Sr Procurement Specialist - Manufacturing

Business Unit Overview

Feeding the world is what we do – how we do it is unique. We are not your textbook consumer packaged goods company.

While others may be slow to make change happen, Post continuously drives both inorganic and organic growth. Our history is evidence of that fact with over 100 years of heritage and growth from brands that transcend generations like Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Malt‑O‑Meal, Bob Evans, Kibbles 'n Bits, Egg Beaters, Peter Pan peanut butter and more. Our food service and ingredient businesses supply other products you love for brands, restaurants and stores.

We have more than 55 offices and manufacturing sites and approximately 13,000 employees. Over the past 13 years, Post has made 28+ acquisitions and innovative financial transactions and reached $8.2 billion in net sales in fiscal 2025. During turbulent times of market uncertainty, the food industry has provided a level of stability unlike other industries.

Post Holdings, Inc. is a Fortune 500® company headquartered in Brentwood, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Our casual professional atmosphere encourages team members to collaborate, innovate and support our operating companies. Our passion and drive advance the reputation of our operating companies and brands—together, we make a difference.

The role of the Procurement Specialist is to execute sourcing strategies for the procurement of various manufacturing supplies to maintain production, minimize costs, maximize sales values, and ensure trade and regulatory compliance for this essential business process. This includes generating purchasing recommendations to support business goals in collaboration with the Indirect Procurement Manager and BU stakeholders and driving continuous improvements throughout the function to increase efficiencies and/or reduce overall total cost of ownership for the business units.

This role will be responsible for the general industrial supplies, janitorial and sanitation supplies, personal protective equipment, and adhesive glue categories across PCB, MFI and BEF with a spend totaling $30 million +/-.

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

Leadership

• Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to promote a successful approach and attitude, confidence in leadership and teamwork to achieve business results.
• As Project Manager for critical Manufacturing supply initiatives, provides leadership and exerts positive influence while working toward solutions involving cross functional teams, across all PHI subsidiaries.
• Builds relationships to provide influence to leadership with cross divisional leaders.
• Supports the implementation of company programs to ensure the success of Post Holdings businesses and programs.

Planning and Execution

• Develops individual goals to support all business units.
• Maintains an entrepreneurial approach to manufacturing procurement, while planning, controlling, and reporting demand and market activity so that opportunities and risks are clearly articulated to stakeholders within the business units and PHI as needed.
• Recommends strategies, schedules and work requirements to Director of Indirect Procurement to ensure that business activities meet time and budget goals.
• Manages activities within all business units and across PHI as needed to ensure long‑term supply and cost savings.
• Oversees the implementation and utilization of measurement tools to evaluate business process effectiveness and supplier performance.
• Prepares, communicates, and educates business partners (including customers) and team members on procurement policies and practices.

Business Requirements

• Assesses critical information required to make effective decisions or recommendations.
• Manages reporting processes to communicate activity status and weekly procurement update and risk management projections to the business units and PHI as needed.
• Recommends modifications to buying strategy and risk management protocol as needed to achieve superior financial results.
• Provides periodic market updates as needed.
• Manages position in compliance with company risk management…