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Department: Supply Chain

Reports To: Sr. Vice President Operations & Supply Chain

Travel Required: Less than 25%.

Work Type: On-site.

Why Join Community Coffee?

At Community Coffee, every cup tells a story. As America's #1 family-owned and operated retail coffee brand, we blend cherished traditions with innovative thinking to create a dynamic, fast-paced environment that's as energizing as our coffee. Here, you'll thrive in a setting that challenges you to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact every day. Join our family and transform your passion for coffee into a rewarding career-where every day is an opportunity to craft exceptional experiences and build lasting connections.

Position Overview

As the Director of Procurement, you will architect and lead enterprise-wide procurement strategies that enable sustainable growth and operational excellence. This role oversees all aspects of purchasing, strategic sourcing, and product innovation integration. You will drive organizational transformation by championing continuous improvement, building supplier partnerships, and optimizing processes, systems, and talent to achieve superior business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute integrated procurement strategies that align with corporate objectives across people, service, product, and brand initiatives to advance growth and performance goals.
• Direct the strategic vision and operational delivery of the procurement function to maximize end-to-end supply chain efficiency, optimize the purchase-to-pay lifecycle, and enhance service performance.
  • Oversee purchasing operations, including order placement and contract execution.
  • Provide leadership in strategic sourcing-evaluating best value options, shaping contract structures, leading negotiations, and ensuring supplier performance excellence.
  • Drive category leadership by analyzing market dynamics, fostering product innovation, and leveraging emerging opportunities.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement by embedding structured prioritization frameworks aligned with enterprise strategies.
• Steward financial accountability through development and oversight of the departmental budget.
• Lead innovation-driven initiatives, prioritizing supplier collaboration to accelerate product development and differentiation in the marketplace.
• Engage cross-functionally with senior leaders, including product development, marketing, and sales operations, to align R&D activities and innovation priorities.
• Oversee global sourcing strategies, driving cost optimization, supplier program execution, and lifecycle management while mitigating risk through robust business continuity planning.
• Strengthening S&OP processes by embedding KPI-driven governance, ensuring supplier reliability and responsiveness, and deploying performance scorecards for continuous improvement.
• Guide system advancements (SAP S/4HANA) to enable operational excellence in procurement, supply planning, and demand fulfillment.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to assess strategic progress, recalibrate objectives, and ensure alignment with changing business conditions.
• Translate corporate strategies into actionable operational plans, applying analytics, forecasting, and coaching to deliver on KPIs.
• Build and sustain a high-performance organization by recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent, ensuring robust succession planning, and fostering a culture of learning and professional growth.
• Recognize and reward team achievements in alignment with continuous improvement objectives.
• Execute leadership responsibilities consistent with organizational policies, legal requirements, and ethical standards.
• Drive initiatives that promote responsible sourcing practices, supplier diversity, and environmental sustainability to support corporate social responsibility goals.
• Implement data-driven decision-making through advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled procurement technologies to optimize performance and reduce risk.
• Build and strengthen strategic supplier relationships and alliances that create competitive advantage, foster innovation, and enhance supply chain resilience.
• May be asked to perform additional duties, as necessary.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
  • MBA strongly preferred.
• 10 years of progressive procurement or supply chain leadership experience, ideally within the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry (Food & Beverage preferred).
• Proficiency with ERP systems; SAP S/4HANA experience required.
• Strong knowledge of accounting systems, inventory management, manufacturing software, order processing systems, and project management tools.
• Advanced proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Proven track record in strategic sourcing, category management (commodities preferred), and supplier relationship management (including co-packers and distributors).
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute business continuity and risk mitigation plans.
• Experience leading scorecarding, KPI tracking, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Expertise in new product innovation processes and supplier-driven product development.
• Internal Only: Experience with Community Coffee, even if unrelated, may fulfill this requirement at the discretion of the hiring manager with approval from Human Resources.

Foundational Competencies

• Builds Trust
• Continuous Learner
• Customer Centric
• Effective Communication
• Integrity
• Results Oriented

Additional Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Change Management
• Financial Acumen
• Stakeholder Management
• Enterprise Perspective

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to do the following:

• Frequently required to sit
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Office Environment: Most of the duties of this position will be performed inside an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• Field Sales Environment- While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be moderately loud in warehouse areas.

Our Values

Champion People

Inspire Creativity

Wow Our Customers

Serve Our Communities

Win Together

Community Coffee Company offers a competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), short- and long-term disability, paid time off and employee assistance program.

Community Coffee Company and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, genetic information, uniformed service, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal or state law. Community Coffee Company will also provide reasonable accommodations to allow an employee to perform the essential functions of a position, as required by applicable law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.