Senior Associate, Indirect Procurement

Location: New York, NY

Reports to: Director, Indirect Procurement

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At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chef’s Plate, Factor, and Youfoodz.

Senior Associate, Indirect Procurement Job Description:

The Senior Associate will be a team member within our procurement team, responsible for establishing and executing strategies to optimize external spend for select indirect categories.

We seek an experienced, high-potential procurement expert to drive internal collaboration, compliance with best practices, and continuous value creation.  Your time will be spent… 

• Collaborating with wide-range of cross-functional leaders to identify value-creation opportunities and build effective sourcing strategies
• Developing, tracking, and executing a pipeline of initiatives and benefits
• Leading complex sourcing events and negotiations across all indirect categories
• Monitoring procurement performance against strategic goals

We are looking for a hands-on, numbers-driven leader focusing on impact and action.

• Lead complex sourcing events and negotiations for assigned indirect categories
• Partner with cross-functional leaders in building effective sourcing strategies across a range of categories based on rigorous analysis and involving all relevant stakeholders
• Initiate sourcing requests, gather requirements, analyze bid packages, liaise with vendors to address data gaps, and prepare and release bid packages.
• Develop comprehensive benchmarks, baselines, and savings models, where appropriate.
• Follow up with suppliers to ensure adequate participation, negotiate favorable contractual terms and conditions with suppliers, and summarize proposals for the business.
• Implement and monitor key performance indicators/scorecards for suppliers, actively engage stakeholders in the process to ensure the relevant indicators are understood and tracked
• Deliver on cost reduction commitments by identifying, developing, and executing strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Participate in special projects as requested

You are…

• Someone with a clear understanding of procurement sourcing best practices
• An expert negotiator who has handled multi-million dollar contract negotiations by following/developing a strategic sourcing process
• A creative problem solver with a process improvement mindset
• A data-driven decision maker who is passionate about bringing that mentality to their team
• Detail-oriented – You possess strong organizational skills and consistently demonstrate a methodical approach to all your work
• A self-starter – You are highly motivated and passionate; you’re eager to take on new projects without knowing exactly what you will uncover
• Agile – You thrive in a dynamic environment and are willing to get deep into the weeds where needed
• A strong communicator who can easily communicate complex solutions cross-functionally and to upper management

You have…

• Total of 3+ years of experience in procurement and sourcing, including leading RFx events and contract negotiations, consulting experience preferred
• BA/BS degree in business, supply chain or related discipline, CPM certification a plus
• A successful track record of value creation from data-driven insights in sourcing or supply chain 
• Vast knowledge and interest in strategic sourcing and continuous improvement processes with demonstrated experience in spend analysis, managing sourcing events, and generating value
• Strong quantitative and analytical experience (either through education or professional experience), including expertise with Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, etc) and Google Suite
• Professional training in negotiation practices is a plus
• Flexibility to travel domestically (up to 10% of time) as needed

You’ll get… 

• Competitive Salary & 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Generous parental leave of 16 weeks & PTO policy, as well as paid holidays off
• $0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans
• Amazing discounts, including up to 75% off HelloFresh subscription
• Emergency child and adult care services
• Snacks & monthly catered lunches
• Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company

It is the policy of HelloFresh not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, because they are a protected veteran, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law.