Senior Manager, Procurement- Marketing & Growth

Location: New York, NY

Reports to: Senior Director, Indirect Procurement

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At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world’s leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chef’s Plate, Factor, and Youfoodz.

Senior Manager, Procurement- Marketing & Growth Job Description:

The Senior Manager will be a key leader within our procurement team, developing and leading a category management strategy to optimize external spend for US Marketing.

We are looking for an experienced, high potential, procurement expert to drive internal collaboration, compliance with best practices, and continuous value creation.  Your time will be spent… 

• Collaborating with wide-range of cross-functional leaders to identify value creation opportunities and build effective sourcing strategies for the Marketing category
• Developing, tracking and executing a pipeline of initiatives and benefits
• Directing complex sourcing events and negotiations across all marketing categories
• Monitoring marketing procurement performance against assigned strategic goals

You will...

• Leverage expertise, market dynamics and business objectives to develop short and long-term roadmap to deliver commercial value for external marketing spend 
• Partner with cross-functional leaders in building effective sourcing strategies across a marketing categories based on rigorous analysis and involving all relevant stakeholders
• Lead complex sourcing events and negotiations across all marketing spend categories
• Implement frameworks for the management of strategic supplier and internal relationships
• Implement and monitor key performance indicators/scorecards for suppliers, actively engage stakeholders in the process to ensure the relevant indicators are understood and tracked

You are…

• Someone with a clear understanding of marketing procurement sourcing best practices and
• An expert negotiator who has handled multi-million dollar contract negotiations by following/developing a strategic sourcing process
• A creative problem solver with a process improvement mindset
• Data-driven decision maker who is passionate about bringing that mentality to their work
• Detail-oriented – You possess strong organizational skills and consistently demonstrate a methodical approach to all your work
• A self-starter – You are highly motivated and passionate; you’re eager to take on new projects without knowing exactly what you will uncover
• Agile – You thrive in fast-paced and dynamic environments and are willing to get deep into the weeds where needed
• A strong communicator who can easily communicate complex solutions cross functionally and to upper management

You have…

• Total of 5+ years of experience in procurement and sourcing, experience with marketing procurement preferred
• BA/BS degree in business, supply chain or related discipline, CPM certification a plus, MBA a plus
• A successful track record of value creation from data-driven insights in sourcing or supply chain 
• Vast knowledge and interest in strategic sourcing and continuous improvement processes with demonstrated experience in spend analysis, managing sourcing events, and generating value
• Strong quantitative and analytical experience (either through education or professional experience), including expertise with Excel and procurement systems,  G-Suite a plus
• Professional training in negotiation practices a plus
• Experience managing and leading a team of direct and indirect reports
• Flexibility to travel (up to 25%) and flexibility to work weekends as required (2-3x per quarter)
• Fluent in Microsoft Office applications, Google Suite a plus

You’ll get… 

• Competitive Salary & 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Generous parental leave of 16 weeks & PTO policy, as well as paid holidays off
• $0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans
• Amazing discounts, including up to 75% off HelloFresh subscription
• Emergency child and adult care services
• Snacks & monthly catered lunches
• Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company

It is the policy of HelloFresh not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, because they are a protected veteran, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law.