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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2226695 Title: Sr Procurement Specialist - IT Business Services

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950\'s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it\'s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you\'d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

The Sr. Specialist, Procurement, IT & Business Services will be responsible for building & executing procurement for \\$60 million in business expenditures including, but not limited to, Marketing, Sales & IT.

This role will serve as a critical contributor to the Corporate Procurement team by establishing long & short-term objectives + category strategies aligned with the company\'s mission & strategic goals related to growth, cost savings, supply continuity & risk management. This role will contribute to the strategy for business services procurement categories + related areas such as the company\'s travel & fleet programs. The qualified candidate will execute the full source to contract cycle while serving as a trusted partner & advisor to internal stakeholders.

In addition, the Sr. Procurement Specialist will be tasked with acting as a change agent, advancing procurement capabilities & driving strategic sourcing from a company-wide perspective. The role is expected to improve procurement procedures & processes for commercial expenditures. The successful candidate will possess excellent people skills & the ability to interface at all levels of the company.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

• Owns a \$60m \"book of business\" & align to company cost, quality, delivery & service requirements.
• Collaborates with executives & internal/external stakeholders to improve procurement strategies.
• Elevates Procurement\'s status as a trusted partner in Lamb Weston through customer centricity
• Builds appropriate Supplier Risk Management protocols with critical suppliers.
• Communicates strategies, priorities, goals, challenges & results to executives + stakeholders efficiently.
• Leads complex sourcing efforts & negotiating with suppliers.
• Identifies opportunities to extract additional value/innovation from the supply base while considering performance management & risk management approaches.
• Supports ESG outcomes for assigned categories.
• Consults with Legal to enable negotiation of contracts in an efficient & effective manner.
• Contributing to procurement performance & inflationary targets as part of annual planning cycle
• Identifies and implements cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities.
• Develops and implements contract strategies that support the enterprise - North America, EMEA (Europe), Asia/Pacific (China/Australia) and Latin American (Argentina).
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Position Qualifications: (Minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the job & or be considered)

• 3 years of experience in Procurement or equivalent industry/subject matter expertise required.
• Experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry preferred.
• Bachelor\'s degree, required, Masters in a business-related field, preferred.
• Experience in transformation & continuous improvement of procurement.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP & related systems including, but not limited to S/4 Hana, SAP Ariba & SAP Concur
• Possess the ability & knowledge to negotiate, manage & enforce procurement agreements.
• Experience in negotiating XaaS technology agreements is preferred.
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate productively with cross-functional, cross-geographical teams.
• Ability to operate in uncertain environments & deliver under pressure.
• Self-starter with proven track record of executing in a complex, cross-functional environment.
• Outstanding organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritization abilities, with varying timelines and stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Natural influencer & persuasive at all levels of the business.

Functional Competencies

Strateg