Raw Materials Purchasing Manager
Michael Page Manhattan Beach
About Our Client
My client is a $1 billion a year health and wellness brand that has grown rapidly over the last decade selling into national and international retailers through out North America. They are in the process of bringing on a Procurement Manager to oversee all facets of raw materials purchasing, working closely with the R&D and innovation teams for all new product development.My client offers a stunning, state of the art office that's occupied on a hybrid basis for all employees. This role requires a candidate to be local to the office near LAX - for all candidates applying outside of Los Angeles, relocation coverage may be provided!
Job Description- Lead and own open book costing for company network for raw materials ensuring cost adherence.
- Partner closely with materials team to update current costs and rectify any costing issues between the company and the supplier.
- Maintain raw material approved supplier list and monitor raw material supplier performance.
- Partner closely with the parent company on raw material sourcing and contract negotiation.
- Lead fuel for growth projects for raw materials within the portfolio.
- Own raw material benchmarking analysis and partner closely with finance on financial benefits.
- Support R&D for ingredient sourcing and costing during development process.
- Actively engage with R&D partners during the early phase of innovation to identify suppliers for potential new ingredients.
- Bridge the cross functional team and raw material supplier discussions to establish robust technical specifications, quality and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with R&D and QA teams on changes in raw material suppliers, materials, or processes that could impact product formulation and quality.
- Work closely with cross-functional team on identifying and qualifying alternate suppliers for business resilience.
MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant- Bachelors Degree
- 5+ years in CPG industry required
- MUST have experience with raw materials procurement; food & beverage, cosmetics, personal care products etc
- Ability to manage a small team; the role will eventually hire a direct report
- Local to the office near LAX in Los Angeles - any where from 1-3x/week onsite depending on the need
- Not for New York City Applicants.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Michael Page will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Michael Page will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
- 100% covered PPO health plan for employee
- 401K w/ company match
- 3 weeks PTO
- 13 paid holidays
- Summer Friday incentive Memorial Day - Labor Day
- Employee Assistance Program
- Monthly tech + wellness stipends
- Free products
- $115,000 - $130,000 base salary + 15% bonus
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