Manager Procurement

2 weeks ago


Chicago, United States Conagra Brands Full time

Reporting to the Director of Business Services Procurement, you will manage strategic sourcing activities for the Human Resource Organization across all categories including contingent labor, benefits, recruiting, training, and compensation. You will lead strategic sourcing events including collecting, analyzing, and presenting data and recommendations to different levels of management across the organization on opportunities, risks, and prioritization of HR investments. You will be responsible for contract and price negotiations across all segments, and lead category management including category spend analytics, multi-year strategic sourcing roadmaps, acquiring and educating the enterprise on markets, suppliers and trends.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage RFx process, including project management, development of RFx, negotiations and award process to select suppliers to ensure competitive market advantage, leverage spend, improve performance and reduce costs.
  • Responsible for contract review, drafting and creation of different agreements, including NDAs, Master Service Agreements, and Statement of Works and facilitating all aspects of contract negotiations across multiple risk control functions (ie. Legal. Privacy, Risk) and ongoing contract administration.
  • Recommend benefits programs to management by studying trends, and developments in benefits offered by other organizations.
  • Work collaboratively with suppliers and consultants to enhance value and innovation.
  • Support and monitor supplier adherence to contracts, manage suppliers through supplier activity reporting and business/performance reviews, support and conduct supplier scorecards, supplier rationalization and demand management opportunities.
  • Strategize, build a partnership plan, and lead essential negotiations.
  • Communicate with senior leaders on matters of strategic importance.
  • Understand the legal, technical, and commercial aspects of contracts.
  • Guide efficiency opportunities, including working capital plans.
  • Foster relationships with partners. Understand goals and needs and influence decisions to provide value to internal stakeholders.
  • Provide ongoing industry insight and ensure that strategies are up to date for all major spend areas.
  • Use strategic approaches to crease business relationships and creative structured to accomplish best value.
  • Think through processes and relationship scenarios and advise your team on value added approaches.
  • Maintain accurate and complete contract records.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Required
  • 10 + years of experience procuring HR category related services, including expertise in benefit negotiation, project management and multi-year agreements.
  • Experience using a Vendor Managed System for contingent labor.
  • Experience in HR with legal contract knowledge and procurement experience.
  • Experience building category strategies.
  • In the office 3 days per week. Tuesday – Thursday.

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Our Benefits:

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

  • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
  • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
  • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
  • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities


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