For more than 115 years, Ferrara has created sugar confections that enable moments of sweetness, celebration, and connection for candy lovers of all generations. Today, the company is the #1 sugar confectioner in the United States. Ferrara boasts a passionate team of nearly 9,000 employees creating and delivering hundreds of products sold under 20 popular brands like Brach’s®, NERDS®, SweeTARTS®, Laffy Taffy®, and Trolli® to more than 66 million U.S. households annually and popular Dori snacking products under brands such as Dori, Gomets, Pettiz, and Yogurte 100 in Brazil. Additionally, Jelly Belly, known world-wide for its confections, was acquired in November of 2023.

WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

Ferrara is growing fast and with it the Procurement organization. Procurement is undergoing some major transformation. Ferrara is seeking a new Procurement Service Center leader to help establish a new team within Procurement. Leader will help transition the business to using new Procurement Service Center processes.

SKILLS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL

• Management Experience
• SAP / Ariba
• Data Analytics
• PO Lifecycle Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Three-Way Matching
• Return Process Knowledge

EXPERIENCES THAT WILL SUPPORT YOUR SUCCESS

• Bachelor’s degree, required. Master’s degree a plus
• Preference for 10 years’ experience in matrixed organization
• Minimum 3 years of purchasing experience, including how to make a PO and managing a three-way match
• Minimum 5 years SAP experience, exposure to Ariba Procurement system strongly preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing a team
• 5 years of experience presenting to Executives

Please refer the Job description for details