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(Job Description)

Globally recognized Coffee Company headquartered in Seattle, WA is currently hiring for a Sr. Sourcing Manager for their Bakery Goods. This position will start off as a 6-month contract. This position will be a hybrid position in Seattle, WA requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

Effectively developing and leading global sourcing strategies, effectively managing suppliers and internal networks to deliver best in class performance for the relevant spending area. Consistently delivers measurable and strategic goals to enable a competitive advantage to bottom-line and topline company growth, and corporate social responsibility leadership. Collaborates effectively internally and with suppliers. Develop effective multiyear negotiation strategies to enable success. Leads highly complex cross-functional global sourcing teams.

Pay - $50/hr. - $62/hr. (Depending on overall relevant qualifications, industry, tenure...etc.)

Location - Seattle, WA (hybrid; 3 days onsite / 2 days remote)

Schedule – Standard Monday - Friday Morning Shift (40 Hours a Week)

Contract Duration – 6 Months

W2 Employment Through Aston Carter

(Key Projects)

+ Focuses on the E2E for laminated goods bakery items.

+ Focusing on bakery items for Canada. Mainly seeing if they can locally source the baked goods.

+ Coordinate and manage suppliers to ensure the supplier understands milestones, can translate concerns, and ensure all groups are aligned for the commercialized and finished goods.

+ May have some development work regarding the launching of new products

+ Main responsibility: ensuring supply, day-to-day work, acting as the bridge between external suppliers and the company.

(Summary of Key Responsibilities)

+ Supplier Management & Collaboration: Management of strategic and preferred suppliers. Cultivate partnerships with new and existing suppliers through the lens of company's values, generating trust and transparency, in order to maximize mutual value and reduce risk. Professionally lead supplier key business reviews which demonstrate supplier growth and improvement, execute corrective action plans (as needed), and coach suppliers on understanding our business better.

+ Supplier Enabled Innovation Management: Actively identifies and capitalizes on opportunities to match supplier's capabilities with internal business needs. Influence internal stakeholders to proactively engage with the suppliers on innovative concepts.

+ Protect Supply and Reduce Risk

+ Contracting: Proficient knowledge to independently own and lead contracting, including preplanning, developing term sheet, and negotiating to maintain gold standard and avoiding exception-based contracting. Skilled negotiation savvy and approaches supplier 'we' mindset. Works with suppliers and stakeholders to develop contracts in line with business and legal requirements and ensure both parties deliver on contractual obligations, including awareness of relevant deliverables, costs, risks, and other commitments.

+ Risk Management: Protects the organization by identifying, assessing, and mitigating supplier and supply chain risk. Take action to mitigate, reduce, and eliminate risk related to ethical sourcing, capacity, supplier financial, margin, and other identified risks. Instinctively balances risk and certainty.

(Qualification Requirements)

+ 6-10 years of experience in sourcing / procurement.

+ Food & Beverage industry experience required.

+ Smartsheet

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Experience with BI Apps, Oracle ERS, SAP Ariba, PowerBI, or Tableau (bonus preferred skills but all trainable)

(Employee Value Proposition)

+ Exceptional opportunity to join one of the globally recognized and largest coffee companies.

+ This role is central and technical within the company. A great role for individuals who want to be plugged into what is going on. This role offers exciting work with local partnerships. Meaningful work. Broad cross-functional. Work-life balance can’t be beat.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $62.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Seattle,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 5, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.