Procurement Manager

Key Responsibilities •    Develop and execute category strategies for the Fruit Preparation Category that align with business objectives, growth plans, and long-term supply chain requirements. •    Design, manage, and execute complex RFPs, supplier negotiations, and contract renewals from strategy development through implementation. •    Partner with Innovation, R&D, and NPD teams to successfully launch new products, ensuring supplier readiness, capacity alignment, and successful market execution. •    Demonstrated ability to manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities, evolving business needs, supplier challenges, and aggressive innovation launch schedules. •    Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while driving accountability for quality, service, cost management, innovation, and sustainability objectives. •    Identify market trends, crop conditions, commodity risks, and supply chain disruptions to proactively develop mitigation strategies and business continuity plans. •    Lead issue resolution related to supplier performance, raw material shortages, capacity constraints, service failures, and quality concerns, escalating and managing risks as needed. •    Develop performance metrics and reporting tools to measure supplier effectiveness, category performance, and strategic sourcing outcomes. •    Own supplier scorecards and quarterly business reviews, including KPI development, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. •    Own SAP pricing maintenance and coordinate the resolution of blocked invoices, ensuring data accuracy, payment continuity, and effective supplier support. •    Support monthly PPV analysis, budget planning, and financial reporting to identify savings opportunities and improve category performance. •    Drive process improvements that enhance procurement efficiency, strengthen supplier collaboration, and support business growth.

•    Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Food Science, or a related field. •    3-5 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, and project management, preferably within the Consumer Packaged Goods or Food & Beverage industry. •    Minimum 2 years of ingredient sourcing experience, with food ingredient procurement strongly preferred. •    Demonstrated experience leading sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional business initiatives. •    Strong analytical and financial acumen, including should-cost modeling, market analysis, and supplier performance evaluation. •    Proven ability to influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive results in a fast-paced environment. •    Experience with SAP, Ariba, Excel, Power BI, and procurement analytics tools. •    Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills. •    Ability to travel up to 25% to Chobani locations (New York, Pennsylvania, and Idaho) and supplier facilities.   About Us   Chobani is a food maker with a mission of making high-quality and nutritious food accessible to more people, while elevating our communities and making the world a healthier place. In short: making good food for all. In support of this mission, Chobani is a purpose-driven, people-first, food-and-wellness-focused company, and has been since its founding in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya, an immigrant to the U.S. The Company manufactures yogurt, oat milk, and creamers – Chobani yogurt is America's No.1 yogurt brand, made with natural ingredients without artificial preservatives. Following the 2023 acquisition of La Colombe, a leading coffee roaster with a shared commitment to quality, craftmanship and impact, the Company began selling cold-pressed espresso and lattes on tap at cafés nationwide,