VP of Procurement – Commodities

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💵 $195k - $230k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1919

📦 Logistics

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2021-03

Logistics • Food & Beverage • Manufacturing

Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries is a company that specializes in the production and distribution of bakery products. With a diverse workforce, it offers a range of career opportunities and training in areas such as production, management, and sales. Flowers Foods is committed to creating an excellent working environment, providing competitive salaries and benefits, and fostering a culture of inclusion within its independent subsidiaries.

📋 Description

• Lead the Commodities tower and direct procure-to-pay function • Own sourcing, commodity risk management, and reliable supply of physical and financial raw materials across corporate plants • Manage commodity and ingredient spend and govern SAP contracting, Master Data, and SOX-compliant contract entry • Hedge commodity price exposure through market exchanges • Lead and develop category and SAP contracting managers • Set sourcing and coverage strategies supporting consistent supply, productivity, and growth • Lead strategic sourcing across all commodity categories and approve category strategies • Serve as commodity subject-matter authority to Procurement Leadership Team and senior stakeholders • Own commodity risk management program and execute hedging through futures, options, index-based, and forward physical contracts • Present market conditions, coverage positions, and financial-plan impacts to the Commodity Risk Subcommittee / SLT Dashboard reviews • Direct market intelligence on agricultural commodities and feedstocks • Oversee supplier negotiations, strategic agreements, RFPs, alternate supplier development, specification/formula optimization, and supplier relationship management • Ensure uninterrupted raw-material supply, business continuity, and contingency planning • Oversee qualification and development of new suppliers • Own commodity cost assumptions for annual planning and partner with Finance • Establish tower performance goals and report savings, coverage, and service results • Provide leadership for Direct P2P, ensuring accurate SAP contract entry, Master Data integrity, and SOX-compliant controls • Partner with plant inventory and fulfillment teams to ensure materials are ordered, received, and paid accurately and on time • Sponsor and support SAP ERP/Digital integration efforts • Hire, develop, and lead five category and SAP contracting managers • Lead or sponsor cross-functional special projects for the Procurement Leadership Team • Comply with company policies and perform other integral duties

🎯 Requirements

• Ten to fifteen or more years of progressive procurement experience, with significant time in direct materials and commodity procurement • Proven people leadership, including building, leading, and developing a team of category managers or sourcing professionals • Deep expertise in commodity risk management and price hedging, including futures, options, and index-based or forward physical contracting • Track record developing and executing category strategies across agricultural and/or energy commodities • Experience managing major supplier relationships and leading complex negotiations • Demonstrated savings, total-cost-of-ownership reduction, and value creation • Experience owning commodity cost assumptions and inflation/deflation outlooks within an annual operating and financial planning cycle • Working knowledge of direct Procure-to-Pay operations and governance, including SAP contracting, Master Data, and SOX-compliant controls • Consumer packaged goods experience; food and beverage or bakery sector strongly preferred • Ability to influence executive leaders and cross-functional partners across Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Quality, R&D, and Brand • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; or equivalent combination of education and experience • Advanced degree is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits • 401(k) Retirement savings plan • Professional growth and leadership training • Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave • Competitive salary • Excellent total rewards package