Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Procurement you will support the successful deployment of the Enterprise Procurement Digital Agenda. To do so, you will partner with cross-functional teams (ie: Supply Chain, Finance, Data & Analytics, and Information Technology) and Internal Procurement Customers (ie: Proteins, Ingredients, Commodities, Packaging, Co-Manufacturing, Transportation, and Warehousing Procurement) to provide solutions that maximize our resources: People, Process, and Technology.

Position Responsibilities

• Be an Enterprise Procurement (EP) Center of Excellence (COE) representative and liaison to support the EP Digital Agenda, including:
• Assessment and opportunity brainstorming at the intersection of People, Process & Technology
• Lead project teams in identifying and resolving system and business process problems, distinguishing between symptoms and root causes.
• Coordinate with multiple Category Managers to review and ideate incremental efficiencies and risk mitigation.
• Co-development of project scope and success criteria that are reflective of stakeholder needs, strategic capability development, value/impact delivery, and up/downstream Supply Chain impacts
• Identification and recommendations to navigate dependencies or project conflicts (ex: process gaps, data requirements, resource constraints, etc)
• Lead cross-functional Request for Proposal and Supplier Analysis activities leading to technology selections
• Project management to influence System Integrators and Project Team through realistic and comprehensive Readiness and Implementation timelines
• Be a liaison to ensure SMEs are represented and included in use case development, testing, etc
• Provide regular status reporting; milestone progress on the projects
• Effective communication to senior leaders; demonstrate strong communication/collaboration skills and the ability to drive change in a dynamic environment.
• Thought leader on change management strategies (ex: effective communication, training, stabilization, and ongoing support)

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business or a related major required
• 5+ years in Purchasing, Information Technology or Project Management roles, prefer CPG experience
• Experience developing and leading strategy execution
• Familiar with Agile methodologies
• Experience creating PowerPoint presentations
• Formal presentation of complex material in both small and large group settings
• In the Omaha office 3 days a week Tuesday - Thursday

 

Compensation: 

Pay Range:$104,000-$152,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

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:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye ®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

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. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.