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Sourcing Manager – External Manufacturing
Keurig Dr PepperUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Jun 2026
💰 $145,000/yr($96,800/yr – $145,000/yr)
About the role
Job Overview:
Sourcing Manager – External Manufacturing
The Manager – External Manufacturing is responsible for sourcing, managing, and governing relationships with external manufacturing partners, including co‑manufacturers, and repackers. The role partners closely with Supply Chain, Planning, Finance, Quality, Legal, R&D, and Commercial teams to ensure external manufacturing supports business objectives for service, cost, quality, innovation, and risk management.
This position sits within Procurement and operates at the intersection of manufacturing strategy, network design, and commercial execution, supporting make‑vs‑buy decisions, capacity strategy, product transitions, and long‑term external manufacturing performance.
Location: This role is based at our HQ in Frisco, TX. Hybrid flexibility is available.
Key Responsibilities
- External Manufacturing Strategy & Category Management
- - Execute external manufacturing category strategies aligned with business growth, service, cost, and risk objectives.
- - Lead sourcing activities including RFI/RFPs, negotiations, supplier selection, onboarding, and exits.
- - Support make‑vs‑buy analyses, capacity planning, and network design in partnership with Planning and Supply Chain.
- - Conduct market and capability assessments to understand supplier technologies, capacity, and future‑state options.
- Supplier Relationship, Performance & Governance
- - Own day‑to‑day and strategic relationships with external manufacturing partners.
- - Establish, track, and review KPIs covering service, quality, cost, productivity, and risk.
- - Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), performance reviews, and ongoing issue resolution.
- - Act as the primary liaison between external partners and internal cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Financial Management & Productivity
- - Manage conversion economics and total cost considerations across external manufacturing partners.
- - Support Annual Operating Plan (AOP), forecasting, and variance management in partnership with Finance.
- - Identify, size, and deliver productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.
- - Develop and maintain financial models, savings tracking, and performance analytics.
- Contracting, Risk & Compliance
- - Lead negotiation and lifecycle management of external manufacturing agreements.
- - Partner with Legal, Finance, Tax, Quality, and Supply Chain to structure and govern contracts.
- - Ensure compliance with procurement policies, regulatory requirements, quality standards, and ethical sourcing expectations.
- -Conduct supplier due diligence covering financial stability, quality systems, service capability, and business continuity risk.
- Cross‑Functional Leadership & Execution
- - Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams to support innovation launches and product transfers.
- - Ensure supplier and internal readiness across quality, regulatory, operational, and commercial dimensions prior to implementation.
- - Drive disciplined execution, issue escalation, and decision‑making in a fast‑paced, matrix environment.
What Success Looks Like
- - External manufacturing partners are managed through clear strategies, governance, and performance management.
- - Improved service reliability, cost performance, quality outcomes, and risk visibility.
- - Strong, transparent partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- - External manufacturing is a predictable, well‑governed contributor to business continuity, growth, and innovation.
Total Rewards:
Total Rewards:
- Salary Range: $96,800 - $145,000
- - Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
- - Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
- - Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility
- - Benefits eligible Day 1!
Requirements:
Requirements:
- - Bachelor’s degree in Supply
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