Business Unit Overview
Here’s what all the hype is about Premier Nutrition Company, LLC (PNC) is a clear leader in the convenient nutrition category and makes great-tasting food products under the brand names Premier Protein, Dymatize, and PowerBar, and is part of publicly-traded BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR). With its people-first culture, PNC empowers its people to create the best work of their lives alongside some truly astounding colleagues.
PNC treats its people like adults with respect and trust. One of our five core values is to Connect & Belong because we bring our diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and ways of thinking to each challenge grounded in our belief that everyone should have a seat at the table and be listened to deeply. Whever makes you, you – you belong here.
We strive to avoid many of the outdated processes of conventional workplaces. We don’t have performance reviews we have quarterly conversations. We don’t have management we have inspiring leaders to coach and mentor. We don’t have a casual dress code we simply don’t have a dress code; wear what you like. And we have a lot of fun.
Bringing dogs to work, company-wide give-back days, philanthropy and sustainability programs, in-office massages, walking meetings, and free daily exercise classes on-site and at the adjacent gym are just a few ways we make work feel less like work. And the results of our great culture speak for itself: we were certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the seventh year-running in 2023 and ranked in the top 12 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in our category for the past four years.
So, what’s it like to work here? If you’re local, you’ll walk into our Emeryville office each Monday morning and find 100 of your colleagues sitting on sofas, beanbag chairs, or the floor excitedly talking through the week ahead and watching one of their colleagues tell their personal life and career journey. Picture a casual and collaborative environment of a start-up, the innovative mindset of a tech company, and the stability of a company with revenue last year of over $1.3 billion, and you’ll find us in the sweet spot where world-class culture meets robust business results.
PNC seeks individuals who will thrive in this work environment and will help us build our culture and this high-growth company for the next phase in our amazing journey. Does this sound like you? Then read on.
Responsibilities
The Role:
The Strategic Sourcing Manager, Ingredients and/or Packaging, provides executional excellence and support to Premier Nutrition Corporation’s businesses. This position reports to the Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing and is responsible for a managed spend of approximately $400 million and the business transformation to drive productivity through strategic initiatives with the category. In partnership with R&D, Quality and Supply Chain, ensures that the performance, cost objectives and quality goals are met or exceeded. This role requires strong planning experience, development of performance and measurement tools and the ability to collaborate and influence others in cross-functional areas on negotiations.
The position will be based out of our 60,000 sq. foot, modern Emeryville, California office. WE ARE A CULTURE OF PERSONAL CONNECTON, WHICH IS WHY WE’VE CHOSEN A PERMANENT HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT WITH NORMS THAT EQUATE TO 2-3 DAYS MID-WEEK IN THE OFFICE FOR EMPLOYEES BASED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. The expected pay scale for this role is $140k to $160k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ingredient and/or Packaging category spend, approximately $400M:
50% of TIME
- Development and execution of strategic programs that support long term supply and pricing strategies and ensure that programs are aligned with business goals and objectives
- Supporting universal pricing and supply chain strategies that support the sourcing categories
- Maintain security of supply and supplier compliance and make needed improvements by working collaboratively
- Development of performance tracking tools as they relate to the execution of the program strategy
- Track market indices to properly identify business risks and opportunities
- Negotiate supplier contracts and terms and conditions aligning with category strategies teaming with Legal
- Develop a Supplier Relationship Management process and Supplier Strategy through full execution
- Supervise other Sourcing Managers for Ingredients and/or Packaging
Productivity for Key Categories within Ingredients and Packaging:
30% of TIME
- Business transformation to drive incremental productivity through strategic initiatives within the categories
- Manages the PNC MR2 Productivity Process, to meet annual company cost savings goals
- Provide strategic direction which delivers annual year over year productivity and total cost of ownership advantage
- Drive ingredient and packaging value engineering with cross functional teams
- Manage New Innovation Projects that align with category strategies
Business Processes:
20% of TIME
- Implementation of a commercial framework to support business transformation and business processes
- Influence of suppliers & stakeholders to adopt and execute business programs
- Build and leverage tools and technology to track and report productivity and drive ideation within the categories
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations
Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management
Skills:
- Interpersonal & concise communication (written and oral) skills
- Proficient in MS Excel allowing for fact-based diagnostics and data mining
- Ability to operate independently and successfully in roles of both influence and control, interfacing at senior levels with suppliers, peers and company leadership
- Ability to effectively negotiate in tough situations with internal and external stakeholders and drive for a solution that benefits all parties
- Experience leading and influencing individuals in a matrixed organization