Kerry · 17 hours ago
Sr. Category Manager
Michigan, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$91K/yr - $154K/yr
7+ years expKerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The Sr. Category Procurement Manager will lead the Dairy Upstream Procurement Category, focusing on procurement operational activities, strategy management, and supplier relationship management.
AgricultureFood and Beverage
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing, implementing and managing the Downstream Dairy Category strategy which will align and support the North American Dairy Procurement strategy and initiatives and effectively support the businesses that are supported by the Dairy Category
Develop and execute sourcing and tendering strategies for categories that have an extreme level of complexity taking into account the scale, strategic importance, level of risk, bespoke, commercial model structure, number of suppliers and pricing variables within the responsible categories
Build deep raw material expertise and industry knowledge across the spend categories and be the procurement expert and trusted key advisor to stakeholders across the business
Maintain strong cross-functional relationships between Procurement and other key functions, RD&A, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, etc
Lead development and implementation of the categories risk mitigation strategies for Market Volatility and Security of Supply
Ensure data validity and reporting within their categories is correct
Manage all aspects of supplier risk (price, quality, supply, etc.) while securing Total Cost of Ownership (PIP) reductions by launching cross functional cost improvement initiatives
Manage and build Supplier Relationships with Key supply base
Be one of Kerry's Subject matter experts on Dairy Ingredients and Dairy Markets and pricing
Ensure supplier compliance for required standards of business (Supplier Quality, Insurance, SEDEX, etc)
Ensure the Dairy Downstream team is utilizing the right and most effective tools carry procurement activities. These tools should be enhancing efficiency, accuracy and value delivered by the team
Supplier Benchmarking and workshops
Ensure Dairy DS team is an active member of various Global and Regional initiatives, and works to share and utilize best practices across the procurement teams in NAM
Ensure the Dairy DS team delivers value added services and results which promote DDS and NAM procurement brand within Kerry as value creator and strategic partner
Qualification
Required
BS Degree in Business or similar discipline
7+ years of experience in Procurement or Supply Chain in the Food and Beverage industry
5+ years of experience in the Dairy industry
2+ years of management experience
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid time off
A 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
Employee Share Plan
Life, disability, and accident insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Company
Kerry
The most innovative portfolio of Taste & Nutrition technologies and Ingredients & Actives for the global food, and beverage industries.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Kerry has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (14)
2024 (13)
2023 (10)
2022 (12)
2021 (22)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2017-01-15IPO
Leadership Team
Gerry Behan
Global President and CEO
Alan Barrett
Chief Operating Officer Kerry Ingredients & Flavors - Asia Pacific
Recent News
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