Strategic Sourcing Manager - MRO

Lactalis USA Inc.•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Strategic Sourcing Manager based in Chicago, IL. The Strategic Sourcing Manager is a key member of the North American Strategic Procurement team. You are responsible for developing, leading, and implementing short- and medium-term purchasing strategies that deliver best-in-class results in the areas of people, processes and costs for industrial categories. You work in strong collaboration with internal stakeholders, and you ensure that overall focus in accordance with established budget objectives, policies and guidelines under the direction of the Senior Procurement Manager, Indirect, North America.

Requirements

University degree or equivalent work experience
Minimum 5 to 7 years’ experience in a procurement function in related field category, preferably at a food company
Experience in Manufacturing and/or MRO Purchasing
High level of initiative and strong interpersonal skills.
Strong leadership and ability to interact with wide variety of management level and business situation
Strong organizational skills (handling workload and complexity)
Strong planning, project management, and execution skills
In depth knowledge and analysis of key cost drivers
High level of contract management
Skilled negotiator with a strong understanding of contract lifecycle management and sourcing procedures.
Ability to travel within the United States and Canada and internationally, approximately 20% of the time

Nice To Haves

Prior CPG industry experience preferred.
Bilingual English/French is an asset

Responsibilities

Achieve budget objectives by identifying, developing, and supporting North American sourcing strategy initiatives for MRO category in North America.
Prepare, organize, and lead industrial projects and bids with current and potential suppliers for maintain best-in-class service, cost, and contract compliance in collaboration of our Industrial stakeholders to ensure a data driven approach to category management.
Identify cost savings opportunities across industrial spend based on network analysis, industry trends, and market pricing.
Continually assess Suppliers to ensure that our company receives competitive cost, quality, and service.
Structure the procurement industrial collaboration with methodology, process, and expertise.
Participate as an active cross-functional team member, along with Industrial, Logistic/Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Quality, Safety, and other key functional department.
Support global negotiation initiatives led by corporate office global procurement by providing pricing specifications and vendor listings and negotiating at the local level.
Perform administrative duties as identified by procurement leadership supporting overall North American strategy: SRM, reporting, savings tracker, budget, projects presentation etc.
Assist the Senior Manager with the development of an Annual Saving targets.
Perform administrative duties such as tracking cost savings initiatives and providing monthly status reports, and reviewing and approving of pricelist for upload to SAP, validate PPV and LPS data.
Demonstrate commitment to a safe working environment that promotes the health and wellbeing of all employees and that will further contribute to the Company’s overall performance and success.