Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

Who You Are:

You are a seasoned sourcing & procurement professional with experience building and owning sourcing strategies.  You have experience in change management, enjoy mentoring teams, and can adapt and thrive in high-growth environments. You are skilled at driving alignment across leadership and maintain a thoughtful and collaborative approach as you work across teams. You are goal-oriented, curious, and passionate about leveraging business as a force for good, driving positive impact through the supply chain.

The Task at Hand:

The Director of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement defines and leads enterprise sourcing strategies that strengthen supply chain resiliency, enable long-term, sustainable growth, and support vertical integration opportunities. The Director will set sourcing & procurement priorities that balance cost, quality, innovation, and efficiency considerations while upholding our Public Benefit Corporation commitments, organic standards, sustainability goals, and high integrity supply chain practices. The Director will be accountable for large spend portfolios, delivering cost savings and value creation and managing total cost of ownership. This role is responsible for team development, leads cross-functional alignment, and establishing frameworks and decision models to support company growth and resiliency.

In This Role, You Will:

• Lead, develop, and scale the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations teams, building functional maturity in strategic negotiation, supplier management, cost modeling, risk management and cross-functional execution.
• Build organizational capability by clarifying roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and cross-functional ways of working. Develop team talent through coaching, performance management and change management.
• Work with leadership to establish clear KPIs and accountability mechanisms to drive performance. Support with executive communications on supply risk and sourcing strategies.
• Partner with cross functional leaders in QA, Trade, Ops, Innovation, and Sustainability to align sourcing and procurement priorities with company growth, margin, operational and risk management objectives..
• Work with supervisor to develop strategic plan for the department as the company scales to ensure consistent priorities between procurement and sourcing 
• Own the sourcing and procurement performance agenda, including cost savings & avoidance, inflation mitigation, supplier leverage, working capital improvement, risk reduction, supply assurance, and supplier-enabled innovation.
• Partner with FP&A on margin forecasting, inflation assumptions, commodity outlooks, annual operation plan, EBITDA optimization, and working capital targets.

Strategic Sourcing

• Develop and execute category and multi-year strategies aligned to growth, margin targets, EBITDA optimization, sustainability goals, innovation priorities, and supply continuity objectives.

• Build differentiated sourcing models that create competitive advantage, including direct sourcing, grower relationships, regional sourcing networks, strategic partnerships, exclusive supply arrangements, and more.
• Evaluate upstream and long term supply opportunities, including grower-direct models, dedicated acreage, tolling arrangements, co-investment opportunities and make-versus-buy decisions that improve control, transparency, cost, quality and assurance.
• Diversify the  supply base to reduce climate, geographic, and crop risk exposure.

• Maintain visibility and accountability for addressable spend across assigned direct, indirect, and operational categories, prioritizing sourcing strategies based on business impact, risk, margin opportunity, sustainability impact, and long-term strategic importance.
• Partner with Sustainability to advance transparency, organic resiliency, responsible sourcing, social and environmental improvements, while protecting continuity of supply, cost competitiveness, quality, and operational flexibility.

• Review and approve major supplier agreements and strategic contracts.
• Ensure disciplined negotiation processes and commercial rigor across categories
• Oversee supplier segmentation, performance management and scorecards and quarterly business reviews to drive accountability and continuity of supply.

 Procurement Operations

• Develop and continuously improve scalable procurement processes and governance frameworks. Including: policies, workflows, effective MRP utilization, demand and supply alignment, PO accuracy, spend control, and compliance with negotiated agreements.
• Oversee purchasing teams managing the full PO lifecycle execution, purchasing controls, issue resolution, service-level performance, and continuous improvement
• Ensure alignment between procurement, demand planning, and S&OP.
• Track and manage key performance indicators including cost savings, cost avoidance, OTIF, inventory turns, quality performance, and supplier compliance. 
• Monitor inventory health, shelf-life exposure, excess and obsolete risks to mitigate waste in the supply chain.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to proactively manage supplier performance and corrective actions.

Planning & Commercial Strategy

• Develop sourcing & procurement plans integrated with demand planning, supply planning, innovation timelines, commercialization needs, and annual operation plan assumptions, ensuring strategies support business needs and growth.
• Lead long-range planning for critical materials and suppliers, including capacity planning, supply availability, crop outlooks, supplier readiness, and risk mitigation needs.
• Leverage market intelligence, commodity outlooks, sustainability data, and cost modeling to guide category strategies and business recommendations

In This Role, You’ll Bring With You:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Strategic Sourcing and Procurement within food or CPG.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing procurement and sourcing teams.
• Direct experience with organic ingredient sourcing and agricultural supply chains preferred.
• Strong commercial negotiation and supplier strategy background.
• Knowledge of cross functional MRP processes with ability to interpret data and opportunities for improvement. 
• Experienced in change management; building or transforming procurement organizations in growth environments.
• Deep understanding of food safety, regulatory, and organic certification standards.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a mission-driven mindset.

• Up to 20% travel required: Although this role is a remote work-from-home position, we “Farmers” do meet as a company and/or as a department a few times a year. Anticipate possible travel up to a few times each quarter
• Genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet
• Desire to contribute to a dynamic, high-growth, purpose-driven work environment
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity, deeply understand business needs, develop a cohesive strategy, and make decisions requiring a high level of judgment
• Previous exposure to cross-functional work between Sustainability and Sourcing/Procurement preferred
• Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position
• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Compensation:

• Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt
• The anticipated salary range for this position is $175,000.00 to $200,000.00. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a few factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses, stipends, and role-specific perks.

Additional:

• Remote-first work environment
• Annual Bonus
• 401(k) program + 4% company match after three months
• New Hire Remote Life Stipend + annual Nourish and Nurture Allowance
• Monthly Cell and Internet Stipend
• Quarterly Farm-to-Fridge home deliveries and Employee Discounts
• New Parents: Up to 18 weeks of paid Parental Leave, Baby Steps Back To Work, 3 months’ supply of Once Upon a Farm products, and breast milk shipping service and support for those who travel after birth for the duration of your breastfeeding journey
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Paid Time Off to fulfill civic responsibilities, including jury duty and voting in local, state, and national elections
• Medical Insurance for the employee is covered at 100% on select plans, with additional plan options at a reduced cost to the employee
• Vision and Dental Insurance are covered at 100% for the employee and dependents
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending account and Health Savings Accounts for applicable plans
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• All other benefits, leaves, and insurance as required by law, based on your specific residence
• And so much more!

Who We Are:

Our Purpose: Drive systemic improvement in childhood nutrition for a healthier, happier, and more equitable world.

Our Business: At Once Upon a Farm, a better story starts here. We're on a greater mission in providing organic, crave-worthy snacks and meals for children of all ages. Our recipes are crafted with only the best organic ingredients – whole fruits and veggies, cold-pressed (our pouches), or freshly frozen (our meals) to perfection– to support your growing kids at every stage. Each of our organic, non-GMO, non-dairy recipes contains no added sugar and are free from artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives – just simple, real, nutritious snacks your entire family will love.

We support and champion farmers who supply the highest-quality organic ingredients for our foods.  We help parents keep their promise to provide the best nourishment for their children’s bodies and souls. We treat our consumers, customers, suppliers, investors, and all our valued employees with the same high level of dignity and respect that we expect from others. We will always fight for and support efforts to drive positive social change and food justice for the benefit of parents, kids, and families.  Lastly, we foster an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture that values humility, honesty, passion, positive social impact, and fun.

Our Team: We’re all fully remote, which makes us a highly collaborative, dynamic, and supportive bunch. We share a singular mission to make the world a better place through the highest quality, most delicious, nourishing, and nutritious products made accessible to every home, from our farms to your fridge. And while we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in one another's success.

Once Upon a Farm is a purpose-driven brand made up of an inclusive group of individuals with diverse backgrounds, passions, and beliefs. We hire self-motivated, independent thinkers, and those who are genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet. Bring your whole self to your work at Once Upon a Farm, a proud equal-opportunity employer. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use.

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This job description is a summary of duties; it is by no means an all-inclusive list but is merely a broad guide of expected duties.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.

Must be 18 years or older at the time of application.