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Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Oak Brook

Job Type:

Supply Chain Procurement

Job Posting Title:

Procurement Manager

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program

• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs

• Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth

• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to yourteam through our employee recognition programs

Job Description:

Procurement Manager - Packaging

About Us :

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

What You G ain :

• Competitive compensation and benefits program

• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs

• Paid holidays, vacation,and other competitive paid time off opportunities

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth

• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to yourteam through our employee recognition programs

About the Role :

• Analyze market trends and cost drivers to identify financial and supply risks and opportunities

• Development and presentation of category strategies and coverage recommendations

• Build a strong rapport with internal stakeholders to communicate the strategy, seek input and buy-in, and contribute to strategy execution

• Oversee the accuracy of category cost projections

• Document and drive the supplier strategy to support qualification of new materials and cross qualify new supply sources

• Contribute to the development of total cost of ownership models

• Serve as the primary supplier relationship holder for assigned categories

• Optimize assigned categories by leveraging spend and pricing methodologies utilized throughout the group

• Establish cross-functional teams to develop, plan and execute a strategy that ensures a competitive landscape and sustainable supply.

• Lead the generation of initiatives and projects to deliver on the required productivity targets.

• Conduct supplier accountability meetings by evaluating them with respect to Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Technology targets

• Partner with the Value Engineering team to identify and manage project timelines to support the overall cost-out goals for the purchasing organization

• Responsible and accountable for achievement of targets as defined by management and KPI’s

• Design and execute negotiations with supply base through the contracting process

• Develop / Facilitate relationships with major players in the marketplace to understand and stay abreast of industry changes which may impact various business management programs as it relates to pricing / technical trends

• Ability to understand, communicate and enforce Procurement policies as it pertains to supplier and internal issues.

Important D etails: This is a full-time permanent position located in our Oak Brook, IL corporate office on a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite / 2 days remote). There is approximately 20% travel requirements for this role.

About You :

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Supply Chain, or related field)

• Five+ years experience preferred in purchasing/procurement/supplychain

• Experience with printed packaging, film, labels, and aseptic cartons are a plus

• Expert in business process reengineering and program / project management

• Expert ability with MS Office applications

• ERP system experience

• Standard Pricing/Forecast

• Demonstrated command of complex sourcing, negotiating, and commodity strategies

• Strong people management abilities with superior communication skills, both written and verbal

• Strong leadership, initiative, and planning skills.

• Critical thinker, with excellent analytic abilities

• 20% of travel required

Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!

Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!

Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

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TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service.

Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products.

Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats.TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 35 plants across the United States, Canada, and Italy, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Disability Assistance and EEO Considerations: At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

To all recruitment agencies: TreeHouse Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Treehouse Foods employees, or any company location(s). TreeHouse Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.