Sobre esta vaga de Senior Procurement Specialist na Riverside Natural Foods Ltd.
Join Riverside Natural Foods Ltd., a Canadian-based, family-owned, and globally operating business, committed to leaving the world better than we found it. As a B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line company, we proudly manufacture nutritious, 'better-for-you' snacks such as MadeGood and GOOD TO GO. We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit, and fun.
We’re on an ambitious mission to double our business by 2030, and we need talented individuals like you to help us reach new heights. At Riverside, you’ll have the opportunity to chart your own path to success while contributing to ours. We believe anything worth doing is worth doing right, and our values will guide us through the rugged terrain – and yes, it will get rough. But that’s what makes the journey worthwhile.
So, lace up your boots and let’s tackle the climb together.
You can learn more about us at www.riversidenaturalfoods.com.
About the Role
We're looking for a collaborative and proactive Senior Procurement Specialist to join our team and play a key role in ensuring the reliable supply of materials that support our production operations and business growth.
This role combines hands-on procurement execution with strategic sourcing responsibilities. You'll manage the flow of materials from suppliers to production, support commercialization initiatives, and partner closely with teams across Planning, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain. Success in this role requires a strong ability to solve problems, build relationships, manage competing priorities, and drive results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of your portfolio, contribute to supplier and sourcing strategies, and help ensure Riverside continues to deliver high-quality products to our customers.
What We're Looking For
We're interested in connecting with procurement professionals who bring a combination of operational excellence, business partnership, and strategic thinking.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience managing procurement activities within a manufacturing, food, beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or similar environment
- Exposure to the full procure-to-pay process, including purchasing, supplier management, inventory considerations, and material planning
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to proactively identify risks and work cross-functionally to resolve them
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative approach to working with suppliers and internal partners
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to drive initiatives from planning through execution
- Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred)
- A continuous improvement mindset and curiosity for leveraging technology, data, and new tools to improve processes and efficiency
- A values-driven approach, demonstrating adaptability, accountability, and respect in interactions with both suppliers and colleagues
Key Responsibilities
Procurement:
- Review material requirements planning (MRP) outputs and place purchase orders in accordance with the business unit's production schedules and inventory targets
- Monitor order confirmations, shipment status, and delivery timelines to ensure materials arrive on time and in full
- Proactively resolve delivery issues, shortages, or quality concerns by working closely with suppliers and internal teams
- Maintain accurate supplier, part, and PO data in SAP; request the update of pricing, lead times, and delivery terms as needed
- Support new material setups and coordinate changes with planning, QA, and receiving
- Collaborate with inventory control to manage excess, obsolete, or slow-moving materials
- Liaise with finance to resolve invoice discrepancies and ensure timely payments
- Participate in supplier performance reviews focused on delivery reliability and responsiveness
- Ensure compliance with internal purchasing policies
- Identify process improvement opportunities to increase procurement efficiency and accuracy
- Support in inbound logistics activities
Sourcing:
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies across assigned categories to support business objectives
- Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on cost, quality, service, and sustainability criteria for assigned categories
- Lead sourcing activities for assigned categories, including vendor selection, RFPs/RFQs and contract negotiations
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (packaging teams, quality, production and sales) to align sourcing decisions with business needs
- Serve as the Sourcing & Procurement lead on the Business Unit's commercialization team, working closely with x-functional team members to ensure material readiness for new product launches
How Success Is Measured
Success in this role will be measured through a combination of operational performance, material availability, commercialization support, inventory management, and cost optimization, including:
- % of commercialization projects where all materials were delivered and available by the required trial or production start date
- Master Scheduling Adherence (MSA) - Number of scheduling disruptions due to material availability
- Purchase Price Variance (PPV) - Difference between standard and actual cost; tracked to ensure cost containment or proper variance justification
- Material Write-Off Rate - The percentage of purchased materials that are written off due to expiration, obsolescence, damage, or excess inventory
- Cost Savings Achieved ($ or %) from re-sourcing, negotiations, or bundling initiatives
Please note this role is an existing vacancy.
At Riverside, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. The range above reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. Exact compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education, and training, as well as other organizational needs, while balancing internal equity.
What we expect:
- Values-led: You’ll be a member of a thoughtful and compassionate team that prioritizes respect, teamwork and resourcefulness along with a good dash of fun. Sometimes, even making granola bars is hard, and life’s too short to take ourselves so seriously that we don’t enjoy the journey.
- Unparalleled experiences and opportunities: We’re still determining who we are and what we can be. Help us shape what this organization will look like and what we’ll offer the world, into the future. This means rolling up your sleeves and sometimes building the process – fast! – while employing it. At Riverside, progress occasionally means proceeding imperfectly, and we’re okay with that, as long as we’re staying true to our values and learning and improving along the way.
- Access to everyone: We’re a flat organization with few silos which means you’ll have full access to everyone from our founders to our production staff. Even when employees dress up, they wear steel-toed shoes. So don’t be shy. Speak up, share your ideas and go places you normally wouldn’t – like the plant, or the boardroom.
- Personal development: We’ll support and empower you to chart your own path and reach any heights you set for yourself. Career paths at Riverside are carved by the people walking on them, not dictated by leaders. Count on us to give you the training and tools to grow and progress.
- Gratitude: As a growing business, we can’t always offer formal recognition like awards programs, but we do show our true gratitude and appreciation. At Riverside, we’re all in this together and we value you.
- Be a Riverside Brand Ambassador: Stay relentlessly close to our consumers and represent the brand in every interaction, decision, and deliverable. Bring the consumer voice into your work by protecting product quality, availability, and experience, acting early when standards slip, and delivering consistent value that earns trust, advocacy, and long-term brand love.
What We Offer:
- Values-led: We don’t cut corners or step on anyone or anything on our way to our summit. There is no winning at all costs here. Every step you take must align with our values, no compromises.
- Courageous determination: As a family-run, rapidly growing business, we are often challenged to find ways to deliver that aren’t obvious or easy. You must be willing to try, ask and answer challenging questions, test and learn, turn over every stone, keep moving forward and help us find a way through. Resourcefulness and grit will be your constant companions at Riverside and will serve you well.
- Humility: We’re a small (but growing) fish in a sea of whales and sharks. We know the products we offer are some of the healthiest and most sustainable, but we don’t brag about it, and know we have a steep path ahead. We pride ourselves in being respectful and supportive of others while shining brightly through our innovative, high-quality products. There isn’t one superstar at Riverside. We take turns leading the way as we climb to the summit.
- Continuous improvement: As a learn-as-we-go organization, we rely on each other to continuously improve everything we touch to make it better, more efficient, more sustainable, and more endearing to customers, consumers, employees, vendors, partners and the community. We own our mistakes and learn from them as we wind our way to the top.
Wait! There’s more!
- Immerse yourself in our comprehensive benefits program, with Riverside taking care of the costs!
- RRSP matching or 401k matching for an empowered financial journey
- Eligibility to participate in Riverside's Profit Sharing Plan
- Join Employee-Led Resource Groups (ERGs) championing mental health, sustainability, diversity, women, and LGBTQ+ rights
- Develop your career further through our Riverside University program and with our Tuition Reimbursement Program
- An open concept work environment that embodies our Values
How to Apply:
If you have the commitment to excellence, the energy, the attitude and experience we need, then please submit your resume to careers(AT)riversidenaturals.com with the job title you are applying for in the subject line or click the apply button!
Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you have a disability and require accommodation in the interview process, please let us know when you apply. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to volume, please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Disclaimer: As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including automated systems, to support the review and assessment of applications. These tools do not make final hiring decisions. All decisions related to screening, interviewing, and selection are made by our Talent Acquisition and hiring teams.
