Strategic Sourcing Manager - Indirect

Your Story.

You will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies. You will also partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, IT, Finance, Legal, and Project teams to deliver sustainable cost savings, mitigate risk, and ensure robust contractual and supplier management. A strong emphasis is placed on contracting expertise, including negotiation, drafting support, and lifecycle management of complex commercial agreements.

Your Passion.Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medicalincluding Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Remote day Fridays
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Own and execute strategies for assigned categories, aligned with business objectives and long-term operational plans.
• Lead sourcing initiatives across the full lifecycle, including opportunity identification, RFx execution, supplier evaluation, negotiation, award, and implementation.
• Manage and optimize assigned spend, delivering measurable cost savings, value creation, and risk reduction.
• Perform Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), should-cost, and cost-to-build analyses to support fact-based sourcing decisions.
• Maintain a multi-year pipeline of savings initiatives aligned with enterprise productivity targets.

Contracting & Commercial Management

• Lead and support negotiation of commercial contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, amendments, and other agreements.
• Partner closely with Legal to ensure contract is aligned with company standards, risk tolerance, and compliance requirements.
• Drive consistency in contractual terms, pricing structures, service levels, and risk allocation.
• Manage contract lifecycle activities, including renewals, amendments, performance obligations, and issue resolution.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders on contractual implications, commercial terms, and supplier commitments.

Supplier Management & Market Intelligence

• Identify, qualify, and develop suppliers capable of supporting Sargento's requirements.
• Lead supplier selection, onboarding, performance management, and scorecard processes.
• Conduct supplier business reviews focused on cost, quality, delivery, innovation, and risk.
• Monitor market trends, cost drivers, capacity constraints, and emerging technologies relevant to assigned categories.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as a trusted sourcing partner to stakeholders and Project teams.
• Collaborate with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and savings validation.
• Ensure sourcing engagement follows defined governance, sourcing policies, and approval processes.
• Collaborate with Business Partners to deliver year-over-year productivity and operating efficiencies.
• Ongoing pursuit of operational efficiencies with suppliers to drive additional value to the organization.

Leadership / People Development

• May manage or mentor sourcing team members or category resources, depending on scope.
• Drive continuous improvement in sourcing processes, tools, and supplier engagement models.
• Support change management initiatives related to sourcing, contracting, and supplier processes.

Must be able to travel up to 15% of time.

Your Education and Experience.

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• At least five to seven years of Sourcing experience required. At least one year of supervisory responsibilities is preferred.
• Strong computer skills are necessary, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. SAP skills are helpful but not required.
• CPM, APP, CPSM or equivalent certificates preferred. Driver's License required.
• Due to extensive communication with suppliers and internal customers, good interpersonal, problem solving, and reasoning skills are required. Strong verbal and written communication skills and negotiating skills required.

Our Story.

With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website athttps://careers.sargento.com/us/en.