Procurement Manager

***This is NOT a role with ForceBrands***

Key Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day procurement across protein, non-protein ingredients, packaging, and other materials required to support production.
• Translate production needs, historical usage, inventory levels, and business forecasts into clear purchasing and replenishment plans across a portfolio of thousands of SKUs.
• Lead forecasting and inventory planning using data extracted from the company ERP into Excel; improve the current forecasting tools, logic, and reporting process.
• Manage supplier relationships, commitments, pricing, lead times, availability, and performance while partnering with the COO on major supplier-selection and purchasing decisions.
• Create practical vendor scorecards and tracking tools that support service, quality, cost, and SQF compliance requirements.
• Partner closely with Production, Operations, Quality, Warehouse, Finance, and Inventory teams to identify risks, resolve shortages, and keep production running smoothly.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and participate in warehouse cycle counts, including hands-on follow-up when system and physical counts do not align.
• Assess existing procurement workflows and implement sustainable processes, documentation, and controls that improve visibility, accuracy, and execution.

Candidate Profile

• 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, materials planning, or supply chain experience within a plant-level food manufacturing environment.
• Strong forecasting, inventory planning, and analytical skills, including advanced Excel capability and experience working with ERP or MRP systems; Canopy experience is helpful but not required.
• Working knowledge of USDA-regulated food production and supplier or material requirements; direct protein purchasing experience is preferred but can be learned.