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About the Role
Old World Provisions is seeking a Director of Procurement to lead the company’s procurement function. This role owns sourcing strategy across all categories and personally leads raw meat sourcing and price negotiation. The role carries full accountability for supplier strategy, material cost, inventory, and continuity of supply.
Responsibilities
- Set sourcing strategy for the entire procurement organization, covering raw meat as well as packaging and ingredient materials.
- Direct and oversee the buyer responsible for packaging and indirect categories.
- Hire, develop, and manage performance across the procurement team.
- Own budget and cost accountability across all categories.
- Establish procurement process standards and own compliance with them.
- Build and manage direct relationships with major U.S. meat processors and packers and approved brokers.
- Determine and manage the pricing structure by item.
- Monitor CME lean hog and live cattle markets, USDA reports, and cutout trends; provide a regular raw material cost outlook to leadership.
- Own raw material specifications, grade, trim, and yield standards; evaluate yield performance by supplier.
- Identify and execute forward-buy and hedging opportunities.
- Own raw material inventory levels, coverage days, and turns across frozen and refrigerated stock.
- Align purchasing volume with the production schedule and sales forecast.
- Set and maintain buffer stock policy by item.
- Manage cold storage relationships and inbound freight.
- Work with Operations and Finance on inventory accuracy, aging, and obsolescence.
- Oversee sourcing of casings, packaging materials, spices and seasonings, and additives.
- Oversee indirect procurement including MRO, supplies, equipment parts, outsourced services, and logistics and cold storage contracts.
- Review and approve major contracts and price negotiations.
- Oversee inventory levels and lead times for packaging and ingredient materials.
- Qualify, approve, and periodically audit suppliers; maintain the approved supplier list and secure backup sources for critical items.
- Maintain the supplier master, conduct spend analysis, and identify savings opportunities by category.
- Partner with Production and Quality to resolve material issues and manage claims.
- Ensure supplier compliance with USDA, FSIS, and food safety requirements.
Requirements
- 10+ years of procurement experience in meat or food manufacturing, including experience leading or managing a procurement team.
- Hands-on raw meat sourcing experience gained at a meat processing or further-processing manufacturer, or at a packer; distribution or retail channel sourcing experience alone will not be considered.
- Track record negotiating bulk commodity purchases directly with major suppliers.
- Working knowledge of IMPS/NAMP specifications, grading, and yield.
- Experience managing frozen and refrigerated raw material inventory and cold chain logistics.
- Experience operating procurement processes within an ERP environment.
- Comfortable working hands-on in a mid-sized manufacturing environment.
- Existing relationships with Tyson, JBS, Cargill, Smithfield, or comparable processors.
- Experience with commodity hedging or price risk management.
- Experience managing multiple categories including packaging, ingredients, and indirect spend.
- Exposure to export operations or international customers.
Skills
- Procurement
- Sourcing Strategy
- Price Negotiation
- Supplier Management
- Inventory Management
- Cost Accountability
- Process Standards
- Relationship Management
- Market Monitoring
- Hedging
- Cold Chain Logistics
- ERP Systems
- Commodity Hedging
- Price Risk Management
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance
- End year bonus performance base
- 401K
- Relocation support
- PTO, Sick days
About the Company
- Old World Provisions is seeking a Director of Procurement to lead the company’s procurement function.