Reporting to the Director of Procurement you, the Senior Procurement Specialist, will manage the purchasing of ingredient materials with consideration to price, quality, logistics, reliability, and urgency of need. You will be accountable for research, high-level problem resolution, complex negotiations, master data analysis, and project management. You'll collaborate with other departments to identify process improvement opportunities.
Position Responsibilities
- Plan activities related to the categories of spend managed.
- Prepare contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications
- Oversee all activities related to procurement of a material, from intent to purchase through delivery of the material.
- Negotiate complex requests for materials or services.
- Build relationships with multiple cross-functional teams
- Recruit and maintain suppliers that provide high quality products and services at competitive prices while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.
- Review and resolve vendor claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
- Champion change management initiatives to embrace, integrate, and use demand-driven principles within Procurement and throughout the company.
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 5 years' experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance or Related filled
- Project management
- Continuous improvement mindset and methodology
- Excel – Intermediate level
- In the office 3 days per week, Tuesday - Thursday
- At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.
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Our Benefits:
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
- Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
- Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
- Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
- Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.
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What We Do
Conagra has the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. Our diverse team embraces debate to challenge marketplace/business conventions. We are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results.
We combine a rich heritage with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. Conagra’s portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands continues to evolve to offer contemporary choices for every occasion. We are a 100 year-old company with a startup attitude - an imperative to transform how we do business. What’s not changing? Our timeless values: integrity, external focus, broad-mindedness, agility, leadership by all, and a focus on results.
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