Senior Procurement Manager - Contract Manufacturing- Danone Canada

About The Job

Location Boucherville or Toronto

Position Overview As a growing organization, Danone leverages a network of partners to enhance its manufacturing capacity and capabilities across various product lines. This crucial aspect of our operations and expenditure demands a structured and governed approach to ensure best-in-class quality, customers service levels & continuous cost optimization.

We are seeking a passionate and dynamic individual to join our North American Procurement team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cost analysis, optimization, and procurement negotiations, with a proven track record of achieving COGS improvements, while demonstrating collaborative cross-functional leadership. FMCG experience will be a key asset in this role, as you will collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive quality, operations efficiency and cost savings.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish new contractual agreements with Contract Manufacturing Suppliers.
• Negotiate and execute manufacturing tolls pricing with Contract Manufacturing suppliers.
• Oversee supplier creation processes and manage finished products pricing.
• Identify and improve end to end costs including R&P losses, free cash flow, and raw & packaging.
• Analyze sourcing optimization to ensure the best landed COGS, CSL, and lead times to customers.
• Monitor market inflation on commodities and specialized ingredients to ensure the best sourcing costs.
• Collaborate with finance to establish forecasted prices based on market information and sourcing initiatives.
• Work closely with Direct Materials NORAM and Global procurement teams to apply negotiated rates and sourcing initiatives.
• Support and deploy new products innovations initiatives in collaboration with the Project Management Office (PMO) and technical teams.
• Support project teams on sourcing decisions and costing for product setups.
• Support cross C&P initiatives to mature Procurement processes in region.
  
  

Qualifications

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7 to 10 years of experience in procurement, operations finance, and/or project management.
• Professional certification in purchasing, an asset.
• Experience in procurement category management, especially in contract manufacturing and/or direct materials.
• Strong business acumen and financial analysis capability.
• Experience in the food-processing industry, particularly perishable products, is an asset. FMCG experience is an asset.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional, multi-cultural, matrix environment.
• Proven track record of successful negotiations and cost savings.
• Experience in people management, with the ability to lead and develop a team is preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in procurement software and tools.
• Proficiency in English is required. French proficiency is an asset.
• Travel required domestic and international (10-20%)
  
  

About us

Are you ready to join our incredible team?

• You will work for a certified B Corp company that has been named one of Canada's top 100 Employers for five consecutive years. In other words, you will be immersed in a culture that is rich and engaging, inclusive and human-centric, efficient and eco-responsible.
• You will benefit from our benefits package including collective insurance with a core health plan 100% paid and no waiting period. We also provide flexible credits for a wellness account, a health spending account or an RRSP. Additionally, we offer a competitive group retirement savings plan in which Danone will match your contributions. Our exceptional parental leave policy supports both primary and secondary caregivers. Our employee assistance program and telemedicine service are also available to ensure your well-being.
• You will enjoy our flexible and hybrid guidelines that let you design a work model and schedule that best suits your needs. Our innovative and flexible vacation policy allows you to take as much paid time off as you need. We also offer, among other things, a summer schedule and no-meeting Friday afternoons. Our onsite workplace features include new, dynamic and collaborative working spaces where it is good to work as a team.
• You will have access to various training initiatives, both in-house and online because we value and prioritize your growth and development. We also offer mentoring, leadership development programs and tuition reimbursement to support your career advancement.
• You will have the opportunity to make a difference in the community as we are a founding partner of the Breakfast Club of Canada. For 25 years, we have worked with the organization to provide children with regular access to a nutritious breakfast in a comfortable environment, helping them reach their full potential.
  
  

What are you waiting for? Join our team and enjoy these exceptional benefits!

Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace. We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

Danone Inc. is committed to complying with its obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Danone Inc. will make reasonable efforts to provide accommodation throughout its recruitment process, to the point of undue hardship, and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process. Questions concerning the availability of accommodation in the recruitment process may be forwarded to [email protected].

Please note that this posting has been written in the masculine form solely to shorten the text. We promote diversity and encourage all people with the skills mentioned in this posting to apply for this position.