Associate Manager, Category Procurement

BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition is a fast-paced, dynamic environment where brand builders work together with the goal of becoming innovative game-changers in the world of sports and active hydration. Extreme passion and teamwork are the essentials of being a successful member of the BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition team – which consists of BODYARMOR and POWERADE brands. BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition exudes an entrepreneurial culture backed by the resources and insights of one of the world’s most iconic companies, The Coca-Cola Company, which acquired BODYARMOR in 2021. This unique environment gives employees the ability to move quickly, exceed expectations, develop valuable relationships, and have fun while we work to achieve our goal of becoming #1 in Sports Hydration.

BODYARMOR is looking for an Associate Manager, Category – Procurement to join our team.

The Associate Manager, Category – Procurement is a leader responsible for the development, execution, and implementation of a complete Category Strategy for all key material categories by collaborating with key stakeholders, team members, and leaders affected by the respective category(s). Reporting into the Director of Procurement, this individual will drive category and spend management across key categories to support BODYARMOR’s brand growth and align with business spend objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leadership role responsible for partnering closely with Procurement Director and BODYARMOR Operations, Technical, and other functional teams to achieve key cost benefit projects in support of a healthy P&L
• Manage supplier bids, more complex negotiations, and execution of commercial terms for assigned category groups
• Create and implement category sourcing strategy across landscape including incumbent, new, and outgoing suppliers
• Deliver, optimize & maintain more complex sourcing strategies for key medium to high spend categories to achieve overall organizational objectives
• Align with key internal stakeholders (Financial Operations) to develop and accurately document key analysis, such as cost modeling, risk assessments, market analysis, and benchmarking
• Manage and accurately maintain all pricing within ERP system with ongoing reconciliation with the Finance department
• Partner with both internal stakeholders and key external vendors to successfully manage new supplier implementations
• Manage Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) system: supplier performance scorecard, governance, and regular business reviews
• Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry research and cost models to align and consistently reconcile with demand and volume data

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Hybrid schedule in Whitestone, New York (in-office Tuesday-Thursday) required
• 4 years of Procurement or relevant Operations experience required
• Category specific experience:
  • Experience in Ingredients, Packaging, CoPack Manufacturing, or Logistics
• Knowledge of best sourcing practices required (RFP, SRM, sourcing strategy)
• Beverage experience in similar role preferred
• Proven skills in managing suppliers, negotiations, and cross functional networking
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required
• Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software
• Strong interpersonal skills, and proven ability as a team player and contributor
• Enthusiasm for problem solving and analytical thinking
• 10% Travel to supplier portfolio may be required by car or plane

Skills

Continual Improvement Process; Global Sourcing; Category Management; Competitor Analysis; Contract Administration; Procurement Procedures; Contracts; Microsoft Office; Group Problem Solving; Sourcing (Inactive); Buyer Representation; Communication; Compliance; Supplier Relationship Management; Low Cost Country Sourcing; Negotiation; Technical Category Procurement; Supplier Financial Analysis; Economic Cost Drivers