Reporting to the Manager of Procurement, you will manage the purchasing of food chemical ingredient materials while balancing price, quality, logistics, supplier reliability, and supply continuity. You will be accountable for research, high‑level issue resolution, negotiations, master data analysis, transaction processing, and report development. You'll collaborate with cross‑functional partners to identify and support process improvement opportunities.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Develop and apply an understanding of market dynamics, cost drivers, and logistics related to food chemical ingredients
• Develop and apply an understanding of company facilities, requirements, capabilities, processes, and constraints
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and multiple cross‑functional business partners
• Support business process improvements and documentation efforts
• Develop an understanding of SAP material requirements planning processes and data
• Manage procurement master data in SAP and leverage applicable systems to help guide process efficiencies
• Release requests for proposal and negotiate and execute contracts aligned to category strategies
• Drive digital adoption by learning, applying, and continuously improving procurement tools and analytics (for example, SAP, material requirements planning, and Power BI) to increase efficiency and decision quality
• Provide research and analytical support for different issues and ad hoc projects across the procurement organization

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelor’s degree
• Two or more years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, commodity trade, or finance roles
• Comfortable presenting information to all levels within the organization
• Strategic thinking and critical evaluation of complex issues
• Intermediate Excel experience
• Experience with SAP and data visualization tools is preferred
• In the Omaha office three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday

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Compensation

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement

• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan

• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement

• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.