Procurement Manager; Commodities

Short Intro and About the Job

Our Procurement team finds strategic approaches to procuring key resources for Danone like milk, ingredients, and packaging. As a part of this team, you will work with colleagues to support the organization, efficiency, and decision making for our local procurement team. We are looking for a Procurement Manager (Commodities) to join our team based in Broomfield CO or White Planes NY
! In this role, you will be responsible for performing operational, tactical & analytical work that sustainably contributes to creating an agile and decisive purchasing team.

Responsibilities: You will be responsible to:

• Hold expertise in tools and processes which contribute to local procurement operations. Leverage these tools and expertise to improve simple processes and ways of working.
• Support and maintain document retention files. (Contract approvals, Forecasts ext)
• Maintain commercial term records & support accurate reflection of said terms in SAP.
• Guide new material suppliers through the proper vendor on-boarding steps at Danone.
• Create pricing submissions (Price its, Orasoft, etc) and Indirect POs for procurement related activity and manage their lifecycle.
• Support pricing updates and resolution of price blocks, coordinating with Front Office.
• Manage pricing, data and supplier lists and provide related analysis or information to buyers or stakeholders.
• Maintain supplier inventory records to enhance supply chain visibility.
• Support buyers with timely reaction on contract balancing and lifecycle needs, data requests.
• Manage and Maintain USDA export program data.
• Lead ad hoc discussions with internal & external stakeholders to minimize business risk.
• Track and report on key KPIs and Procurement initiatives. Assist with updating supplier scorecards and performance monitoring.
• Participate in some renovation and BCP project team meetings; ensure seamless communication of requirements, timings, risks, and other relevant project information to both project and C&P teams, and actioning key follow ups.

The base compensation range for this position is $81,, commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

Education and Experience (Requirements):

Bachelor’s Degree 3-5 years supply chain or procurement experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated understanding of supply chain & procurement operations processes, SAP/APO knowledge a plus, Strong communication, analytical & organization skills.

Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills;
Power BI a plus.

Success in problem solving and critical thinking. Achieves timely results with effective prioritization. Thrives in a team environment. Anticipates and is proactive. Passion for excellence and continuous improvement. Demonstrates the Danone Culture, behaviors and attitudes.

Life at Danone With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., our vibrant culture and endless growth opportunities are just a couple of the reasons our employees call themselves “Proud Danoners.” Learn more about Life at Danone Our Brands When you join us, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Activia®, Dan Active®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free, STōK® Cold Brew Coffee®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®.

Our Purpose We’re committed to making a positive impact on our world. Rooted in our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we’re proud to be the world’s largest B Corp. Learn more about our mission.
Our Benefits Our commitment to making the world healthier starts with our employees.

• Physical Wellbeing: We pay for the majority of your medical…