Manager Procurement, Corporate Services

Title:

Manager Procurement, Corporate Services

Location:

Eagle,

Job

Requisition
-271394

Time Type:
Full time

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.

The Manager of Procurement, focused on Corporate Services, is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and category management across ~$120+ million in Corporate Services spend, including, but not limited to, Marketing, Knowledge & Insights, Labor, and Health Benefits. This role will serve as the critical contributor to Procurement by supporting alignment with stakeholders & leadership across Lamb Weston's functions to accomplish the company’s unique business needs.

The Manager will develop & execute sourcing strategies and processes across Lamb Weston's corporate spend while performing deep market + analytics research to provide expertise to the business. They will analyze business proposals, develop negotiation strategies & lead contract negotiations. In addition, the Manager will be tasked with acting as a change agent, advancing procurement capabilities & driving strategic sourcing from a company-wide perspective.

The role is expected to improve procurement procedures & processes. The successful candidate will possess tremendous people skills & the ability to interface at all levels of the company.

• Operate as a self-starter will full ownership of assigned categories and ~$80m+ "book of business", proactively identifying opportunities, risks, and value creation initiatives
• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management (sourcing, negotiation, execution, and renewals) to ensure commercial, legal, and service optimization.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies that deliver measurable cost savings, value creation, and risk mitigation across the supplier portfolio.
• Drive independent decision making and prioritize competing business needs while maintaining alignment with the enterprise procurement strategy.
• Establish and manage supplier performance through KPIs, business reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Own financial outcomes for categories, including budget, cost savings, cost avoidance.
• Collaborating with executives/internal stakeholders to improve procurement strategies.
• Elevating Procurement’s status as a trusted partner in Lamb Weston through customer centricity.
• Consulting with Legal to enable negotiation of contracts in an efficient & effective manner.
• Contributing procurement performance & inflationary targets as part of annual planning cycle.

• Bachelor’s degree is required, Masters in a business-related field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Procurement with direct experience in Corporate Services
• Demonstrated management capabilities, especially related to assigned categories, driving performance, leading change efforts & producing sustainable results
• Experience in transformation & continuous improvement of procurement
• Knowledge of SAP ERP & related systems including, but not limited to SAP Ariba & SAP Concur
• Possess the ability & knowledge to negotiate, manage & enforce procurement agreements
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate productively with cross-functional, cross-geographical teams
• Capability to operate in uncertain environments & deliver under pressure
• Natural influencer & persuasive at all levels of the business
• Experience in the Food…