Strategic Sourcing Specialist

**Job Description**:
**Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Ingredients**

We’re a naan traditional company

**Summary**

Reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Manager, Ingredients, this role is focusing on strategic sourcing, supplier selection and on-boarding, RFP/RFQ processes, supplier management for non-commodity ingredients. This role requires strong collaboration with internal customers and ability to create strategic partnerships with suppliers.

**What FGF Offers**:

- FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training. Unleashing Your Potential
- Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical / Health spending account
- RRSP matching program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Negotiate contracts with new and existing suppliers to continuously reduce the total cost of ownership without compromising product quality and supply continuity
- Follow strict food safety regulations for supplier onboarding; collaborate with the Supplier Quality Standards team at FGF for supplier approval
- Accountable for supplier management (this includes OTIF, quality performance, monitoring production capacity, continuous improvement with direct impact on efficiency)
- Continuously search for the right risk mitigation and product innovation opportunities, and work with internal teams (R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Production, Quality, etc) to implement such changes
- Comply with internal requirements of storing sourcing files and data
- Closely monitor market developments for the assigned portfolio of ingredients used in our manufacturing process and make recommendations for adding pricing/volume coverage to minimize supply risk and achieve optimal TCO
- Collaborate with the R&D and Food Quality teams for approval of alternate ingredients and suppliers
- Lead assigned projects for cost savings, cost mitigation, secondary sources, and process improvement; collaborate with other groups in the organization to improve the materials flow

**Required Experience to make a difference**
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Sourcing or Procurement within a high paced, multi-plant manufacturing environment
- University Degree in Business, Supply Chain or Finance
- Intermediate to Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Experience leading high volume of RFP/RFQ
- Good knowledge of ERP/MRP processes
- Proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization both internally and externally in both written and oral form
- Excellent time and project management skills

**Your profile**
- Excellent written, verbal, analytical and numerical skills
- Creative thinker, seeks out solutions to problems and opportunities for improvement
- Ability to work independently and within cross functional teams
- Committed to accuracy and quality of data; diligence in seeking accurate and reliable source data
- Ability to learn and challenge own skills.
- Collaboration, initiative, decision making, communication.

**What is the recipe for a great career at FGF?**

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an
_entrepreneurial _spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own
_creativity_ and
_out of the box_ thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

**Disclaimer**: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added, or this description may be amended at any time.

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