Director of Procurement & Raw Materials Strategy
Core
Own strategic sourcing and supplier management for ingredients and packaging in a high-growth infant nutrition company, building cost accounting infrastructure and leading a purchasing team.
Role type
Director of Procurement & Raw Materials Strategy
Builds
Strategic supplier agreements, cost accounting/PPV reporting systems, and a qualified supplier base for dairy, nutritional ingredients, and packaging.
Domain
Infant nutrition / CPG / Regulated manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, cost accounting, ERP implementation, supplier qualification, team leadership, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Dairy or nutritional ingredient sourcing, FDA-regulated food category experience, scaling procurement in high-growth environments
Technologies
ERP systems, PPV reporting tools
Responsibilities
Lead negotiation of multi-year supply agreements; qualify and onboard new suppliers; build formal supplier qualification processes and scorecards; stand up cost accounting and PPV reporting; manage the purchasing team's shift to proactive strategy; partner with Quality, Regulatory, and Science on specifications and audits; support new product launches from a procurement standpoint.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution
