Procurement

• Supplier Relationship Management: Build strong strategies within the category to obtain high-quality, low-cost flexible films that support the Hershey brands.
• Negotiate supply agreements/contracts with suppliers.
• Create and maintain documentation (including but not limited to: Continuity plans, supplier segmentation, supplier scorecards).
• Maintain and monitor financial viability for suppliers of assigned categories to reduce the risk to THC.
• Market Leadership: Develop risk management strategies through category management that ensure price visibility aligns with the company’s business plans.
• Understand and articulate the supply/demand, cost drivers, competing industries, supplier options, and regulatory environment, and ensure our sourcing strategies support both our current and future needs.
• Report market status to leadership as needed.
• Communicate pertinent information on the market to other functional areas such as QRC, R&D, Plant Ops, and Manufacturing Alliances.
• Category Management Development: Lead the collaboration with Supply Chain, R&D, and other appropriate departments to identify and lead innovation sourcing and continuous improvement, such as cost savings, quality improvements, alternate supplier qualifications, supplier diversity, and working capital improvement within the context of the commodity strategies.
• Minimize supplier proliferation.
• Data & Technology : Partner with our Global Procurement Center of Excellence to help advance our data & tech roadmap. Function as a category leader to help drive new technology tools and advance our use of Shared Services to reduce the complexity within our procurement processes.

Senior Manager, Category Procurement

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