Sr Manager Procurement, Corporate Services

Title: Sr Manager Procurement, Corporate Services

               

Location: Eagle, ID

               

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950’s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

               

The Sr. Manager of Procurement, Corporate Services will be responsible for leading Procurement for ~$225 million in spend including, but not limited to, expenditures for Information Technology, Professional Services, Human Resources, Marketing & Travel.

This role will support leaders of the company to execute their strategic goals. This role will implement a sourcing strategy for corporate services spend while serving as a trusted partner/advisor to senior leaders in the company.

In addition, the Sr. Manager will be tasked with acting as a change agent by advancing procurement capabilities from a company-wide perspective. The role is expected to improve corporate procurement procedures & processes. The successful candidate will possess strong people skills & the ability to influence at all levels of the company.

Job Description

• Own a $225m “book of business” & align to company cost, quality, delivery & service requirements
• Collaborating with executives & internal stakeholders to improve procurement strategies
• Elevating Procurement’s status as a trusted partner in Lamb Weston
• Building appropriate Supplier Risk Management protocols with critical suppliers
• Efficient communication of strategies, priorities, goals, challenges & results
• Leading complex sourcing efforts & negotiating with suppliers
• Managing & owning the entire contract negotiation process with support from Legal
• Passionately supporting ESG outcomes for assigned categories
• Contributing procurement performance & inflationary targets as part of annual budget planning cycle

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required, Masters in a business-related field a plus
• 7+ years of experience in Procurement with at least 3 years in a corporate environment
• Experience in the food manufacturing industry a plus
• Exhibits strong leadership & the ability to manage + develop talent
• Possess the capability to directly negotiate, manage & enforce contracts with limited support
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
• Capability to operate in uncertain environments & deliver under pressure
• Natural influencer & persuasive at all levels of the business
• Knowledge of SAP ERP & related systems including SAP Ariba
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint

Functional Competencies

• Strategic Sourcing
• Risk Management
• Supplier Selection & Contracting
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Stakeholder Influencing

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contri