Senior Procurement Analyst

Company

Description:

Instinct® is a rapidly growing, family-owned marketer and manufacturer of science based 100% natural pet food for dogs and cats. Instinct® is the Raw Brand, with a mission to get more raw nutrition into every bowl of dogs and cats, for proven healthier and happier long lives. Our company mission is to Empower people to transform the lives of pets. We are committed to hiring and developing a team of passionate, performance-oriented professionals who live by our 4 values of championing raw, empowered to make a difference, collaborating as one team, and striving for excellence through continuous learning and improvement.

Our home office is located in St. Louis, Missouri with our Center of Excellence Raw Food kitchens in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Instinct® is part of the family-owned group, Agrolimen, who owns leading pet food and human food businesses in the US, China, Europe, and Africa.

We're looking for a curious, analytically strong procurement professional who can combine category ownership with engaging the team with analytics, dashboards and supplier performance and relationship management. You’ll drive value through smart sourcing, clean data, crisp reporting and deep supplier engagement. If you enjoy messy data, complex supply chains, and leading & collaborating across the organization without formal authority, you’ll thrive in this role.

The position is a key contributor to Instinct’s purpose to feed the unspoken bonds between pets, their people and the planet.

• Own tactical execution of relevant sourcing categories (based on experience) while supporting operational requirements as well as quality, service and cost improvements.
• Ensure strong communication and relationship building with Marketing and R&D teams for product development
• Support Instinct’s supply chain operations with excellence (internal and external co-manufacturers) through analysis, process improvement and critical thinking.
• Build Power BI dashboards for spend, supplier performance, COGs drivers and risk. Support “one version of the truth” for enterprise-wide communications
• Create and implement critical departmental KPIs that lead to data driven decisions. Ensure appropriate master data hygiene for reporting consistency
• Ensure standard SRM scorecards, actions, meeting cadence in conjunction with parent company Procurement Excellence program.
• Execute upon Instinct’s sourcing, sustainability, supply chain and COGS reduction goals.
• Collaborate with Sr. Dir. of Strategic Sourcing on team policy, best practice development and training
• Provide support and build relationships with stakeholders in different departments

• Can influence without positional authority; high EQ and strong communicator
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently & collaboratively
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and hit deadlines
• Ability to analyze and effectively communicate recommendations based on analysis
• Comfortable working in an evolving, fast-paced business environment.
• Proactive drive to improve processes, partner with peers and deliver value.

• Experience in ERP/MRP system(s) highly desired
• Advance Excel and Power BI skills
• Proficient in MS Office software applications

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement, supply chain, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 1 – 3 years of relevant work experience with preference towards CPG, packaging or the petfood industry. Buyer experience ideal.
• SQL and or data modeling/predictive analytics experience a plus
• Familiarity with sustainability metrics and supplier ESG data

Highly competitive compensation package includes health and dental insurance, life and AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, short and long-term disability, paid time off, Purpose Days off for company partner volunteer opportunities, and 401k with company match.

At Instinct, we are as passionate about our people as we are about the pets we call family. We are committed to inclusion, empowerment, and respect. We believe that just like our pets, what sets us apart unleashes our greatest strengths. We thrive on the ability to not only empower people to transform the lives of pets through raw nutrition, but also to empower each other to inspire a culture that celebrates our differences.

Our unique approach to pet food is what makes us who we are as a company, and our individual identities are what makes us a successful, innovative, authentic team.