Senior Procurement Business Leader

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The Senior Manager, Procurement Business Leader serves as the primary Procurement strategic partner to the Food, Burt’s Bees, and Brita Business Units, with end-to-end accountability for developing and executing procurement strategies that deliver sustainable value creation, cost competitiveness, supply assurance, risk mitigation, innovation, and sustainability objectives. The role oversees more than $200 million in annual external spend across a broad portfolio of direct material categories, including raw materials, packaging, and other critical inputs supporting business growth and operational performance.

The role partners directly with Business Unit General Managers, Supply Chain Leadership, and senior cross‑functional stakeholders across Finance, R&D, Marketing, Planning, Quality, and Operations, translating business priorities into procurement strategies and executive‑level recommendations. Responsibilities include building and delivering multi‑year value creation initiatives, managing financial and supply risks, leading strategic supplier relationships and complex commercial negotiations, and driving major cross‑functional projects and supplier transitions.

The position also provides leadership and direction to the Procurement team, ensuring effective resource allocation, capability development, governance, and execution against Business Unit priorities. The role is expected to foster collaboration, build organizational capability, and enable the delivery of business objectives through strong procurement leadership and execution excellence.

• Serve as the strategic procurement leader and trusted advisor to Business Unit and Supply Chain leadership.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with business priorities, growth objectives, and operational needs.
• Own annual productivity goals, cost savings programs, budget assumptions, and financial risk/opportunity planning.
• Build and deliver a multi‑year value creation pipeline through sourcing initiatives, specification optimization, demand management, and supplier transitions.
• Lead strategic sourcing activities, complex commercial negotiations, and contract management across critical direct material categories.
• Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships focused on cost, quality, innovation, sustainability, and supply assurance.
• Drive supplier performance management, governance, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks through business continuity planning, dual‑sourcing strategies, and supplier risk management.
• Lead supply recovery efforts, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to maintain continuity of supply and quality standards.
• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, R&D, Marketing, Operations, Planning, and Quality to influence business decisions and execute cross‑functional initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing procurement team by establishing priorities, building capabilities, and driving accountability.
• Champion procurement excellence by supporting innovation and commercialization efforts, leveraging digital tools, analytics, AI‑enabled insights, and governance processes to improve business outcomes.

• 10+ years of progressive procurement and strategic sourcing experience within complex, global, matrixed organizations.
• 5+ years of supply chain experience with strong exposure to…