Summary:
The Procurement Specialist will support the rapid growth of Traditional Medicinals and ensure materials are procured through authorized suppliers, in accordance with our Supplier Code of Conduct and timely such that materials are available when needed to support Supply Chain/Production objectives (on-time, in-full). The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for supporting the broader Supply Chain team and work closely with other cross-functional partners (Quality, R&D, Marketing, Finance, IT) to drive supply-chain and operational efficiencies as identified. While the emphasis of the procurement effort will be on quality and availability, an important focus on this role will be to improve our interactions with suppliers, drive a heightened level of compliance with social, sustainability and environmental objectives and transition the procurement function to a higher strategic level by incorporating industry best practices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively participate with high performing cross functional teams to deliver on the procurement goods and raw materials.
• Work collaboratively with other team members to provide needed support to ensure that all of the business procurement needs are met.
• Maintain and improve long-standing relationships with key supply chain partners and drive new strategic supplier relationships where appropriate and needed.
• Ensure current contractual agreements (e.g. Memorandum of Understanding, Supplier Agreements, NDAs, Quality Assurance Documentation, etc.) are in place and enforced.
• Ensure Purchase Agreements/Purchase Orders are executed in a timely manner, are correct, and deliveries are monitored for accuracy.
• Confirm that all financial obligations are accurately managed.
• In coordination with Planning, assure that TM, and its co-manufacturing partners, are sufficiently supplied with the right ingredients for scheduled production at all times.
• Act as the departmental liaison in collaboration with other functional teams on key projects and company initiatives.
• Identify areas of process improvement within the supply chain, demand planning, and manufacturing.
• Manage the procurement and delivery process to avoid stock outs of botanical ingredients.
• Drive cost reduction without sacrificing quality or availability.
• Provide timely and regular purchasing communications with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify system weaknesses and work to improve overall system and Procurement functionality.
• Ensure that purchasing and strategic sourcing resources are properly managed to maximize working capital initiatives.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least five years of overall Procurement/Supply Chain experience
• Experience in sourcing packaging, agricultural ingredients for use in food or dietary supplement production.
• Experience sourcing within a Consumer Packaged Goods environment.
• Excellence in ERP/MRP environment, preferable Microsoft Dynamics AX
• Experience in participating and contributing to building and maintaining a high-performance collaborative culture.
• Background in dealing with an array of complex ingredients.

• Working knowledge of international commerce is preferred.
• Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in Purchasing from strategy through implementation.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management required, or experience comparable/equivalent in a related field such as agriculture.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required:

• Demonstrated ability to initiate, maintain, and improve organizational processes
• Demonstrated ability to navigate in a high growth environment while managing ambiguity
• Demonstrated ability to identify and deploy industry best practice processes for the function
• Energetic and enthusiastic
• Collaborative.
• Analytical
• Problem solver
• Soft approach but has organizational courage, using it as appropriate
• Approachable and diplomatic
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Strong motivational and leadership skills
• Views Strategic Procurement as a service within the organization that supports Sales, R&D/Innovation, Manufacturing, and ultimately the end customer
• Flexible and adaptable to changing business conditions
• Understands when to be strategic and when to dig in to get things done
• Resourceful and self-sufficient – understands how to execute with the resources of a company this size
• Proactive in attitude and action, but gets buy-in from key stakeholders in the process
• Has a demonstrated acumen for trying new things and managing change in terms of pace, the need for balance, communication, and relationship building
• Appreciative and respectful of the organizational history and how changes impact people
• Holds themselves accountable to key deadlines and commitments made
• Sensible yet data driven decision maker
• Ability to analyze business problems from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to think innovatively
• A passion for advancing customer expectations
• Passionate believer of visual metrics and focused KPIs
• Well organized and accurate with details
• Highly creative and out of the box thinking

Travel Requirements

• Ability to periodically travel both domestically and internationally, roughly 10%

Physical/Mental Requirements:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret business documents
• Ability to communicate via speech, writing and hearing with employees, regulatory agencies or members of the business community
• This is primarily a desk job with constant sitting and keyboarding. Must be able to sit and type in an ergonomically correct position
• Ability to travel to different work locations and meeting sites
• Must be able to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.  

Work Environment:
Working Location Requirements:
This position is based in Rohnert Park, CA. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 5:00 pm. This is a hybrid role offering the flexibility to occasionally work remotely. Expected in-offices days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Subject to change.
Remote candidates will not be considered for this role.
Traditional Medicinals, Inc. and its subsidiaries are proud equal opportunity employers. We wholeheartedly embrace authenticity, diversity, and people’s differences. We acknowledge, celebrate, and support individuality to the great advantage our consumers, our stakeholders, our products, and the planet. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all our people.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Compensation range is $72,300 - $94,920 annually.
Compensation is determined based on non-discriminatory, business-related factors, including but not limited to, training, experience, education and/or professional certifications, geographic location, and market data.