Procurement Specialist

2 months ago

Richmond, Canada Nature's Path Foods Full time

Nature's Path is a sustainably-driven, deliciously-healthy organic food company and our innovative brands include Nature's Path, Love Crunch, Envirokidz and Que Pasa. As a family-run, privately-owned company with locations in Canada and the U.S., our company was founded on a mission to "leave the Earth better than we found it". Since 1985, we have expanded our team to over 700 employees in U.S. and Canada. We believe in the idea that you can come to work, and help make the world a better place in the same day.
Developing and executing a Co-Manufacturing Procurement strategy:

- Researching for the best co-mans for Nature’s Path to partner with, taking into consideration production capabilities, capacity and volume allocation;
- Creating and managing contracts for co-manufactured products, by establishing SLAs with NP partners;
- Leading Strategic Relationship Management (SRM) initiatives with co-manufacturers, which includes traveling to visit supplier’s manufacturing facilities;
- Creating and implementing contingency plans for critical products;
- Working with R&D to qualify co-manufacturers for new innovations;
- Conducting Quarterly/Monthly Performance Reviews with key co-manufacturers.

Supporting the business in making better decisions by:

- Managing strategic sourcing (supplier and industry analysis. benchmarks, cost structure analysis) for best source or new co-mans in conjunction with R&D and Regulatory functions;
- Recommending best suppliers available in the market, aligned to Nature’s Path’s goals, mission, and values;
- Advising ELT on any risk to the NP business, such as inventory shorts, price changes or ingredient restrictions for example;
- Working with NP Planning team + Co-Mans to manage and control inventory levels for raw materials/packaging as well as finish goods;
- Working with suppliers to make sure corrective actions and root causes for defective raw materials are dealt with timely.
- Searching and implementing cost improvement based on supplier efficiency, use of alternate parts, leveraging purchasing power, etc.

Providing effective Co-Manufacturing support for New Innovation Projects by:

- Working closely with the Product and Innovation teams by providing expertise on co-manufacturers for new products;
- Advising management of lead times, costs and MOQs required to obtain critical trials and first productions;
- The description above represents the most significant essential duties of the job but does not exclude others._
**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
**Education**
- Graduation from a recognized university or college with specialization in Materials Management, Procurement, or Business Administration or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Packaging, Supply Chain, Food Science, or other considered an asset.
- Project Management certification is considered an asset.

**Experience**
- Minimum of 5 years of procurement and supply chain experience;
- Experience working with Co-Manufacturing;
- Experience working within Food Industry;
- Detail and service oriented with strong communication skills;
- Previous experience working as part of cross-functional teams;

**_Notification to Applicants: _**_We are committed to providing an accessible environment and ensuring fairness throughout our hiring process. We welcome the opportunity to work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the recruitment and hiring process and while working with Nature's Path. Accommodations will be provided as requested, please contact us._

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