Position Title: Manager, NA Freight & Logistics Procurement 

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace 

Requisition ID: 29739 

 

 

At McCain, we believe in the power of food to bring people together. Our purpose is to celebrate real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food. Guided by our leadership principles of being customer-obsessed, forward-thinking, empowering our people, and acting like owners, we work together to succeed. Join our family and be part of something meaningful.

 

Role Overview:

This role is responsible for participating in the sourcing of $340 million in North America freight, storage, and logistics spend for McCain Foods.

 

Responsibilities include:

- Supplier Relationships: Create and maintain relationships with key freight, logistics, and warehousing suppliers on behalf of McCain.
- Sourcing Activities: Consolidate and maintain the supporting information used for sourcing activities, including competitive bidding and contract negotiations.
- Supplier Management: Support supplier relationship management and governance, including monitoring performance versus expectations and creating key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Business Allocations: Recommend, approve, and implement business allocations.
- Market Leadership: Provide leadership on market knowledge, influencing business needs, and commercial results.

 

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage multiple internal and external organizational relationships.
- Lead supplier relationship management engagements for the spend area, ensuring proper commercial treatment of suppliers by reinforcing policy, ethics, and our strategic approach.
- Engage and collaborate cross-regionally with peers and other team members of the Freight & Logistics (F&L) category to deliver best practices and accelerated results.

 

Qualifications:

- Academic: Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain.
- Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of freight and/or logistics experience, preferably in Procurement.
- Skills: In-depth knowledge of procurement skills and best practices, freight and logistics, and supply chain operations.

 

 

 

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace.  As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. 
 
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Job Family: Supply Chain & Logistics; Transportation      
Division: Global Procurement 
Department: ​Freight and Logistics ​
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace || US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago || US - United States of America : Illinois : Lisle 

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.