnership models to support growth and new product commercialization
• Own the full lifecycle of partnerships including identification, evaluation, negotiation, onboarding, performance management, and renewal/exit
• Lead complex partnership negotiations, including commercial terms, SLAs, and risk-sharing models
• Ensure strong integration of partners into internal processes, systems, and supply network execution
• Define and implement KPIs, governance models, and performance scorecards across the partner base
• Lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and continuous improvement initiatives with key partners
• Drive accountability on service, quality, cost, innovation, and risk performance
• Develop and oversee financial models for make vs. buy and external manufacturing decisions
• Drive cost optimization, productivity initiatives, and value capture through partnerships
• Track and report ROI, savings, and growth contribution from strategic partnerships
• Align partnership strategies with financial planning, margin objectives, and capital allocation
• Enable joint innovation and product commercialization through supplier and partner capabilities
• Lead development of co-manufacturing and co-development models that accelerate speed to market
• Integrate external partners into R&D and product pipeline processes to enhance innovation outcomes
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior and executive leadership on sourcing, partnerships, and supply network decisions
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Commercial, R&D, Operations, Finance, and Quality
• Influence enterprise trade-offs across margin, capacity, risk, and growth priorities
• Lead contracting, compliance, and risk management frameworks for external partnerships
• Ensure adherence to regulatory, quality, ESG, and ethical sourcing standards
• Develop contingency strategies for supply disruption, geopolitical risk, and supplier concentration.
• Establish playbooks, tools, and governance frameworks to scale sourcing and partnership excellence
• Lead partner enablement and onboarding models to improve speed and effectiveness of integration
• Provide enterprise-level coaching, mentorship, and expertise in sourcing strategy and partnerships
• Recognized as a subject matter expert internally and externally

Benefits

• Relocation Benefits: Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for this position.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP
• Company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually
• Incentive pay twice a year when company goals are met
• Up to $5,000 annually to help with the cost of childcare
• Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters
• Wellness Incentive and employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses
• Tuition reimbursement
• Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one
• Onsite nurse and mental health counselor
• Partners Helping Partners program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior