Senior Sourcing Specialist
About this role
Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading and growing North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, include two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™ and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™
Job Overview:
Responsible to execute ingredient strategic sourcing initiatives supporting and identified by Sr. Sourcing Manager including but not limited to: ingredient innovation, BCP’s/alternatives, NAFNAC, ensuring procurement compliance and sourcing related activities for secondary ingredient categories.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contributes to the execution of the company’s long-term plan (LTP) within the Procurement department
- Provides critical Subject Matter Expertise (SME)
- Responsible for reducing costs of purchased goods and services without jeopardizing quality or business continuity
- Develop and implement terms & conditions, RFQ, RFP, online bidding and other programs and processes to ensure best value and cost
- Resolves day to day issues, escalating any chronic or severe issues to the Sourcing department
- Ensures business alignment with the Sourcing department
- Develop and manage best-in-class procurement policies, processes, systems, tools, training and auditing
- Provides support to other department functions regarding their inventory and procurement requirements
- Works with Marketing on project launches, discontinuations and product changes
- Supports Supply Chain on material planning, inventories and resolves any supply issues
- Partner with and provide procurement leadership and insight to the Operations, Finance, Quality, and R&D groups as required
The Recipe for Success:
- Completion of college diploma in Supply Chain Fundamentals or Business
- Minimum 5 years of procurement or sourcing experience within a manufacturing environment
- Experience with ERP or similar business systems experience
- Knowledge of manufacturing and equipment for food processing and high-speed packaging, as well as Bakery Manufacturing including ingredients
- Must possess the financial acumen to manage, measure, and improve operational effectiveness and profitability
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written; strong listening skills).
- Strong judgement, analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make decisions.
- Good ability to motivate and empower team members by providing feedback and recognition
- Strong computer systems (MS Office, ERP systems)
- Working Knowledge of Lean/Continuous Improvement experience is an asset
What we can offer:
- It’s an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part our growth and extraordinarily bright future.
- As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
- Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
Company at a glance
Give & Go (a Mondelēz company) has been baking the products our consumers and retailers love since 1989.
Today, we are a leader in mini-treats within the in-store bakery of retailers across North America.
As a proud business unit of Mondelēz International, and 11 facilities serving North America, Give & Go is a Canadian manufacturer of fully-finished, sweet baked goods for every season and across four key consumer consumption occasions: Celebration Solutions, Breakfast Solutions, Everyday Treats and Better For You Snacking.
We market our solutions under our proprietary brands: two-bite®, Create-A-Treat®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse®, and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co.®.
We strive to remain at the forefront of innovation, both in product development and retailer solutions, based on consumer research and a deep understanding of our retail partners’ needs. Our indulgent, high-quality baked goods are sold to leading retailers and food service operators across Canada, United States, Mexico, Europe, Australia and Japan.
We pride ourselves in our values of Respect, Direct Communication, Quality, Accountability and Safety to fulfill our company motto of being "Great People, Baking Great Products, For A Great Future!"
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