Sr. Manager, Commodity

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
vision insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, Massachusetts, Lakeville
1 Ocean Spray Drive (Show on map)
Jun 17, 2025
Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Sr. Manager, Commodity! We're a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role - it always comes back to this: we're a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all - and we've been making our own way ever since. Position Location: We're all about flexibility! This will be a *hybrid role* based out of our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA or our Seaport Boston, MA location with Mondays & Fridays remote. Ocean Spray Cranberries is looking for a Senior Manager, Commodity to join our Procurement team! In this role, you will be responsible for managing the procurement and strategic sourcing of commodities used by our Cooperative. Your focus will be on developing and executing commodity strategies, negotiating contracts with suppliers, and optimizing supply chain efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure uninterrupted supply, manage risks, and achieve cost savings. Additionally, you will manage supplier relationships, maintain adherence to specification requirements, and manage the Commodity team. A Day in the Life... * Build and execute procurement strategy for ingredient materials by performing rigorous, fact-based analysis of sourcing options by commodity including criticality of product to OSC; supply market complexity; cost structures and cost drivers; supply chain analysis; total system costs and other financial analysis; industry leverage points, contract negotiation; and supplier management. * Responsible for the implementation and ongoing customization of an integrated procurement strategy that creates and enhances product innovation and overall company competitiveness. * Lead, motivate and challenge the sourcing organization to assure a competitive advantage is being delivered by setting objectives/metrics for the group; tracking performance; coaching and mentoring; delivering feedback to the employee. * Influence decisions in other functions as they relate to total systems costs; develop and manage supplier and cross-functional relationships. * Lead negotiation strategy for cost effective agreements with key suppliers resulting in measurable total cost/quality/service benefit. * Source specifications and quality through analysis and specification requirements. * Understand and monitor quality issues for food ingredients to maintain OSC standards and specifications. * Manage size of spend annually > than $450M. What We Are Looking For: * Affiliations with ISM (Institute of Supply Mgmt.), APICS (Educational Society for Resource Management) or IFT (Institute of Food Technology) * Ingredients purchasing experience * SAP/Oracle * Electronic commerce (i.e., EDI, Internet, etc.) experience * Continuous replenishment (CRP) and or Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) experience * Strong leadership skills * Excellent communication skills * Analytical * Negotiation skills * Integrated Sourcing Strategy Education: Bachelor's or University Degree (Required) Work Experience: At least 7 Years of Experience Benefits: Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs Health, Dental and Vision insurance Health savings account Flexible spending account Life and accident insurance Employee assistance program Telehealth services Fertility benefits Transgender benefits 1:1 health coaching and more 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses Flexible scheduling options Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment) Holiday pay for 12 holidays Career development and growth opportunities Tuition/Education assistance programs Access to LinkedIn Learning Scholarship programs for children of employees Parental leave Bright Horizons Family Solutions - Back-up care, tutoring, etc. Adoption assistance Bereavement leave Up to $300 fitness reimbursement Up to $300 massage reimbursement Employee appreciation events Employee discounts Charitable giving Who We Are: You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future. Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values: Grower Mindset - We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future. Sustainable Results - Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners. Integrity Above All - We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other Inclusive Teamwork - We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.