Strategic Sourcing Manager

**Who we are**

Skjodt-Barrett is a world-class manufacturer of food solutions and custom ingredients for North America's most beloved and trusted brands. We take pride in working closely with our customers to understand their unique needs and create innovative, individualized solutions that deliver joy to their customers.

A family-founded company started 40 years ago, we are backed by the investment company Axel Johnson Inc (AJI). With their investment and support, we are well-positioned to foster growth and explore new opportunities.

Our customers, blue-chip international brands and mid-sized producers alike, are why we exist. Our teams of innovators, communicators, and managers are the people who meet their needs, build trust, and work to exceed their expectations.

**Who we need**:
Reporting to the Director of Procurement, we are hiring a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our Procurement team. You will be responsible for sourcing ingredients including dairy, gums, flavors, additives, oil, colors and indirect materials for our Brampton, Ontario and Lebanon, Indiana manufacturing facilities. You will lead vendor negotiations,contract management, identify cost-saving opportunities, and mitigate risk through alternate sourcing strategies. As a sourcing professional with deep food industry knowledge, you will build relationships, develop market insights, and contribute to procurement strategies that support product innovation, operational efficiency, and growth.
- This is a full-time, hybrid role, working onsite 2-3 days per week, including every Wednesday at our Brampton, Ontario plant._

**What’s in it for you**
- Influence._ You want to make an impact at a mid-sized food manufacturing company where your ideas and contributions will be recognized. You want to shape vendor relationships, sourcing strategies, and cross-functional decisions that influence pricing, profitability, and operations across two facilities.
- Impact. _You will contribute directly to annual budgeting efforts and drive year-round strategic savings. You will influence decisions across departments, including product development, sales, finance, and materials planning, helping ensure operational readiness, cost competitiveness, and supplier performance.
- Growth and exposure. _You will gain broad exposure across multiple procurement categories, expanding your knowledge beyond your current experience. You will collaborate with and be supported by a manager who was recently promoted from this role to the Director position and who values curiosity and mentorship, offering the opportunity to accelerate your growth in a highly collaborative environment.

**How you will make an impact**:

- ** Lead sourcing and vendor management.**You will manage vendor relationships, lead negotiations, track market trends, identify savings opportunities, and secure competitive pricing. You will publish and maintain internal pricing lists and ensure price changes are communicated and implemented in a timely and accurate manner.
- ** Collaborate across functions.** You will act as a conduit between sales, finance, and product development teams, aligning on customer needs, pricing, and supply availability. You will ensure accurate communication of cost updates, sourcing challenges, and changes to materials availability. You will provide input into costing models and support internal planning processes.
- ** Leverage tools and insights.** You will manage sourcing data and analysis primarily in Excel, with uploads to our ERP system (Dynamics 365). You will support decision-making through accurate cost models and forward-looking market insights, including 3/6/12-month pricing projections.
- ** Mitigate risk and build resilience.**You will identify and onboard alternate suppliers as needed, support contract administration, and monitor supplier performance. You will efficiently address urgent supply issues, drawing on trusted vendor relationships to maintain operations.
- ** Support transformation.** You will strengthen established processes and reporting tools, supporting continuous improvement. You will participate in initiatives that enhance visibility, efficiency, and strategic sourcing practices.

**What you bring**:

- ** The experience.**You have a background in procurement or sourcing in a food or beverage manufacturing environment, ideally with exposure to packaging, raw materials, or specialty ingredients. You have worked with vendors, negotiated pricing, and supported supply continuity in a deadline-driven environment. Experience with bakery or food processing ingredients and familiarity with local and U.S.based suppliers is preferred.
- ** The sourcing and negotiation expertise.** You understand how to build supplier relationships and secure pricing through strategic negotiations. You are confident managing categories with limited contract volume and know how to prioritize vendors based on need, value, and availability.
- ** The analytical skills.** You