Director of Procurement

Summary: This role is responsible for establishing and scaling procurement across raw materials, packaging, and MRO within a growing, multi-site CPG organization. The leader will create structure where it does not fully exist today, owning day-to-day execution, supplier performance, system and data enablement, and cost improvement while ensuring supply stability, operational readiness, and reliable planning support for the business.

Core Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end procurement execution across raw materials, packaging, and MRO within a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Establish and scale standardized procurement processes, governance, and supplier management where structure does not exist today.
• Lead sourcing strategy, supplier selection, and contract negotiations to deliver measurable cost, margin, and working capital improvement.
• Develop infrastructure to monitor market trends, price fluctuations, economic factors, and regulatory changes that may impact the supply chain.
• Conduct "should-cost" analysis, ensuring the organization receives the best value and favorable contract terms and develop contingency plans.
• Build and manage a resilient supplier base across all categories, including dual-sourcing strategies, performance management, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure uninterrupted supply to manufacturing operations, preventing material-driven disruptions and supporting high OTIF performance.
• Own procurement data integrity and system effectiveness, including ERP transactions, item master governance, and MRP parameters.
• Build, lead, and develop a procurement team with clear accountability for execution, financial acumen, and cross-functional partnership.

KPIs

• Deliver 5–10% cost improvement (first 12–24 months)
• Transition to 2–3% annual cost productivity
• Maintain 85% spend under contract
• Execute purchase orders to support 98.5% OTIF
• Support 100% OTIF for Top 50 SKUs
• Zero plant shutdowns due to procurement failure
• Improve DPO by 2–5 days
• Maintain 45% dual-source coverage (path to 65%)
• Reduce emergency purchases to
• Reduce commercialization cycle time toward

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Operations Mgmt or Business Admin. MBA or Master’s degree preferred
• 10–12+ years of procurement experience in CPG, food, or manufacturing with brand building experience preferred
• 4–6 years of team leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience in tracking, analyzing, and applying market intelligence to purchasing decisions.
• Demonstrated strong analytical capabilities to interpret complex data, such as commodity pricing, supplier financial health, and market trends.
• Experience in supporting manufacturing operations (multi-site preferred).
• Experience in managing co-manufacturers operations preferred.
• Proven track record in negotiating complex contracts and developing long-term procurement strategies with an annual spend in the range of $75MM–$200MM+
• Experience working within ERP systems such as: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite, or SAP

While the ideal candidate will be located near one of our plants, this role may be performed remotely with approximately 15% (3-6 days/month) travel to plant locations. Candidates must reside in one of the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, or Washington.

Calbee North America is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status or any other legally protected status.