Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and qualify new domestic and international suppliers.
• Develop competitive sourcing strategies for raw materials, packaging, finished goods, indirect spend, and services.
• Lead RFQs, RFPs, and supplier negotiations.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, contracts, rebates, and service agreements.
• Reduce overall procurement costs while maintaining or improving quality and service.
• Analyze company-wide purchasing spend to identify consolidation opportunities.
• Standardize vendors across business units whenever practical.
• Improve supplier performance through scorecards and regular business reviews.
• Manage supplier relationships and resolve supply issues.
• Support inventory optimization and purchasing planning.
• Build purchasing policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Develop standard operating procedures for purchasing activities.
• Create reporting and KPI dashboards measuring savings, supplier performance, purchasing cycle times, and contract compliance.
• Partner closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, Product Development, and Sales.
• Design the future purchasing organization.
• Recruit, train, and manage buyers as the department expands.
• Establish purchasing workflows and approval processes.
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the procurement function.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience.
• Demonstrated success negotiating supplier contracts and reducing costs.
• Experience sourcing new vendors and qualifying suppliers.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing multiple product categories simultaneously.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems.

Success Measures

• Deliver measurable cost savings across key spend categories within the first 12 months.
• Consolidate suppliers where appropriate within the first 12 months.
• Improve supplier quality and delivery performance within the first 12 months.
• Establish standardized purchasing processes within the first 12 months.
• Create purchasing KPIs and reporting within the first 12 months.
• Create the foundation for a scalable purchasing department within the first 12 months.
• Recruit and lead additional purchasing personnel as business needs grow.

Location

• Preferred: Los Angeles area (hybrid or on-site)
• Remote candidates with significant strategic sourcing experience will also be considered.

Benefits & Perks

• 100% Employer Paid Health, Dental and Vision benefits
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Disability benefits
• Wellness, Phone, and Internet allowances
• Professional Development/Education and Home Office allowances
• 401(k) and Employer Match
• Competitive salary
• Flexible PTO
• Flexible WFH hours (Hybrid Position)
• Employee Product Discounts
• And More!