Senior Director, Procurement - Citrus Juice

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Auburndale

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

Yes

Job Posting End Date:

February 14, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better. This position is responsible for the development and execution of category strategies, strategic sourcing process, negotiations, contracting, and supplier relationship activities involving the sourcing of facilities related products and services. You’ll be accountable for value creation budget, project management, supply risk management, policy recommendations, and medium-term planning working with the My Workplace team. We’re looking for an individual that has keen negotiating skills and an ability to drive results that effect the bottom line.  

 

Our vision is loved brands, done sustainably, for a better shared future.  This role combines Global (apples and grape) and Regional (NA-non citrus) Juice Procurement responsibilities to drive cost efficiencies, ensure supply reliability, and maintain the highest standards of quality and sustainability. This is a People Leader role with five direct reports based in North America. 

What You’ll Do for Us  

 Lead Procurement of all Citrus juices in North America & LATAM

• Accountable for supply assurance, cost management, sustainability  

• Category Management for all citrus juice, including but not limited to orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit juices and pulp

• Networked with all key North America stakeholders 

• Networked with all strategic Citrus suppliers 

• Networked with Industry leaders 

• Accountable for supply assurance, cost management, sustainability 

• Global category management  

• Networked with all key suppliers 

• Networked with key Operating Unit stakeholders 

• Networked with all Glass to Grove team members 

Qualifications & Requirements  

• Able to develop Procurement priorities aligned to Annual Business Plans and Longe Range Plans of the Nutrition platform 

• Able to recommend best solutions that gain all parties support and lead to win-win results 

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 - 5 years of experience of juice experience or no undergraduate degree and 15 years of related work experience  

• Experience of managing Global agricultural commodities categories with multiple Operating Units as beneficiaries 

• Relationship management (suppliers, contractors, bottlers)  

Skills:

Budget Management, Category Management, Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Contracts, Economic Cost Drivers, Group Problem Solving, Low Cost Country Sourcing, Marketing Capabilities, Microsoft Office, Negotiation, Procurement Practices, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Technical Category Procurement

Pay Range:

$162,000 - $188,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

30

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visi