Senior Purchasing Manager, Ingredients/Packaging

Senior Purchasing Manager - PE-Backed Food Manufacturing Company
Location: Massachusetts (relocation required, with relocation assistance provided)

Are you an experienced purchasing leader with a passion for driving operational excellence in food manufacturing? We are working with a private equity-backed food client seeking a Senior Purchasing Manager to lead procurement across 2 facilities. This role is critical to ensuring uninterrupted production, building strong supplier partnerships, and optimizing cost, quality, and service performance.

What You'll Do:

• Lead sourcing and purchasing of ingredients and packaging across multiple sites.

• Manage and develop a high-performing team of Buyers and a Packaging Engineer.

• Ensure materials availability aligns with production schedules and customer demand.

• Balance inventory, service levels, and working capital to drive efficiency.

• Act as the go-to problem-solver for supply disruptions, leading cross-functional solutions.

• Partner with Quality Assurance to ensure suppliers meet rigorous food safety and quality standards.

• Resolve supplier issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to support performance, reliability, and cost initiatives.

• Collaborate with Operations, Planning, and Warehouse teams to improve procurement processes.

• Track and report key metrics, including cost savings, supplier performance, and inventory turns.

• Support strategic sourcing, sustainability, and cost-reduction initiatives.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field.

• 8+ years in purchasing or materials management, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

• Experience in food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods (CPG) preferred.

• Proven success in managing suppliers and solving supply chain challenges.

• Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

• Collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

• ERP-savvy (Microsoft D365 experience a plus).

• Excellent communicator with a hands-on, practical approach.