Our Procurement team finds strategic approaches to procuring key resources for Danone like milk, water and plastic. As a part of this team, you will work with colleagues to find suppliers and resources that fit with our business goals, promote a circular economy, and support Danone’s One Planet, One Health vision.  We are looking to hire a Senior Category Activation Manager (Senior Sourcing Manager) based in either White Plains, NY or Louisville, CO!  As Senior Category Activation Manager - Commodity Ingredients, your mission will be to source and manage the Sugar, Fats/Oils, Cocoa, and Sweeteners categories for Danone North America.  With category spend of ~$230MM, the role has significant impact to both the Top and Bottom lines for Essential Dairy and Plant Based divisions so having a strong understanding of commodity markets and coverage strategy are essential.  Furthermore, you will lead and/or contribute to key sourcing projects in the region while monitoring and driving key performance indicators related to financial performance, quality/legal compliance, and responsible sourcing.

Responsibilities:

• Commodity and Market Management:
• • Develop and maintain in-depth category knowledge for Sugar, Fats/Oils, Cocoa, and Sweetener markets; review with Central Procurement and Market Intelligence teams.
  • Develop, present, and gain alignment from senior leaders on key commodity purchasing recommendations.
  • Build, launch, and execute regional RFQ’s for key categories. 
• Supply Security:
• • Ensure the delivery of materials to our manufacturing plants
  • Implement Business Contingency Plan (BCP) for critical materials
  • Implement Service Level Agreements with suppliers: On Time in Full (OTIF), etc. 
• Category Reporting and Financials:
• • Prepare Annual Budget, Price lists, and Material Variance Analysis
  • Develop and implement productivity projects for respective categories
  • Work with Procurement Finance to monitor and track productivity, cash flow, risks, and opportunities on an ongoing basis. 

• Regional strategy development, validation & activation:
• • Co-develop with the Central Procurement team a NORAM sourcing strategy
  • Build strong relationships and maintain connection with internal stakeholders such as R&I, Operations, Quality, Marketing to ensure regional business needs are being met and drive continuous improvement. 

• • Leverage external lens to input to strategy and competitive advantage. Conduct ongoing external benchmarking across suppliers and industry to identify cost, capability, sustainability, and innovation gaps within Sugar, Oils/Fats, Cocoa ensuring our sourcing strategies remain competitive and industry‑leading. 

• Supplier Relationship and Performance Management:
• • Manage and lead the NORAM supply network for respective categories
  • Identify, build, and develop Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with local and global suppliers, which should be in line with objectives set by the local business and central procurement team.  This includes setting and tracking performance objectives, scheduling annual business reviews, and delivering on innovation and sustainability targets.
• Sustainability:

• • Support , identify & drive sustainability initiatives to support the Danone Impact Journey Initiatives. (Deforestation free, CO2 reduction, Water Usage). 

• Project Management:
• • Develop and Implement projects that deliver against team and company targets (cost savings, CO2 reduction, quality optimization ext).

The salary range for this position is $113,000-162,000 USD. The exact salary offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, geographic location, internal equity, and market conditions.  Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

You will have:

• • 8+ years prior work experience in procurement/purchasing/project management or related field; Commodity experience preferred
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field preferred        
  • Proven track record of network building, negotiations and contracting, data analysis, and decision making
  • Strong leadership, strong business acumen, stakeholder influencing, willingness to learn and have a growth mindset,  financial capabilities, and be highly organized.

Life at Danone

With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., our vibrant culture and endless growth opportunities are just a couple of the reasons our employees call themselves “Proud Danoners.” 

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Our Brands

When you join us, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia ®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free, STōK® Cold Brew Coffee ®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®.

Our Purpose

We’re committed to making a positive impact on our world. Rooted in our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we’re proud to be the world’s largest B Corp.

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Our Benefits

Our commitment to making the world healthier starts with our employees. 

• Physical Wellbeing: We pay for the majority of your medical benefits – which include medical, dental and vision – with our competitive 80%/20% cost-sharing model.
• Mental Wellbeing: Danoners receive fitness discounts, unlimited flexible time off and hybrid work schedules. We also have a range of programs that support mental health and substance abuse.  
• Financial Support: We offer a performance-based bonus, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs and voluntary perks.
• Family Care: We offer caretaker benefits, 18 weeks of parental bonding, fertility, surrogacy, adoption benefits and pet insurance.

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