Procurement Manager - Capital

Procurement Director

Reporting to the Procurement Director, you'll lead capital procurement sourcing initiatives for equipment, construction, and engineering services for assigned operational platforms in North America. This area represents approximately $450MM in purchasing across the ConAgra Brands' organization. You'll lead the sourcing, negotiation and contracting to support the annual capital investment plan for several manufacturing plants, including management of many construction contractors, engineering firms, and equipment suppliers. Maintain relationships with suppliers for materials / services to include negotiation and enforcement of contract while maintaining high performance standards of delivery, quality expectations, and corrective actions.

Responsibilities :

• Lead sourcing, selection, negotiation, and contracting on capital projects including contract and PO creation and management.
• Collaborate in cross functional teams with engineering, project management, operations, and other internal stakeholders.
• Follow procurement policies and procedures.
• Draft Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), and conduct associated analysis.
• Provide innovative / alternative sourcing and supplier options / recommendations to meet financial budget requirements.
• Establish and lead supplier relationship management initiatives with the capital supply base to improve supplier performance, guide innovation, and reduce costs.
• Research market dynamics, cost drivers, supplier business models, and historical spend to enhance future negotiations.
• Resolve supplier and internal customer issues to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage supplier relationships and track Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to evaluate and report performance.
• Ensure continuity of services by working with high quality suppliers and managing supplier performance.
• Develop and maintain positive, productive, proactive relationships with a wide variety of suppliers, contractors, and company personnel.
• Provide procurement expertise to engineering, operations, and other internal stakeholders.

Requirements :

Compensation : Pay Range : $107,000-$156,000. The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to : location, relevant experience / level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits : We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role :

Our Company : At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized, and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact, and own your career. We're in the business of building champions within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye, Slim Jim, and Reddi-Wip. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve, and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and / or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.