Sr. Manager, Procurement Risk & Resilience

Job Description Essential Functions & Responsibilities
1. Risk & Resilience Strategy and Operating Model Own and annually refresh the North America Procurement Risk & Resilience roadmap and three-year strategic plan, aligned with business priorities and ambitious risk-reduction targets. Define the procurement risk operating model, including risk appetite, governance routines, intake and prioritization, KPI tracking and leadership escalation pathways. Build capability roadmaps covering future-state tools, process improvements, automation opportunities and data enhancements.

Continuously improve risk frameworks, methodologies and controls based on business needs, emerging threats and lessons learned.
2. Material, Supplier and Supply Continuity Risk Own the Material Risk Assessment methodology and annual AROP cycle, including methodology refresh, category engagement, risk scoring, mitigation planning and progress tracking. Identify and refine the variables used to measure risk so that the highest-priority materials, suppliers and exposures are targeted for mitigation. Lead third-party risk management across strategic and critical suppliers, monitoring financial, operational, quality, regulatory, ESG, geographic and geopolitical risks.

Partner with category teams to develop and advance mitigation plans, including alternate sourcing, dual sourcing, contingency planning and other resilience solutions. Develop procurement resilience playbooks, conduct scenario planning and disruption simulations, and support crisis response and business recovery during supply disruptions. Maintain accurate material risk trackers and optimize their usability, data quality and relevance for decision-making and reporting.
3. Responsible sourcing Own North America Procurement’s SEDEX compliance program, governance and annual priorities, aligned with global requirements and business needs. Manage supplier registration, site association and required information in SEDEX, partnering with category teams and suppliers to address gaps and maintain accurate records. Monitor supplier and site compliance, track completion against established requirements and follow up on overdue or incomplete actions.

Coordinate with Sustainability, category teams and suppliers on SEDEX related issues, escalations and remediation actions. Maintain SEDEX compliance dashboards and reporting, providing leadership with visibility to coverage, gaps, progress and priority actions. Develop guidance and training to support consistent SEDEX compliance across North America Procurement.
4. Risk Decision Support and Category Enablement Serve as the primary Procurement Risk point of contact for North America category teams and emerging risk issues, coordinating rapid assessment, stakeholder alignment and response recommendations. Build and maintain a catalog of tools, templates and risk profiles that enable category teams to incorporate risk into category strategies, sourcing strategies, supplier reviews, SRM activities and joint business plans.

Lead regular category risk reviews, provide ad hoc guidance and troubleshooting, and drive mitigation progress against established KPIs. Assemble cross-functional teams and create situation-specific decision frameworks to prioritize and address complex or critical risk exposures.
5. Cross-Functional Governance and Business Partnership Lead governance routines with Supply Chain, Operations, Food Safety & Quality, R&D, Finance, Legal, Sustainability and other partners, integrating cross-functional risks that may affect supply continuity. Partner with Business Units to prioritize critical mitigation projects, align resources and ensure the risk agenda supports strategic business objectives. Present risk exposure, mitigation progress and priority decisions through BU performance routines and to senior Procurement and business leadership.

Strengthen procurement governance controls, monitor remediation and corrective actions, ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements, and support internal and external audits.
6. Digital Risk Intelligence, Data and Reporting Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of procurement risk technologies, predictive analytics and automated monitoring capabilities. Integrate relevant internal and external intelligence sources into risk processes and decision-making. Build executive-ready dashboards and reporting that provide visibility to material and supplier risk exposure, mitigation…