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The Role
The Procurement Manager oversees McCain's North American freight and logistics procurement, develops sourcing strategies, manages supplier relationships, and ensures supply chain alignment and cost efficiency.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Title: Procurement Manager, NA Freight & Logistics
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41204
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
The North America Freight & Logistics Procurement Manager is responsible for sourcing and managing a portion of McCain's $340M North American freight, storage, and logistics spend. This role partners closely with Supply Chain and operational stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies, lead competitive sourcing events, and manage supplier relationships that ensure reliable, cost-effective logistics solutions across the North American business.
This role will build and maintain strong relationships with key freight, logistics, and warehousing suppliers while supporting the development and execution of category strategies. The NA Freight & Logistics Procurement Manager will analyze market and industry dynamics, evaluate supplier capabilities, manage contract negotiations, and monitor supplier performance to ensure alignment with McCain's operational and financial objectives.
In addition to logistics categories, this role may support sourcing initiatives across a portfolio of indirect spend areas including facilities & real estate, GARP, and business services. The position plays a key role in delivering sustainable cost advantages, mitigating supply chain risk, and enabling operational excellence across the business.
What you'll be doing.
What you'll need to be successful.
About the team.
The North American Procurement team partners closely with Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to deliver strategic sourcing solutions that support McCain's operational excellence and growth objectives. The team is focused on building strong supplier partnerships, driving sustainable cost advantages, and enabling resilient supply chains that support McCain's commitment to delivering high-quality products to customers across North America. This is a hybrid role based out of our Oakbrook Terrace, IL corporate office.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
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Compensation Package : $97,500.00 - $130,000.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.
Job Family: Procurement; Supply Chain & Logistics
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41204
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
The North America Freight & Logistics Procurement Manager is responsible for sourcing and managing a portion of McCain's $340M North American freight, storage, and logistics spend. This role partners closely with Supply Chain and operational stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies, lead competitive sourcing events, and manage supplier relationships that ensure reliable, cost-effective logistics solutions across the North American business.
This role will build and maintain strong relationships with key freight, logistics, and warehousing suppliers while supporting the development and execution of category strategies. The NA Freight & Logistics Procurement Manager will analyze market and industry dynamics, evaluate supplier capabilities, manage contract negotiations, and monitor supplier performance to ensure alignment with McCain's operational and financial objectives.
In addition to logistics categories, this role may support sourcing initiatives across a portfolio of indirect spend areas including facilities & real estate, GARP, and business services. The position plays a key role in delivering sustainable cost advantages, mitigating supply chain risk, and enabling operational excellence across the business.
What you'll be doing.
- Develop and execute cost and value-driven category strategies for freight, storage, and logistics spend areas
- Lead sourcing events including RFx processes, supplier evaluations, and contract negotiations
- Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to deliver innovation, cost savings, and service improvements
- Monitor and manage supplier performance through defined key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure consistent delivery and service levels
- Support the Sustainable Cost Advantage Program through strategic sourcing and value creation initiatives
- Conduct supplier research and market analysis to identify opportunities, risks, and emerging logistics trends
- Analyze and recommend sourcing solutions and business awards that support operational requirements and business priorities
- Manage category financial planning including budgeting and purchase price variance (PPV) performance
- Ensure procurement activities comply with McCain internal controls, policies, and ethical sourcing standards
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations teams to support key initiatives including cost savings, sustainability, cash improvement, and supply assurance
What you'll need to be successful.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
- MBA or advanced degree (preferred)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
- Experience with SAP, Coupa, Ariba, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), or freight procurement software
- 7-10 years of relevant industry experience
- Procurement or strategic sourcing experience
- Freight and logistics procurement experience
- Supply chain operations experience
- Project management experience
- Experience in the food or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry (preferred)
About the team.
The North American Procurement team partners closely with Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to deliver strategic sourcing solutions that support McCain's operational excellence and growth objectives. The team is focused on building strong supplier partnerships, driving sustainable cost advantages, and enabling resilient supply chains that support McCain's commitment to delivering high-quality products to customers across North America. This is a hybrid role based out of our Oakbrook Terrace, IL corporate office.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
#LI-McCain25
#LI-Hybrid
Compensation Package : $97,500.00 - $130,000.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.
Job Family: Procurement; Supply Chain & Logistics
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
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The Company
What We Do
The power it has to uplift and bring people, Guided by our purpose - Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food - we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion. Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers. We are passionate about supporting and developing our people-providing opportunities to grow and learn in their roles, as well as building careers for the long term.
Why Work With Us
We are working to bring digital tools and data into our processes to drive efficiency, automation and data-driven insights. From connecting our business, enabling our supply chain, supporting our customers, to reinventing agriculture. So if you are a tech expert looking to join a company transforming technology, think of McCain.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Typical time on-site:
Flexible
Florenceville
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Toronto, ON
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Potato Processing Technology Centre
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McCain Foods GB Limited
Taman Tasik Indah, Kuala Lumpur
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