Raw Material Procurement Manager

Raw Material Procurement Manager

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations.

Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you'll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Raw Material Procurement Manager for our First Quality Home Care Products facility located in Trumbull, Connecticut, working a hybrid schedule. The Raw Material Procurement Leader is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that optimize total delivered cost, ensure supply continuity, and drive innovation across critical raw material categories. This role leads strategic supplier partnerships, complex negotiations, and risk mitigation initiatives while partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, and Product Development to drive operational excellence and profitability across multi-site manufacturing operations.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership
• Supplier Management & Negotiation
• Supply Assurance & Operational Alignment
• Financial & Performance Management
• Leadership & Team Development
• Performance Expectations

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive procurement or sourcing experience
• Experience in manufacturing or consumer goods preferred
• Strong analytical capability and experience managing commodity-based categories
• Demonstrated success negotiating strategic supplier contracts
• ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, etc.) preferred
• Strategic thinking and category management
• Advanced negotiation and influencing skills
• Data-driven decision making
• Cross-functional leadership
• Risk management and supply continuity planning
• Strong communication and stakeholder alignment
• High ethical standards and integrity

• Hybrid office environment with periodic interaction at manufacturing sites
• Travel required as needed

What We Offer You

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (years' worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• ...and more!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.