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Senior Manager of Procurement – Packaging

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you’ll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman’s, and Pangburn’s have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let’s continue making chocolate lovers happy!

Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.

A day in the life…

As the Senior Manager of Procurement – Packaging , you will be responsible for leading a team of (1-4) direct reports. You will effectively lead end-to-end Strategic Sourcing strategies to ensure company-wide commitments for all direct packaging materials, including, but not limited to corrugate, folding cartons, tins, box board, films, foils, etc. It is essential that in this role, you ensure the most effective total cost solutions for Russell Stover Chocolates. As the Sr Manager of Procurement, you will lead in forecasting and contracting the continuous supply and timely procurement of products and services to ensure uninterrupted operations for both in-sourced and outsourced facilities.

This position reports to the Vice President of Procurement.

What You Will Be Doing…

Management / Technical

• Drive direct and indirect cost savings through the deployment of procurement best practices.
• Deploy procurement best practices across spend areas.
• Develop recommendations regarding procurement strategies to support the Company’s overall goals and objectives.
• Develop and implement standards and systems for streamlining procurement processes for all procurement activities.
• Lead institutionalization of the MRP processes and system in SAP, and Coupa.
• Ensure data integrity and completeness in all purchasing-related applications.
• Cross-functionally manage inventory levels and product obsolescence through best practices (VMI, etc.) and enhanced processes.
• Work in conjunction with marketing, sales, engineering, operations, creative and R&D, and suppliers in the development and costing of finished goods.
• Work in close collaboration with Planning, QA, and R&D in the development, costing, and compliance auditing of raw material or packaging products.
• Implement best practices programs such as supplier involvement in NPD, VMI, Index-based contracts, etc.
• Ensure all suppliers adhere to Russell Stover Chocolates’ defined product standards and specifications to support consistency, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers on behalf of Russell Stover covering yearly or multiple years of supply, with pricing parameters based on volume and component (matrix) pricing.

Planning

Leadership

Do you have what it takes?

Basic Qualifications)

Do you stand above the rest?

Preferred Qualifications)

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Make Happy. Work Happy.

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