Brand: Post Holdings Inc.
Categories: Procurement
Locations: Lakeville, Minnesota
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 29464
Job Description
Business Unit Overview
Feeding the world is what we do - how we do it is unique. We are not your textbook consumer packaged goods company. While others may be slow to make change happen, Post continuously drives both inorganic and organic growth. Our history is evidence of that fact with over 100 years of heritage and growth from brands that transcend generations like Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Malt-O-Meal, Bob Evans, Kibbles 'n Bits, Egg Beaters, Peter Pan peanut butter and more. Our foodservice and ingredient businesses supply other products you love for brands, restaurants and stores.
We have more than 55 offices and manufacturing sites and approximately 13,000 employees. Over the past 13 years, Post has made 28+ acquisitions and innovative financial transactions and reached $8.2 billion in net sales in fiscal 2025. During turbulent times of market uncertainty, the food industry has provided a level of stability unlike other industries
Post Holdings, Inc. is a Fortune 500 ® company headquartered in Brentwood, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Our casual professional atmosphere encourages team members to collaborate, innovate and support our operating companies. Our passion and drive advance the reputation of our operating companies and brands-together, we make a difference.
Responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREAS:
The role of the Procurement Specialist is to execute sourcing strategies for the procurement of various manufacturing supplies to maintain production, minimize costs, maximize sales values, and ensure trade and regulatory compliance for this essential business process. This includes generating purchasing recommendations to support business goals in collaboration with the Indirect Procurement Manager and BU stakeholders and driving continuous improvements throughout the function to increase efficiencies and/or reduce overall total cost of ownership for the business units.
This role will be responsible for the general industrial supplies, janitorial and sanitation supplies, personal protective equipment, and adhesive glue categories across PCB, MFI and BEF with a spend totaling $30 million +/-.
Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
Leadership - Development and implementation of strategic goals for the work group, developing organizational capability, and modeling how to work together
Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to promote a successful approach and attitude, confidence in leadership and teamwork to achieve business results
As Project Manager for critical Manufacturing supply initiatives, provides leadership and exerts positive influence while working toward solutions involving cross functional teams, across all PHI subsidiaries
Builds relationships to provide influence to leadership with cross divisional leaders
Supports the implementation of company programs to ensure the success of Post Holdings businesses and programs.
Planning and Execution - Aid in development of operational plans for the work, manage execution and measure results:
Develops individual goals to support all business units
Maintains an entrepreneurial approach to manufacturing procurement, while planning, controlling, and reporting demand and market activity so that opportunities and risks are clearly articulated to stakeholders within the business units and PHI as needed
Recommends strategies, schedules and work requirements to Director of Indirect Procurement to ensure that business activities meet time and budget goals
Manages activities within all business units and across PHI as needed to ensure long term supply and cost savings
Oversees the implementation and utilization of measurement tools to evaluate business process effectiveness and supplier performance
Prepares, communicates, and educates business partners (including customers) and team members on procurement policies and practices
Business Requirements - Providing functional expertise and executing functional responsibilities:
Assesses critical information required to make effective decisions or recommendations
Manages reporting processes to communicate activity status and weekly procurement update and risk management projections to the business units and PHI as needed
Recommends modifications to buying strategy and risk management protocol as needed to achieve superior financial results
Provides periodic market updates as needed
Manages position in compliance with company risk management policies
Ensures that processes and systems improve service, gain efficiencies, or improve quality and reduce costs
Administers approved strategies, tools, and metrics to support PHI business requirements including:
Sourcing
Risk Management
Negotiation
Contracting
Inventory Control
Corporate Sustainability/Social Responsibility Initiatives
Cost Control - including Total Cost of Ownership
Cost Improvement
Procure-to-Pay
Maintains relationships with other business units, functional areas, and suppliers to support overall business requirements
Manages the process for evaluating bids, negotiating contracts and monitoring supplier performance
Provides technical or product expertise to suppliers and internal customers regarding related markets
Using problem solving and analysis to assess the financial impact of business initiatives
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Education & Experience
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree
5-10 years' Buying experience to include sourcing strategy and negotiations in manufacturing field
5-10 years' Performance metrics, development, and root cause analysis
5-10 years' Project management, including project budget management
5-10 years' Supply chain management fundamentals
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Annual Managed Expenses: ~$20 million (Ingredients, Packaging and/or Indirect Spend)
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Planning and executing communications strategy to ensure accurate and timely flow of information to internal customers and stakeholders and externally to vendors
Capacity to work independently and as part of a team
Aptitude for applying knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
Capable of setting priorities, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and changing environment
Ability to apply supply chain operations methodology to optimize impact of procurement on the supply chain
Proficient in developing and implementing strategies, plans and sourcing activities at the lowest total cost of ownership
Ability to negotiate and influence
Skill in managing supplier performance and driving continuous improvements with existing suppliers
Competent in analyzing and creating a positive impact to the direct and indirect costs and benefits of any good or service
Ability to educate partners on cost, service and quality drivers, market and technology factors, and their impact on commodities, products, and services
Ability to trouble-shoot data integrity issues within a procurement system
Capable of acting as a subject matter expert in applying broad business disciplines/knowledge to support procurement activities
Ability to lead complex program and project efforts to completion
High degree of problem solving and decision-making ability
Knowledge of purchasing regulations, laws and accounting standards including SOX, FASB, and process controls
Ability to conform to shifting priorities in spending strategies, product demands and purchasing timelines through analytical capabilities
Handle complex and diverse customer, supplier, or operational issues where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Ability to exercise judgment and handle ambiguity within generally defined practices and policies selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Travel
15%-25%
This is a hybrid role. In-office days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Work from home days are Mondays and Fridays. #LI-hybrid
The pay range for this position is $70,386 - $98,541 per year.
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
