Procurement Manager, Dairy

Procurement Manager For Dairy

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing. At Dutch Bros Coffee, we are more than just a coffee company. We are a fun-loving, mind-blowing company that makes a difference one cup at a time.

The Procurement Manager for Dairy is responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies focused on the dairy category. By executing effective sourcing practices, this person will create and execute strategies to optimize category costs, create and maintain pricing transparency, drive supplier innovation, ensure supply continuity, build national supply resilience to support growth, work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, and maintain / develop strong supplier relationships.

Job Qualifications :

• 7+ years of experience in food and beverage procurement category management with a focus on dairy and / or other agricultural commodity categories for a large, multi-unit, and multi-state company.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, agricultural economics, finance, or business administration.
• Understanding of dairy and commodity market dynamics, pricing history, hedging opportunities, and overall risk management.
• Experience in leveraging financial instruments to reduce price and volume risk is desirable.
• Proven ability to build productive internal partnerships and support innovation with product development, food safety & quality, sustainability, distribution, and field operations.
• Strong administrative and analytical skills, including cost benchmarking and developing data-based recommendations for shop and company efficiencies.
• Understanding of total cost of ownership principles, strong negotiation skills, price transparency, and continuous improvement strategies to ensure competitive marketplace pricing.
• Expertise in supplier relationship management, inclusive of identifying new partners and developing new capabilities with existing suppliers.
• Ability to develop risk management procedures to mitigate potential supply chain disruptions.
• History of providing commodity intelligence updates to leadership, inclusive of price and volume coverage recommendations.
• Familiarity with food specifications and ingredient technical attributes is preferred.
• Familiarity with procurement practices in the QSR industry is highly desirable.
• 10%-20% travel required.

Location Requirement :

This role is located in Tempe, Arizona. This position is required to be in office 4 days per week (Mon-Thurs); Fridays are optional remote work days.

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Compensation : $102k - DOE

If you like wild growth and working in a unique and fun environment, surrounded by positive community, you'll enjoy your career with us!