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Director of Commodity and Ingredient Procurement at The Kroger Co. Careers

Cincinnati, Iowa, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Procurement, Category Management, Sourcing, Merchandising, Cost Negotiation, Contracting, Market Monitoring, Risk Modeling, Supplier Relationship Management, Compliance, Cost Optimization, Supply Chain Performance, Analytical Skills, Relationship Building, Capability Building, ESG Integration

Industry

Retail

Description

Oversee over $1.2B in spend and drive product sourcing, cost management, product quality and availability for Produce, Commodities, Ingredients, and Raw Materials for Kroger Stores and Manufacturing Sites. Align with merchandising, suppliers and other internal stakeholders to drive enterprise value and long-term growth. Guide the team through key sourcing activities such as vendor identification, cost negotiation, and contracting while monitoring market conditions (e.g., weather, commodity trends) to optimize supply and cost decisions. Reduce non-value-added costs. Partner with manufacturing and merchant leaders to address systemic supplier issues and ensure consistent quality, service, and regulatory compliance across sensitive categories. Provide support for capability build out and disintermediation of distributors / brokers to drive direct relationships with our sources of supply. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

This role involves overseeing over $1.2B in spend to drive product sourcing, cost management, quality, and availability for Produce, Commodities, Ingredients, and Raw Materials across Kroger Stores and Manufacturing Sites. The director will guide the team through key sourcing activities like vendor identification, negotiation, and contracting while monitoring market conditions to optimize supply and cost decisions.