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About the Role

Lead the Commodities tower and the direct procure-to-pay (P2P) function, with full accountability for sourcing, commodity risk management, and reliable supply of raw materials. This role involves hedging commodity price exposure, leading a team, and setting sourcing strategies to secure supply, drive productivity, and enable growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic sourcing function across all commodity categories, ensuring strategies align with corporate objectives.
• Direct the development and approval of category strategies addressing growth, productivity, risk, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the commodity subject-matter authority to the Procurement Leadership Team and senior stakeholders.
• Own the commodity risk management program, setting coverage strategy and executing price hedging.
• Serve as a standing member of the Commodity Risk Subcommittee / SLT Dashboard reviews.
• Direct the team's market intelligence on agricultural commodities and feedstocks.
• Oversee supplier contract negotiations, personally leading strategic agreements.
• Drive the productivity agenda to improve total cost of ownership and efficiency.
• Ensure uninterrupted supply of raw materials to bakery locations.
• Oversee qualification and development of new suppliers.
• Own the commodity cost assumptions for the annual planning cycle.
• Establish performance goals and metrics for the tower and report results.
• Provide leadership for the Direct P2P team, ensuring accurate SAP contract entry, Master Data integrity, and SOX-compliant controls.
• Ensure business processes support accurate, timely data entry into SAP.
• Sponsor and support ERP/Digital (SAP) integration efforts.
• Hire, develop, and lead a team of five (5) category and SAP contracting managers.
• Lead or sponsor cross-functional special projects.
• Build and maintain a positive image of the company through ethical dealings.
• Practice and comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ten to fifteen or more years of progressive procurement experience, with significant time in direct materials and commodity procurement.
• Proven people leadership — building, leading, and developing a team of category managers or sourcing professionals.
• Deep expertise in commodity risk management and price hedging.
• Track record developing and executing category strategies across agricultural and/or energy commodities.
• Experience owning commodity cost assumptions and inflation/deflation outlooks within an annual operating and financial planning cycle.
• Working knowledge of direct Procure-to-Pay operations and governance.
• Consumer packaged goods experience; food and beverage or bakery sector strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive leaders and cross-functional partners.

Skills

• Commodity risk management
• Price hedging
• Futures
• Options
• Index-based or forward physical contracting
• Category strategy development
• Supplier contract negotiations
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations
• SAP contracting
• Master Data integrity
• SOX-compliant controls
• Market intelligence
• Business continuity planning
• Contingency planning

Location

• United States

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Ten to fifteen or more years of progressive procurement experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Advanced degree is preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $195K - $230K

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

About the Company

• Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is a leading producer of packaged bakery goods in the United States with 2024 sales of $5.1 billion.
• Brands include Nature's Own, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake.
• Fosters a culture that values Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility.
• Committed to innovation and community.

Equal Opportunity

• Flowers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Flowers encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or people of any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.