Manager, Procurement

Who We Are
Chomps’ redefines better-for-you snacking with its signature meat snacks, made from the highest quality, humanely raised meats and containing only natural ingredients. The Chomps mission is to inspire, educate, and fuel our community with accessible, sustainable, real food that does not compromise on taste. Chomps is the only meat snack that is Grass Fed & Finished, Whole30 Approved, Gluten Free, Certified Paleo, Keto Certified, Non-GMO Project Verified, and Certified Humane.

What You Will Do
We are looking for a dynamic and passionate person to join the team as our Manager, Procurement. Your primary responsibility will be the management of sourcing, contracting and purchasing raw materials, packaging materials, and other production or distribution related items at Chomps. You will collaborate with manufacturing, planning, sales, marketing and innovation teams to ensure material demands are supported. You will be a game changer by continuously evaluating the state of material demand and supplier performance and bringing new ideas and solutions to improve the quality and cost at Chomps.

Traits of a Chompian
You are self-motivated and action oriented, with a team player mindset. You are scrappy, resourceful and persistent. You are a critical thinker and natural problem solver that enjoys data and digging into the details to create value. You take complete ownership of everything you do and drive initiatives to completion. You have a entrepreneurial mindset and go the extra mile for your company and customers. You have a hunger to learn and passion to achieve continuously improvement. You are a competitor by nature and have a track record of success. You take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing
  • Establish and execute standard strategic sourcing efforts across both direct and indirect categories through RFx and direct negotiations
  • Manage supplier relationships through scorecard development and quarterly business reviews to maximize quality and service while optimizing costs
  • Collaborate with Sales and Planning to establish long term supply capacity, support business plans, and ultimately enable long-term growth
  • Coordinate material flows and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials, including the quality and regulatory requirements
  • Support supplier quality approvals and documentation requests
  • Lead costing and sourcing feasibility for innovation stage gates
  • Develop and execute policies, contract templates, and responsible sourcing practices
  • Establish program to assess and manage risk across the supply base
• Purchasing
  • Oversee and approve purchase orders with suppliers, facilities, and co-manufacturers
  • Assist in resolving supplier issues regarding PO/invoice discrepancies, returns, and quality
  • Ensure and promote compliance to Company and procurement policies and procedures
  • Proactively report and resolve material availability issues, add in WOS for proactive management
  • Ensure visibility to Finance on any cost changes and provide impact analysis

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field
• 5-7 years of experience in buying and procurement
• Prior experience in CPG food industry preferred
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP/MRP systems, NetSuite preferred
• Mastery of procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier management
• Strong understanding of forecasting and inventory management
• Outstanding analytical skills with demonstrated success organizing, analyzing and accurately
• interpreting large amounts of data
• Outstanding communication (both verbal and written) and relationship management skills
• Ability to prioritize workload to deliver against key metrics and deadlines

What You’ll Get

• Make an impact: Join a rapidly growing and entrepreneurial-spirited team at a pivotal point to positively impact the food industry
• Upward mobility: Grow within Chomps quickly based on outstanding performance
• Competitive pay: We offer competitive compensation packages to top talent. We win together.
• Comprehensive benefits: Health/vision/dental, 401K matching, unlimited time off, wellness stipend