Procurement Manager

• Collaborate with procurement leadership to develop and refine procurement, inventory, and production planning strategies aligned with business objectives

• Lead or co-lead process improvement projects, identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions to reduce cost, cycle time, or risk

• Analyze supply chain data to generate actionable insights and strategic recommendations for management

• Provide analysis and recommendations to support/guide vendor negotiation and pricing decisions, with final negotiation and sign-off led by your leader

• Contribute to annual planning, demand forecasting, and capacity analysis activities

• Lead contract negotiation with key suppliers on high value materials

• Manage complex supplier relationships, including performance reviews, contract adherence, and escalation resolution with minimal oversight

• Oversee end-to-end order management for high-value or complex accounts, ensuring on-time delivery and fulfillment accuracy

• Lead root cause analysis on supply chain disruptions and drive corrective and preventive actions

• Coordinate across production, finance, and operations to align supply chain execution with business priorities

• Own and administer the MRP process, including maintaining planning parameters such as lead times, safety stock levels, lot sizes, and reorder points

• Analyze and act on MRP-generated planned orders and action items with minimal oversight

• Collaborate with production, quality, logistics, and demand planning teams to ensure MRP inputs - including BOMs and demand forecasts - are accurate and current

• Identify systemic MRP planning gaps and drive improvements to planning logic, master data, and system configuration

• Maintain dashboards and KPI reports to track supply chain performance against company targets

• Identify and drive system enhancements in ERP and MRP platforms to improve planning accuracy and operational efficiency

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of application
• 4+ years of experience in purchasing/ordering - including maintaining inventory levels, processing POs, and managing day-to-day supplier ordering
• 1+ years of global sourcing experience (identifying and qualifying suppliers outside existing/domestic vendor relationships)
• 2+ years of contract negotiation experience
• 2+ years of management experience
• Demonstrated experience owning MRP processes (planning parameters, lead times, safety stock, reorder points)
• Inventory management experience
• Experience in CPG, with beverage a plus (open to supplements, hemp, or similar categories)
• Horizontal manufacturing experience ( i.e., working with multiple co-packers/co-manufacturers)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data modeling) and Google Workspace

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in procurement strategies, inventory management, and MRP processes, with a strong focus on contract negotiation and supplier relationship management. Proven ability to analyze supply chain data and drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Procurement Strategy Development
• MRP Process Ownership
• Contract Negotiation
• Supply Chain Data Analysis
• Inventory Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• MRP Processes
• Contract Negotiation
• Supply Chain Analysis
• Inventory Management
• Demand Forecasting
• Process Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis
• Performance Metrics
• Data Modeling
• Cycle Time Reduction

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Negotiation

Industry Keywords

• CPG
• Global Sourcing
• Horizontal Manufacturing
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Beverage Industry

Tools & Technologies

• ERP Systems
• MRP Platforms
• Microsoft Excel
• Google Workspace