Sr Procurement Specialist - Logistics

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, 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 Sr. Specialist of North America Procurement, Logistics, will be responsible for managing Procurement & program optimization for ~$226m in logistics expenditures across the North America business.

This role will serve as a key contributor to NA Procurement by aiding execution of long & short‑term objectives aligned with the company’s mission + overall strategic goals related to growth, cost savings, supply continuity & risk management. This role will develop & execute a strategic vision for procurement to drive key supply chain opportunities by serving as a trusted partner/advisor to CSP&L operations.

In addition, the Sr. Specialist will be tasked with acting as a change agent, furthering the deployment of best‑in‑class procurement capabilities to support CSP&L in deploying innovative improvements to logistics procurement procedures, processes & systems to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Strong people skills & the ability to interface at all levels of the enterprise will be essential for this role to drive the intended organizational change.

• Optimize a $226m "book of business" toward company cost, quality, delivery & service objectives
• Lead strategy development & deployment for North America logistics procurement requirements
• Shift the sourcing process from transactional bidding to execution of a long‑term, strategic plan that is aligned with key CSP&L & operating leaders
• Oversee critical supplier negotiation strategy development & execution
• Focus on delivering incredible customer experience, sensitive to the company culture & ways of working, valuing lead stakeholder engagement, collaboration of teams & supplier relationships
• Drive the continuous improvement process of network optimization for the distribution fulfillment model
• Lead complex sourcing efforts & negotiations with logistics suppliers
• Identify opportunities to continue to optimize supply chain performance
• Consult with Legal to enable negotiation of contracts in an efficient & effective manner
• Contribute procurement performance & inflationary targets as part of annual planning cycle
• Manage the freight settlement document reporting and resolution support process within SAP/VIM/S4/BN4L

• 3-5 years of experience in Procurement, Logistics, Supply‑Chain, or equivalent industry/subject matter
• Proven familiarity with ocean transportation operations, regulations and logistics
• Experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry a plus
• Bachelor’s degree is required, Masters in a business‑related field a plus
• Demonstrated top performance in prior role(s)
• Knowledge of SAP ERP & related systems including, but not limited to, S/4 Hana, SAP Ariba & SAP Concur
• Possess the ability & knowledge to negotiate, manage & enforce complex agreements
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate productively with cross‑functional, cross‑geography teams
• Excellent ability to operate in uncertain environments & deliver under pressure
• Ability to develop & influence relationships at all levels of the business

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health…