Senior Manager - Strategic Procurement, Packaging, North America

At Hello Fresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents.

So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The Hello Fresh Group now includes our core brand, Hello Fresh, as well as:
Green Chef, Every Plate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to join our Packaging Strategic Procurement team!

In this role, you will be a people leader responsible for a wide range of process improvement and supply chain execution projects across all of our North American brands, supported by a team of Associate Strategy Managers and Strategy Managers.

You will support as the key business driver for the annual Packaging budgets for the respective business units across North America. You also have key responsibilities over setting the annual Packaging budgets; COGS Management and improvement. You will be the business owner of the Packaging COGS program roll-out and management for North America, which includes but is not limited to: monthly financial performance review, analysis and investigation of variance, reporting on key variance drivers, and prioritization/assignment of action items.

You will...

• Subject Matter Expert (SME): Act as an SME across multiple categories to support the North American Sourcing team, including developing category strategies and executing supply chain transformation projects.
• Negotiation & Contracts: Successfully negotiate contracts with suppliers to drive mutual value. Manage all contract and project functions (pre- and post-award), inventory management strategy, and internal coordination (Ops, Legal, Finance, etc.).
• Risk Mitigation: Negotiate Master Services Agreements, liaise with in-house counsel, and build a robust supply chain to reduce disruption risk and total spend.

• Be responsible for helping to build and manage against various brand budgets and to execute financial management for your respective categories, including the yearly budget, cost savings roadmap, and financial waste metrics.

• Lead and document Procurement tasks across the supply chain with clear cross-functional team leadership.
• Support the integration of North American business processes and tool-sets.
• Collaborate with Procurement Operations and Planning to approve weekly supplier allocations, set SKU usage parameters, and influence overall packaging execution strategy.
• Work cross-functionally with stakeholders (Product, Product Validation, etc.) to develop new packaging solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and stretch projects.

• Expert Negotiator:
  You have a proven track record handling multi-million dollar contract negotiations.
• Strategic Sourcing Expert:
  You possess a clear understanding of procurement sourcing best practices and strategic sourcing methodologies.
• People Leader:
  You have strong experience in leading and managing teams.
• Process-Driven Problem Solver:
  You are a creative thinker with a strong focus on process improvement.
• Data-Driven Decision Maker:
  You are passionate about using data and instilling that mentality in your team.
• Detail-Oriented Project Manager:
  You possess exceptional organizational and project management skills, with a methodical approach to work.
• Self-Starter & Agile:
  Highly motivated to take on new…