Procurement Senior Buyer - Strategic Sourcing - Corporate Office (Austin or Willmar, MN)

PROCUREMENT SENIOR BUYER - STRATEGIC SOURCING - CORPORATE OFFICE (AUSTIN OR WILLMAR, MN)

HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ 

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com. 
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role will be responsible for films, zippers & tray categories.

• Develop Category Strategies for films, zippers, and trays, review and align with key stakeholders and implement. 
  • Negotiates, reviews, and approves blanket purchase agreements with suppliers for overall management of up to $200 million annual spend.
• Lead Sourcing events for packaging, at competitive prices consistent with quality, quantity, and delivery specifications.
  • Lead post-sourcing event transition management work with goal of clear communication in collaboration with plants, minimize write offs, and maximize savings realization.
• Mid-range forecast communication to suppliers in collaboration with plants to ensure product availability at supplier’s warehouse.
• Contract Management: Implement contracts in partnership with legal and stakeholders to ensure compliance with contract policy.
  • Negotiates, reviews, and approves blanket purchase agreements with suppliers for overall management of up to $200 million annual spend.
• Supplier Management: Establishes, develops, and maintains supplier relationships, providing data driven KPI feedback, continuous improvement, and holding QBRs 
  • Identifies and recommends alternate suppliers and/or substitute sources of supply.
• Engage key stakeholders, including plants, R&D, Marketing, and Operations, to gather input to strategy, review supplier performance, and provide metric driven actionable business improvements. 
• Monitor market conditions and advise management of changes in supply prices and lead times.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Record of successful experience in purchasing, supply chain, operations, engineering or a related field.
• Strong pattern of initiative and achievement.
• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Proven problem-solving, decision-making and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa. 
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer. 

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree.
• Functional knowledge and understanding of the following computer/software programs:  Financial Systems Software (Oracle) and other Hormel specific systems (AS 400, EAM, QAD, etc).
• 3+ years of experience in Packaging Procurement. 

LOCATION: Austin or Willmar, MN 

A comprehensive relocation package to the Austin or Willmar, MN areas will be offered if needed.   

TRAVEL: 10% of the time  

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for the Procurement Senior Buyer role is between $91,725 - $128,425 per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geograp