Senior Sourcing Manager, Contract Manufacturing

About the role

As part of the North American 3PM (3rd Party Manufacturing) Procurement team, the primary purpose of this position is to manage our Contract Manufacturing supply base across Danone NA BUs (Plant Based, Yogurt, Beverage, Innovation). This mandate will be accomplished through new supplier scouting, leveraging current supplier base, implementing sourcing strategies, supplier and contract management, project management, supplier evaluation, budget & productivity management, and supporting Danone’s Impact Journey objectives. This position requires proven sourcing experience & related skills as well as effective cross functional project leadership, negotiation, collaborative, analytical and communication skills. Experience in Contract Manufacturing and/or Direct Material sourcing will be a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing Strategies & Market Analysis: develop sourcing strategies through market studies to identify best practices, gaps, risks and opportunities and new suppliers; conduct supply market analysis and drivers for spend categories to track market, evaluate cost proposals, and ensure 3PM business aligns with market; support growth through identification and implementation of adapted partnership with retained suppliers; participate in Make or Buy process for new initiatives to support sourcing decisions; execute best practice strategic sourcing practices that support the BUs Strat Plan; work collaboratively with colleagues on pricing, quality and supply chain aspects.
• Supplier and Contract Management: implement Supplier Relationship Management to improve supplier performance, establish best quality, collaboration, innovation and cost; support initiatives to find available innovation/production capacity/capabilities; develop and launch RFQs/RFPs to select suppliers in targeted categories; analyze proposals and make recommendations to key internal stakeholders; negotiate quality, time and cost of service as well as other commercial terms and conditions; lead contract ratification activities, assuring interaction with supplier and Legal teams; execute contract management/admin life cycle to maximize financial and operational performance and minimize risk.
• Project Management: collaborate with R&I & Marketing innovation teams by providing insight on current capabilities, manufacturing site potential, and economic feasibility; assisted by project management team, participate in project implementation respecting budgets, schedules, and quality standards using appropriate tools; continuously monitor, review and communicate project status (with respect to contractual commitments of the supplier); anticipate and alert key stakeholders in case of non‑compliance; assure proper cross