Sourcing Manager (Food Sourcing)
Colony Brands, Inc.

Job Info

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Job Description

Sourcing Manager (Food Sourcing)

Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America's largest and most successful direct marketing catalog and e-Commerce companies. Our company has grown from a premier mail-order cheese company to include a diverse portfolio of affiliates, brands and products ranging from apparel to kitchen appliances, while maintaining our roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI. Do you relentlessly pursue excellence from yourself and others? If so, then Colony Brands, Inc. may be the place for you to impact our business and your career!

What You'll Do
As a Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for managing a reliable and cost-effective food supply chain strategy designed to deliver high quality ingredients, packaging materials, equipment, supplies and services to food manufacturing and business operations. You will report to the Senior Sourcing Manager for our food division and collaborate with cross-functional partners such as Marketing, Research & Development, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, Legal & Creative Teams. Collaboration is integral to your success as a Sourcing professional.
You'll also be responsible for:
• Maximizing value in the assigned direct commodity category(s) which are critical to the business-specifically label and product information development and procurement
• Managing key supplier relationships, leading cross functional teams in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies
• Utilizing strategic sourcing methods, you will cost savings/avoidances and other associated value improvements

What It Takes
We need an experienced, pro-active leader with supply chain experience, direct food ingredient procurement and project management. This person must possess professional level communication skills and thrive in a dynamic, collaborative team environment. Ideally, you will have a bachelor's degree in Operations, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management.
In addition, we are looking for:
• Food Industry experience
• 5 years' negotiation skills
• A solution-oriented and customer-focused demeanor
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills

Qualifications

We need someone with at least 1 year of sourcing and purchasing experience. This person must possess professional level communication skills and thrive in a dynamic, cross-functional, collaborative team environment. Ideally you will have a Bachelor's degree in a Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, Packaging or Operations Management discipline and experience in the food industry.

In addition, we are looking for:
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• A positive, solution-oriented, and customer-focused demeanor
• Exceptional conflict management and decision-making skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• An understanding of Food Quality Management Systems (GFSI)
• At least one of the following certifications/licenses: APP, CPM, CPSM, CPIM, APICS - CPSM preferred

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About Us

Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America's largest, multi-channel, direct-marketing companies. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of affiliates, brands, and products ranging from cheese and petit fours to apparel and kitchen appliances, while maintaining its roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI. We're financially sound, yet our success is not just defined by our profits; it's about living our Core Values, giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work! To that end, Colony Brands generously supports the communities we work in and offer many benefits and programs that support the well-being of our employees.

Benefits Details

Colony Brands is not just about growing our profits - We are about giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work. We also offer our employees many great rewards in addition to monetary compensation:

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

A robust Wellness Program including Onsite Healthcare

Superb Retirement Plans (401K & a company-funded Pension Plan)

Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits

Seven 4-day work weeks in the summer months to give our employees additional time off

Educational Assistance

Company Profit-Sharing

Company Product Discounts

And, so MANY more!

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