Senior Purchasing Manager Indirect Spend

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About Harvest Hill:

Harvest Hill Beverage Company is one of the nation’s largest independent branded beverage producers, delivering consistent annual revenue growth, with sales of over $1 billion. The company was formed in June 2014 with the acquisition of Juicy Juice, and further expanded with 3 subsequent acquisitions which were consolidated into one company in May 2017. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes Juicy Juice®, SunnyD®, Veryfine®, Fruit2O®, Little HUG®, Daily’s Cocktails®, and Nutrament®. We manufacture, market, and distribute across multi-channels including Grocery, Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs, Convenience, Foodservice, and Liquor Distributors.

Harvest Hill is headquartered in Stamford, CT with a nationwide network of manufacturing and distribution facilities. We employ over 1,000 employees in the United States and are owned by private equity firm, Brynwood Partners. For more information, visit harvesthill.com.

Position Summary:

The Senior Purchasing Manager will be responsible for suppliers and services which are not directly connected to our bill of materials. Reporting to the VP of Procurement, the Senior Procurement Manager will lead and execute the company’s strategic sourcing programs for all indirect materials and services. He or she will have a direct impact on corporate profitability and performance as well as significant interaction with the entire company. The indirect spend procurement category spans a broad range of materials and services which may include (1) replacement parts and equipment, (2) travel, (3) office products, (4) energy and utilities, (5) plant services, (6) logistics and distribution materials and services, (7) plant consumables, and (8) other various materials and services as assigned.

Primary Position Responsibilities:

• Manage and monitor indirect purchasing disciplines

• Manage plant service and MRO requirements

• Manage strategy for store room inventories

• Responsible for the performance of over 100 suppliers

• Serve as a continuous improvement champion and drive those methodologies and techniques within the category, the company and with the supply base.

• Develop and execute the sourcing strategy encompassing supplier selection, price modeling, and supplier performance, and also institute a disciplined end-to-end strategic sourcing process with a focus on continuous improvement in total cost, quality, and service.

• Monitor all relevant utility markets, make coverage recommendations to the VP of Procurement and Senior Leadership

• Prepare and publish RFI’s, RFQ’s, RFP’s

• Analyze and summarizing vendor proposals

• Manage and maintain item pricing in ERP and other systems

• Manage and maintain supplier files- contracts, COI’s, pricing agreements

• Provides initial contract review for all indirect contracts

• Own the new vendor on-boarding process (indirect category)

• Conduct vendor audits

• Engage in special projects as directed by the VP Procurement

• Partnering with accounts payable and stakeholders to reconcile vendor invoices

• Preparing ad hoc analysis as directed by the VP Procurement

Key Skills:

• Working knowledge of supply chains

• Strong negotiating skills

• Working knowledge of P2P and MRO systems

• Working knowledge of the utilities markets

• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills

• Strong organization skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong communication skills

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 5+ years managing indirect spend exceeding $20mm annually

• Strong team player

• Strong verbal/communication skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)

• A self-starter with a “can do” attitude

• Works well in a team environment and independently