Procurement Specialist

## Procurement Specialist Apply locations:
Eagle, , USA (Global Headquarters) time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
Req-270872

Title:

Procurement Specialist

Location:

Eagle,
Job

Requisition
-270872
Time Type:
Full time                 
** About Lamb Weston
** You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.  A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference.

You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.  If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.
** Job Description Summary
** The Procurement Specialist works in collaboration with global and regional category teams to support the development and execution of sourcing strategies. Key responsibilities include partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to manage spend and analyze market trends, generating insights from sourcing and bidding activities, preparing materials for supplier negotiations, and supporting end-to-end project execution.
This role also contributes to supplier relationship management and ensures adherence to procurement policies, controls, and compliance standards, including defining, executing, and monitoring appropriate purchasing channels. The Procurement Specialist serves as a key point of contact between internal stakeholders—such as operations, manufacturing, and facilities—and external suppliers to ensure efficient and effective procurement processes.
** Job Description
*** Participate with strategic planning and the execution of sourcing practices
* Defines requirements and templates for analytics and market intelligence.
* Supports the continuous improvement and standardization of the strategic sourcing processes.
* Analyzes spend baseline, Category Area profile, and market insights to support development of Category and supplier strategies.
* Supports the development of Go-To-Market and negotiation strategies in alignment with the Category Manager and ensure proper documentation thereof.
* Performs supplier analysis including supplier screening, financials, and capability assessments to support supplier selection process.
* Executes end-to-end sourcing projects for less complex
* Performs supplier selection and fact-based negotiations.
* Provides support to regions and countries on a case-by-case basis to offset local or global skills gaps (brings specific Category or technical knowledge to key stakeholder meetings and negotiations).
* Builds up knowledge repository and encourage active enhancement by Global areas based on local experience.
* Assists and drive stakeholder alignment
* Actively engages with stakeholders as defined in alignment throughout the strategy development and sourcing execution process.
* Coordinates operational interfacing and interactions
* Escalates issues to appropriate level in the organization
* Assists & actively supports in supplier relationship
* Drives supplier performance by lifting and shifting best practices from one region to another region.
* Monitors, controls and reports KPI’s for the assigned category.
* Productivity and Payment Terms recording and tracking.
** Basic &

Preferred Qualifications
**** Education/

Certifications:

*** Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
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* Skills and Experience:

*** 3 years experience in purchasing or supply chain required.
* Contracting and sourcing of categories
* Preferred Background with plant operations
* Analytical and Problem Solving
* SAP  and Ariba experience preferred
* Prioritize work with multiply timelines and stakeholders
* Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects
* Excellent problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills
*…