Sourcing Manager - Flavors & Colors, Gum Ingredients, Essentials
About The Position
As the Sourcing Manager – Colors, Flavors, Gum Ingredients & Essential at Mars Snacking, you will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution. Lead sub-category sourcing across a regional and global spend portfolio exceeding +$100M. Translate global category strategies into robust execution plans that optimize cost, quality, service, and supply resilience. Leverage strong supplier partnerships, commercial negotiations, and market insights. You will champion business growth while ensuring disciplined project execution, proactive risk management, and seamless compliance with Mars sourcing governance frameworks.
Requirements
- Degree in Business/Supply Chain
- 5–8 years of strategic sourcing experience in FMCG or Food & Beverage
- Proven track record leading negotiations, RFPs, and end-to-end contract execution
- Strong agility and communication skills to navigate and influence within a global matrix organization
- Ability to analyze complex market data / developments and drive insights and actions
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end sourcing events (RFx design, market and spend intelligence, supplier evaluations).
- Draft robust Business Award Recommendations (BAR) aligned with strategic procurement frameworks.
- Partner with cost modeling teams to lead commercial negotiations and execute regional/global legal contracts and SLAs.
- Secure competitive pricing, volume rebates, capacity, and service terms.
- Conduct in-depth financial, cost, and spend analyses to inform negotiation strategies and drive Value Leadership (VL) initiatives that deliver tangible category savings.
- Drive supplier performance and relationships through structured Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) while partnering cross-functionally with Global Category Leads, R&D, SQA, Supply, and Finance to deliver on business priorities.
- Proactively assess and mitigate supply chain risks to safeguard supply security, regulatory compliance, and high quality and ethical standards.
Benefits
- company bonus
- medical and dental benefits
- participation in 401k plan
- paid time off benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
