Company Overview

Sunny Sky Products is a leading manufacturer of high-quality soft beverage products with six manufacturing facilities across the United States. We are committed to delivering exceptional products, operational excellence, innovation, and superior customer service while maintaining the highest standards of quality, food safety, and supply chain performance.

Position Summary

The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading procurement execution and supplier management activities across Sunny Sky Products’ manufacturing network. This role supports strategic sourcing initiatives, procurement process standardization, supplier compliance, purchased finished goods management, and continuous improvement initiatives that support cost savings, inventory optimization, and operational continuity.

The Procurement Manager will serve as a key liaison between Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, Finance, and external suppliers/co-manufacturers to ensure timely material availability, supplier compliance, and procurement process excellence. This role also plays a critical leadership function in developing procurement talent, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and supplier performance management programs.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Operations & Process Management

• Develop, implement, and maintain procurement SOPs and best practices to standardize procurement activities across all facilities.
• Drive procurement process improvements focused on efficiency, service, compliance, and cost reduction.
• Support inventory management initiatives, including safety stock optimization, min/max level review, and working capital improvement efforts.

Co-Manufacturing & Purchased Finished Goods

• Manage procurement and supply execution for purchased finished goods from third-party manufacturers.
• Coordinate co-manufacturer relationships to ensure capacity, quality, service, and cost objectives are achieved.
• Support new product launches, production trials, and startup activities at co-manufacturing locations.
• Monitor co-manufacturer performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, and cost savings.

Supplier Compliance, SAP & TraceGains

• Serve as the Supply Chain point of contact for supplier and manufacturer TraceGains documentation collection, uploads, and approval coordination.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding activities, including vendor setup, insurance certificates, quality documentation, audits, and approvals.
• Support supplier qualification, risk assessments, and documentation management within SAP and TraceGains systems.

Training, Mentorship & Team Development

• Train, mentor, and support newly hired buyers and procurement personnel.
• Develop training materials, procurement SOPs, and standardized work instructions.
• Provide guidance and procurement leadership to plant-level buyers to ensure consistent purchasing practices across all facilities.

MRO & Indirect Procurement

• Manage sourcing and procurement activities for MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) materials and indirect spend categories.
• Oversee supplier relationships for utilities, facility services, construction support, IT equipment/software, and operational support services.
• Ensure utility and service contracts are proactively reviewed and renewed prior to expiration.
• Support vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programs and identify opportunities for inventory and cost optimization.

Supplier Performance & Cost Savings

• Develop and manage supplier scorecards and KPI tracking systems for quality, delivery, responsiveness, cost, and service performance.
• Lead supplier performance reviews and corrective action initiatives where needed.
• Identify and execute cost savings opportunities through supplier negotiations, process improvements, alternate sourcing, and inventory optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Operations, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience, preferably in food & beverage or manufacturing industries.
• Experience managing suppliers, co-manufacturers, and procurement operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA preferred), TraceGains, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience developing SOPs, supplier scorecards, and procurement process improvements.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.