Position Title: We’re looking for a Procurement Manager - Coman Efficiency, reporting to the Procurement Director – Coman Canada.

Position Overview - Context:

As a growing organization, Danone relies on a network of partners to complement its manufacturing capacity and capabilities across all types of products. This important part of our operations and spend requires an adapted structure and governance to assure continuous optimization of its costs. 

As part of the North American Procurement team, we are seeking someone with a passion for cost analysis and optimization, procurement/negotiations to collaborate with multiple stakeholders that has a track record of COGS improvements in this kind of setting. FMCG experience will be a key asset in this role.

Position Overview - Description:

As the Procurement Manager Contract Manufacturing Efficiency at Danone Canada, you will play a crucial role in assessing and optimizing our end to end contract manufacturing costs & operations. You’ll collaborate with suppliers & internal teams to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure seamless production processes for all outsourced products.

Leveraging Danone’s current supplier base, the Direct Materials Procurement network and local Finance to deliver productivities, manage all costs components of the Outsourced Finished Goods Products and Implementing sourcing strategies.

More specifically, you will be responsible to:

Landed COGS management:

• Negotiate & Execute manufacturing tolls pricings with Coman suppliers;
• Continuous identification and improvement of Raws & Packaging Materials costs, losses and Payment Terms with Coman suppliers;
• Collaborate with Operations Network Strategy lead to analyze sourcing optimization ensuring best landed COGS, CSL & Leadtimes to Customers.

Sourcing Execution:

• Works closely with Direct Materials NORAM and Global procurement teams to ensure all negotiated rates and sourcing initiatives are extended and applied to Coman Finished Goods pricings;
• Deploy Productivity opportunities through Sourcing optimization, Operations improvements & R&P Sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate with project managers to oversee Raws & Packaging Materials sourcing changes for reformulations projects;
• Oversee Coman suppliers creation process (Banking, SAP, Logistics, BOM & Price files construction);

Finished Products Pricing:

• Price lists establishment with suppliers, approvals and implementation of SAP contracts;
• Monitors market inflations on commodities, specialized ingredients and packs to assure Danone’s best sourcing costs, visibility & appropriate market risk mitigation;
• Working closely with finance, establishing forecasted prices based on risks & opportunities considering accurate market information, sourcing initiatives and projects timelines;
• Support projects teams on sourcing decisions and costing for Products initial setups;
• Collaborate with Global Procurement teams to benchmark best practices, prices, and terms & conditions to drive End to End cost improvement.

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The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and competencies:

• Bachelor degree in Commerce, Operations, or related fields;
• 3 to 5 years  of experience in Procurement, Operations Finance and/or Project Management;
• Procurement category management experience in Contract Manufacturing and/or Direct Materials

• Rigorous data analysis capability and business acumen;
• Experience in the food-processing industry, especially perishable products is an asset;
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies is an asset;
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional, multi-cultural, matrix environment;
• The individual must demonstrate habilities in negociation and persuasion;
• Proactive: anticipates issues/opportunities & can work through multiple simultaneous projects.

Are you ready to join our incredible team?

• You will work for a certified B Corp company that has been named one of Canada's top 100 Employers for five consecutive years. In other words, you will be immersed in a culture that is rich and engaging, inclusive and human-centric, efficient and eco-responsible.

• You will benefit from our benefits package including collective insurance with a core health plan 100% paid and no waiting period. We also provide flexible credits for a wellness account, a health spending account or an RRSP. Additionally, we offer a competitive group retirement savings plan in which Danone will match your contributions. Our exceptional parental leave policy supports both primary and secondary caregivers. Our employee assistance program and telemedicine service are also available to ensure your well-being.

• You will enjoy our flexible and hybrid guidelines that let you design a work model and schedule that best suits your needs. Our innovative and flexible vacation policy allows you to take as much paid time off as you need. We also offer, among other things, a summer schedule and no-meeting Friday afternoons. Our onsite workplace features include new, dynamic and collaborative working spaces where it is good to work as a team.

• You will have access to various training initiatives, both in-house and online because we value and prioritize your growth and development. We also offer mentoring, leadership development programs and tuition reimbursement to support your career advancement.

• You will have the opportunity to make a difference in the community as we are a founding partner of the Breakfast Club of Canada. For 25 years, we have worked with the organization to provide children with  regular access to a nutritious breakfast in a comfortable environment, helping them reach their full potential.

What are you waiting for? Join our team and enjoy these exceptional benefits!

Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace. We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission: Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

Danone Inc. is committed to complying with its obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code.  Danone Inc. will make reasonable efforts to provide accommodation throughout its recruitment process, to the point of undue hardship, and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.  Questions concerning the availability of accommodation in the recruitment process may be forwarded to INFORMATION@danone.com.

Please note that this posting has been written in the masculine form solely to shorten the text. We promote diversity and encourage all people with the skills mentioned in this posting to apply for this position.