Sr. Procurement Specialist
Lamb Weston

Eagle, Idaho

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Title: Sr. Procurement Specialist

Location: Eagle, ID

Country: United States of America

About Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world. For more than 60 years, we've produced innovative, inventive products that make life better for our customers and their customers.

Job Description Summary

**This role can sit at either the Eagle, ID office location or the Kennewick, WA office location.**

The Sr. Procurement Specialist works in cooperation with the global or Regional Category teams to support the development and execution of sourcing practices for MRO. The key activities include interaction with cross functional stakeholders to manage spend and market analytics, generating insights from bid events, preparing supplier negotiation materials, supporting project execution and supplier relationship management, and driving controls and compliance (including definition of buying channels, execution and monitor of those). Sr. Procurement Specialist act as a point of interaction between the Manufacturing Plants, the CAPEX Category and Facility Management.

Job Description

  • Participate and Assists Category Area Manager with strategic planning and the execution of sourcing practices •
  • Defines requirements and templates for analytics and market intelligence. •
  • Supports the continuous improvement and standardization of the strategic sourcing processes. •
  • Analyzes spend baseline, Category Area profile, and market insights to support development of Category and supplier strategies.
  • Supports the development of Go-To-Market and negotiation strategies in alignment with the Category Manager and ensure proper documentation thereof.
  • Performs supplier analysis including supplier screening, financials and capability assessments to support supplier selection process.
  • Executes end-to-end sourcing projects for less complex Categories in alignment with the Category Area Manager •
  • Manages the Procurement strategy implementation or sourcing execution for less complex Category Areas.
  • Performs supplier selection and fact-based negotiations, validated by the Category Area Manager.
  • Provides support to regions and countries on a case-by-case basis to offset local or global skills gaps (brings specific Category or technical knowledge to key stakeholder meetings and negotiations).
  • Develops Spend Area specific toolkits (i.e. excellence toolkits) and train other regions in adequate execution thereof. •
  • Builds up knowledge repository and encourage active enhancement by Global areas based on local experience.
  • Assists and drive stakeholder alignment •
  • Supports the Category Manager in the identification of the stakeholders in the initiation of the strategy development and sourcing execution projects. •
  • Actively engages with stakeholders as defined in alignment with the Category Manager throughout the strategy development and sourcing execution process. •
  • Ensures that the input from the stakeholder is considered in the process. •
  • Prepares the stage gate documentation.
  • Coordinates operational interfacing and interactions •
  • Escalates issues to the Spend Area Manager or Spend Area Director.
  • Assists & actively supports in supplier relationship
  • Drives supplier performance by lifting and shifting best practices from one region to another region. •
  • Monitors, controls and reports KPI's for the assigned category.
  • Productivity and Payment Terms recording and tracking.
  • Supports proactive organization sessions with internal customers to identify further Total Cost of Ownership reduction opportunities for MRO category

Basic & Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 3-5 years of experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain
  • Contracting and sourcing of indirect categories
  • Preferred Background with plant operations

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
  • Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  • Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  • Family-Friendly Employee events
  • Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-220678

Time Type: Full time

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law


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