Manager, Sourcing & Procurement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee RFQs, RFPs, competitive bidding activities, and supplier selection for contract manufacturing, ingredients, packaging, and other critical spending categories.

• Formulate sourcing strategies, assess supplier proposals, create cost comparisons, and provide recommendations based on economic factors, capabilities, quality, service, and risk assessment.

• Negotiate commercial agreements, including manufacturing rates, ingredient and packaging costs, payment terms, minimum order quantities, and other supplier financial aspects.

• Achieve measurable cost savings and cost avoidance while ensuring product quality, supply continuity, and scalability.

• Transition current products and manufacturing partnerships to a turnkey manufacturing approach.

• Manage relationships with contract manufacturers, focusing on performance, timelines, pricing, issue resolution, and accountability.

• Facilitate the onboarding of new contract manufacturers and align commercial, operational, quality, and product requirements.

• Assist in initiatives aimed at manufacturing capacity, scalability, and risk mitigation.

• Discover and qualify alternative, lower-cost ingredients and packaging options.

• Collaborate with Product Development and Quality teams to assess alternative ingredients, suppliers, specifications, and materials.

• Spearhead packaging sourcing and development projects.

• Direct supplier-side execution for new product launches, reformulations, packaging modifications, and manufacturing transitions.

• Coordinate with Product Development, Quality, Operations, Supply Planning, and external manufacturers from concept through to commercialization.

• Manage supplier timelines, action items, dependencies, and escalation procedures.

• Identify potential risks, resolve issues, and ensure suppliers meet milestones and requirements.

• Supervise procurement activities in NetSuite, including purchase orders, invoice processing, and inventory transfers.

• Establish purchasing protocols, ownership, supplier expectations, and operational rhythms.

• Develop accountable relationships with suppliers and act as the primary contact for strategic procurement matters.

• Handle multiple sourcing and procurement projects with minimal supervision.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 7 years of progressive experience in sourcing, procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or supplier management.

• Preferred experience in nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, or nutraceuticals; relevant experience in food, CPG, or other manufacturing-related consumer products will also be considered.

• Proven hands-on experience in leading RFQs/RFPs, supplier negotiations, cost-reduction initiatives, and supplier selection processes.

• Experience working closely with contract manufacturers and managing outsourced manufacturing relationships.

• Strong preference for candidates with experience sourcing ingredients, packaging components, or other direct materials.

• Prior experience in people management or team leadership is preferred.

• Deep understanding of manufacturing economics, cost structures, supplier pricing, and total landed cost.

• Ability to assess quotes, identify cost drivers, negotiate effectively, and convert sourcing decisions into business outcomes.

• Familiarity with supplier onboarding, qualification, change management, and manufacturing transition processes.

• Comfortable collaborating closely with Product Development and Quality teams in a regulated or quality-sensitive environment.

• Required hands-on proficiency with NetSuite, particularly in creating and managing purchase orders, supporting invoice workflows, and executing inventory transfers.

• Strong spreadsheet and data analysis skills are essential.

• A high level of ownership, urgency, accountability, and follow-through is necessary.

• Excellent project management skills with the ability to independently lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from inception to completion.

• Commercially aware and comfortable negotiating with senior supplier stakeholders.

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, capable of forging strong internal and external relationships.

• Highly organized and adept at managing multiple priorities, suppliers, timelines, and workstreams in a fast-paced setting.

• Practical and solutions-oriented problem solver, comfortable navigating ambiguity and minimal supervision.

• Analytical and detail-oriented while maintaining a solid understanding of broader business objectives.

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Equivalent relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity

• Benefits