Senior Manager, Procurement; COE & Frozen Fruit

Overview

Purpose:

Dole Packaged Foods is a purpose led organization that is a champion of accessible fruit nutrition and builds a brighter future for people through the goodness of fruit.

At Dole, our culture is uniquely driven by core Values. Our commitment to these Values transforms our work into a meaningful journey toward a brighter future together. Here, you’ll be part of a respectful, inclusive culture that deeply values our colleagues, customers, and global communities. We strive for excellence, empowering each other to confidently overcome challenges, continuously learn, and achieve world-class results.

Guided by unwavering integrity, our actions consistently reflect our commitment to always doing what’s right, fostering lasting trust and strong relationships. Through a spirit of collaboration, we cultivate positivity, generosity, and genuine teamwork, enabling collective success toward our One Dole Purpose. Our innovative spirit leads directly to meaningful outcomes and business success.

The Sr. Manager, COE & Frozen Category acts as the strategic architect for Dole’s frozen fruit portfolio and the Procurement function’s intelligence capabilities. This role is responsible for (1) Strategic Sourcing:
Leading end-to-end strategy, hedging, and supplier partnerships for the high-volatility frozen fruit category; and (2) Center of Excellence (COE) Leadership:
Defining the "Dole Way" of sourcing by establishing market intelligence methodologies, enhancing dashboards, scorecards and strategic tools that empower the entire procurement organization to make faster, data-driven decisions.

This role provides flexibility to work in a hybrid environment of home and our Westlake Village, CA office OR our manufacturing plant in Atwater, CA. (Hybrid is defined as 3 times per week in the office).

Frozen Fruit Category Strategy & Supplier Management (70%)

• Strategic Sourcing & Contracting:
  Develop and execute long term sourcing strategies for Frozen Fruit, including contracting structures and volatility management (e.g., indexation, hedging/coverage approach, lock/float/split guidance).
• Supplier Partnership & Negotiation:
  Lead RFQs, negotiations, and supplier selection for Frozen Fruit; manage high stakes supplier relationships and drive performance improvements.
• Supply Agreements:
  Convert key relationships from seasonal commitments to formal supply agreements where appropriate (SLAs, quality expectations, change control, and risk/BCP requirements).
• SRM/Q  Leadership:
  Drive SRM for strategic Frozen partners; lead QBRs/JBPs with scorecards, action plans, and continuous improvement.
• Modeling & Insights:
  Build cost models and “should cost” analyses; translate market signals into contracting timing recommendations and risk mitigation actions.
• Resilience:
  Lead dual sourcing, contingency planning, and early warning systems for seasonal/volatile crops; coordinate cross functional response plans.

Procurement Center of Excellence (COE): KPIs, Dashboard & Methodology (30%)

• Enterprise Procurement KPI Standardization:
  Define a standard KPI framework across Procurement (e.g., savings funnel, inflation/deflation, OTIF/service, quality, risk, cycle times). Maintain KPI definitions, owners, and cadence for all direct materials and 3PM categories.
• Dashboard Delivery (IT & Ops Partnership):
  Own business requirements and calculation logic for Procurement dashboards. Partner with IT/Analytics and Procurement Operations to build, test, and deploy dashboards and self serve views in tools such as Power BI.
• Functional Leadership for COE Analyst:
  Provide functional direction to the COE Analyst (located in Procurement Operations), ensuring accurate data, on time updates, and reports that…