This role will help optimize sourcing decisions to include capacity, affordability, quality/reliability and availability objectives for key ingredients and contract manufacturing capability.

YOU WILL

• Bbuild and maintain long range supply/manufacturing capacity models incorporating variable drivers likes Sales; newly developed technologies, CAPEX required etc. 
• Evaluate Company long range sales plans against capacity model and provide supply scenarios with recommendations to help mitigate risk and build supply redundancy.
• Evaluate and monitor Company supplier performance through simulation, modeling and data forecasting based on long range sales plan. 
• Evaluate potential supply risks with our key suppliers and identifies and remediates potential integration obstacles.
• Assess commodity performance where readily available against contract and provides visibility to Finance and Accounting for forecasting purposes.
• Be responsible for financial analysis of bids and contracts.
• Build dashboards that report out key metrics to an executive audience. 
• Manage reporting of supplier spend, expiring contracts, supplier payment terms, supplier diversity, etc.
• Actively support and engage with experts and stakeholders to ensure continuous improvements are identified through due diligence and benchmarking processes.
• Develop strong working relationships with team members and business partners cross functionally to achieve desired outcomes.
• Manage cost savings and cost avoidance projects and process for the team.
• Support the Sourcing team with activities including, but not limited to developing RFI/RFPs, scoring RFI/RFPs, preparation for supplier meetings.

YOU HAVE

• A Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, operations research, materials management, and or economics.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a highly analytical, data intensive and/or strategic role at a startup or management consulting firm.
• CPG/Food company experience.
• The ability to synthesize large, complex data sets into clear, impactful metrics and reports that will help drive our business.
• Ability to identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; compare data from different and disparate sources to draw conclusions.
• Knowledge and ability to analyze broad range supplier information such as financial data, market position, management capabilities, etc. and identify potential risks.
• Excellent quantitative skills.
• Ability to drive analytical projects to completion with minimal direction; intense analytical ability, attention to detail and ability to deep-dive when necessary.
• A proficiency in SQL, Excel, Financial modeling and MS Power point.
• Proficiency in BI/ reporting tools like Tableau, Qlik, SEI, Crystal Reports.