Reporting to the Director of Procurement you will manage the procurement of Spices, Blends, Flavors and Seasonings categories and additional oversight of the vitamins, colors, and dehydrated categories with a total spend exceeding $100 million. The Category Manager’s role is to source high quality ingredients with consideration to price, quality, logistics, reliability, and urgency of need. You will be accountable for research, high-level problem resolution, complex negotiations, master data analysis, and project management. You will collaborate with other departments to identify process improvement and sourcing opportunities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Negotiate complex requests for materials using an understanding of market dynamics, cost drivers, and logistics.
• Prepare and review contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications.
• Develop an understanding of company facilities and requirements, capabilities, processes, and constraints with a goal to drive continuous improvement activities.
• Build relationships and lead sourcing projects with multiple cross-functional teams and external suppliers.
• Guide business process improvements and digital technology adoption.
• Assure the service and quality requirements of Conagra Brands are met, along with the required innovation and product improvements.
• Work with Suppliers, Operations, and Brands to resolve all supply chain issues.
• Manage supplier relationships and track Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to evaluate and improve supply chain performance.
• Understand advanced sourcing practices and their application.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required;
• 5+ years' experience in Procurement or a related field
• Experience with procurement/strategic sourcing end-user expectations and requirements.
• Excel – Intermediate level
• Continuous improvement mindset and methodology
• In the office 3 days per week, Tuesday - Thursday
• At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

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Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. ​