Senior Procurement Development Manager

Regular Full-Time, Remote

Location: Modesto, CA, Wisconsin, Texas (must reside in one of these states)

Thrive Freeze Dry, a rapidly growing freeze-dried manufacturing company is actively recruiting a highly skilled Senior Manager, Procurement Development, reporting to the Vice President of Strategic Sourcing. The candidate will be a part of the Strategic Sourcing Leadership team which establishes the future vision for the team and associated goals and objectives. An individual contributor, the role will work closely with the Vice President and other leaders in the department to coach, train and provide input to staff to support the future success of the team.

Essential Functions Include

• Develop monthly report and ongoing management
• Lead payment terms projects with buying staff
• Lead inventory management for raw goods
• Development of Procurement policies and processes to be rolled out across the organization
• Manage the strategic sourcing process; implemented in 2025
• Lead the development and execution of a technology plan for the department
• Develop with legal support, contract templates
• Build and manage centralized procurement files to ensure we maintain knowledge in the company
• Identify and support specific procurement training working with human resources training team
• Category and sourcing work as directed in the indirect services area
• Work with stakeholders to RFP categories and negotiate deals as identified
• Other reporting and responsibilities as defined
  
  

Qualifications Include

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or related field
• 10+ years of procurement experience
• Experience in the technical and reporting aspects of procurement is highly beneficial
• Strong skills in excel, PPT essential.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills
• Proficiency in procurement software and data analysis tools
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities
  
  

Physical Requirements - Must be able to perform the following functions with or without accommodations:

• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Able to travel up to 20%
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Perform job under occasional temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment.
• Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees.
  
  

Salary Range: The expected pay range for this job varies based on location and experience - $110,000 to $140,000.