Strategic Sourcing Specialist jobs in Louisville, KY

Our company

Congo Brands is at the epicenter of where consumer demand meets product development. Through brand partnerships with lead influencers, we are afforded an inside look at what consumers truly desire. Congo Brands is a health and wellness brand that sells supplements, fitness snacks, hydration drinks, energy drinks, and more through ecommerce and retail partnerships. Congo Brands houses some of the World’s most noted brands including Alani Nu, Prime Hydration, and 3D Energy. Congo Brands is on pace to become one of the World’s most noted consumer product companies, with revenue growth increasing exponentially year over year. Congo Brand’s goal is to be the go-to ‘Better for You Brand’ for everything from ready-to-drink beverages, snacks, supplements and more.

The Role:

Reports to the Finance Manager – Innovation & Strategic Sourcing and is responsible for financial support of Procurement/Strategic Sourcing.

Key Responsibilities:

· Collaborate with the Procurement/Strategic Sourcing team, track and report raw material budgets and forecasts, complete variance analyses.

· Support vendor contract negotiations and review final contractual agreements.

· Track key contractual agreements metrics that have financial implications (e.g. contractual volume agreements).

· Prepare raw material input cost forecasts used in the creation of monthly COGS forecast.

· Conduct financial analyses to identify cost-saving opportunities. Partner with the Strategic Sourcing team to help achieve savings.

· Calculate, track, and report supply chain productivity & related KPIs.

· Support efforts in the development, implementation, and maintenance of analytical tools used to analyze data for supporting financial analysis.

· Support Finance Manager – Innovation & Strategic Sourcing managing special projects and corporate initiatives.