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About the Role
This role is for a people leader within the Packaging Strategic Procurement team, responsible for process improvement and supply chain execution projects across North American brands. You will be a key business driver for annual packaging budgets, COGS management, and program roll-out for North America.
Responsibilities
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) across multiple categories to support the North American Sourcing team.
- Develop category strategies and execute supply chain transformation projects.
- Successfully negotiate contracts with suppliers to drive mutual value.
- Manage all contract and project functions (pre- and post-award), inventory management strategy, and internal coordination.
- Build a robust supply chain to reduce disruption risk and total spend.
- Be responsible for helping to build and manage against various brand budgets.
- Execute financial management for respective categories, including yearly budget, cost savings roadmap, and financial waste metrics.
- Lead and document Procurement tasks across the supply chain with clear cross-functional team leadership.
- Support the integration of North American business processes and tool-sets.
- Collaborate with Procurement Operations and Planning to approve weekly supplier allocations, set SKU usage parameters, and influence overall packaging execution strategy.
- Work cross-functionally with stakeholders to develop new packaging solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and stretch projects.
Requirements
- Proven track record handling multi-million dollar contract negotiations.
- Clear understanding of procurement sourcing best practices and strategic sourcing methodologies.
- Strong experience in leading and managing teams.
- Creative thinker with a strong focus on process improvement.
- Passionate about using data and instilling that mentality in your team.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with a methodical approach to work.
- Highly motivated to take on new projects and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Willing to flex across multiple categories and stakeholder teams.
- Can easily articulate complex solutions cross-functionally and to upper management.
- Prioritize collective goals and work effectively within teams.
- Bachelor's degree (Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Legal, or similar).
- 5+ years of experience as a procurement/sourcing lead.
- Knowledge of the strategic sourcing process/methodologies.
- Ability to read and interpret commercial contract language.
- Experience building supply chains and developing creative solutions to unlock new capabilities.
- Flexibility to travel to suppliers, production sites, and other HelloFresh office locations, including internationally (up to 25%).
- Relevant experience in Food, Agriculture, or the CPG Industry is a strong asset.
- May be exposed to common allergens (e.g., peanuts, tree nuts, milk) in the role.
Skills
- Strategic Procurement
- Negotiation & Contracts
- Risk Mitigation
- Budget Ownership
- Collaboration and Communication
- Process Improvement
- Data Analysis
- Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
Location
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $110,000—$126,130 CAD
Benefits
- Box Discount (75% off HelloFresh/Chefs Plate, 50% off Factor)
- Health & Dental benefits from day 1
- Health Spending Account
- Unlimited access to Headspace app
- 25% discount on GoodLife fitness memberships
- Generous vacation and PTO
- Parental leave top-up program
- Development opportunities
- L&D fund
- Team socials
- Engaging company days
- Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives (ERG's)
About the Company
- At HelloFresh, we know that flexible work arrangements are essential in enabling you to do your best work, while balancing your personal and life needs.
- Offering remote work flexibility, along with the opportunity to interact and collaborate in the office are all part of creating a great employee experience.
- Flexible Hybrid is a people-first approach that is based on choice, trust, personalization, and empowers teams to choose when and how often they work from the office and work from home, in addition to team days and company days.
- This means a minimum of 2 days in office per week, with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.
Equal Opportunity
- With impactful ERG’s like FreshPride, Women Empowered and LIMES, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.