Sr. Manager, Procurement
About The Position
The Senior Procurement Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing three-year category strategies for enterprise-critical categories across the Mark Anthony Brewing (MAB) spend portfolio. The role maximizes value, drives innovation, and minimizes risk while supporting a disciplined, analytical approach to category management and procurement excellence. It leads complex sourcing events and negotiations, manages complex contracts and strategic supplier relationships, and leads procurement process changes, including Coupa implementation and other cross-functional change initiatives. The position may manage up to two direct reports and handles sensitive internal and external stakeholder matters. The role is accountable for value creation, risk reduction and predictability, and enabling innovation. It works closely with Procurement Finance, Supply Planning, Tech Services, Quality, the New Product Development team, and plants, and supports the Procurement Director as assigned. The role also influences procurement excellence, new product development, and supply-chain continuous improvement. The position offers an annual salary of $135,000–$165,000 in Chicago, IL, with a bonus plan, health and welfare benefits, matching 401(k) contributions, paid time off, and opportunities for training, development, and career growth.
Requirements
- Experience executing procurement category management for enterprise-critical categories.
- Strategic thinking, including using internal and external information to recommend long-term goals and opportunities for MAB.
- Strong written and verbal communication and influencing skills.
- Even temperament and ability to resolve conflicts.
- Ability to coach, train, and effectively manage potential direct reports.
- Ability to manage complex or sensitive topics on behalf of Procurement and work with sensitive internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute three-year category strategies for enterprise-critical categories.
- Support Procurement leadership in embedding disciplined, analytical category-management practices and procurement excellence.
- Lead complex sourcing events and negotiations, create and manage complex contracts, and oversee strategic supplier relationships, including QBRs.
- Own Strategic Supplier Performance Management (SPM) metrics and improve risk mitigation, supply predictability, and cost predictability across enterprise-critical categories.
- Identify and deliver value creation that improves or defends business margins and improves business KPIs.
- Enable and bring disruptive innovation ideas to the business.
- Lead category-related process changes, including procurement systems implementation such as Coupa, and other large cross-functional change initiatives.
- Influence procurement excellence continuous improvement, the New Product Development process and pipeline, and MAB supply-chain continuous improvements.
- Coach, train, and manage potential direct reports; the role may manage up to two direct reports.
- Support the Procurement Director as assigned.
Benefits
- Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions.
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
- Company matching 401(k) contributions.
- Paid time off, including annual leave, paid sick time, and holidays.
- Opportunities for training, development, and career growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
