Procurement Specialist

Title: Procurement Specialist

               

Location: Eagle, ID

               

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950’s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000 team members around the world, it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

               

The Specialist of North America Procurement, Corporate, will be responsible for supporting Procurement for ~$40 million in corporate business expenditures.

This role will serve as an important supporter to the Corporate procurement team by establishing long & short-term objectives category strategies aligned with the company’s mission & strategic goals related to growth, cost savings, supply continuity & risk management. This role will contribute to a strategy & execute the full source to contract cycle while serving as a trusted partner/advisor to internal stakeholders.

In addition, the Specialist will be tasked with acting as a change agent, advancing procurement capabilities & adopting strategic sourcing from a company-wide perspective. The role is expected to improve procurement processes. The successful candidate will possess outstanding people skills & the ability to interface at all levels of the company.

Job Description

• Own a $40m “book of business” & align to company cost, quality, delivery & service requirements
• Collaborating with executives/internal stakeholders to improve procurement strategies
• Elevating Procurement’s status as a trusted partner in Lamb Weston through customer centricity
• Efficient communication of strategies, priorities, goals, challenges & results to executives stakeholders
• Leading complex sourcing efforts & negotiating with suppliers
• Passionately supporting ESG outcomes for assigned categories
• Consulting with Legal to enable negotiation of contracts in an efficient & effective manner

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in Procurement, Supply-Chain, HR or Finance
• Experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry a plus
• Bachelor’s degree is required
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
• Capability to operate in uncertain environments & deliver under pressure
• Natural influencer & persuasive at all levels of the business

Functional Competencies

• Strategic Sourcing
• Risk Management
• Supplier Selection & Contracting
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Stakeholder Influencing

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

               

Job Requisition ID: Req-255192

               

Time Type: Full time

               

Anticipated Close Date: 09/07/2024

               

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate’s work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $67,450.00 - $101,190.00

               

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

Salary : $57,380 - $86,080