Sr Procurement Specialist - Indirect

• Serves as the primary owner of assigned indirect categories, accountable for strategy development, sourcing execution, and supplier management. 

• Operates with a high degree of autonomy, aligning with the manager on strategic decisions, critical risks, and long‑range priorities. 

• Defines requirements and templates for analytics and market intelligence. 

• Supports continuous improvement and standardization of sourcing processes. 

• Analyzes spending, category profiles, and market insights to shape category and supplier strategies. 

• Develops Go‑To‑Market and negotiation strategies, aligning strategic direction with the manager. 

• Conducts supplier analyses, including financial and capability assessments. 

• Executes end‑to‑end sourcing projects for complex categories, collaborating with the manager on high-impact decisions. 

• Drives stakeholder alignment across plants, FM, engineering, and global procurement. 

• Identifies stakeholders for strategy and sourcing projects and ensures their needs are incorporated. 

• Provides regional support to close capability gaps and share subject‑matter expertise. 

• Supports supplier relationship activities, including performance reviews and corrective actions. 

• Drives supplier performance by implementing best practices across regions. 

• Monitors, controls, and reports for category KPIs, productivity, and payment term improvements. 

• Leads TCO reduction sessions with internal customers for MRO categories. 

• Ensures adherence to procurement policies, buying channels, and compliance requirements. 

• Coordinates operational interactions and escalates issues as appropriate. 

• Builds and maintains knowledge repositories for global and local experience 

 

Education/ Certifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, preferred. 

 

Skills and Experience:  

• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement or supply chain. 

• Experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating supplier contracts (MSAs, SOWs, service agreements, Capital agreements). 

• Ability to collaborate with Legal on contract language, risk mitigation, and commercial terms. 

• Strong understanding of contract structures, liabilities, warranties, and service‑level requirements. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead category strategies, sourcing projects, negotiations, and supplier management with minimal oversight. 

• Strong autonomy in decision‑making while aligning with leadership on risks and strategic priorities. 

• Preferred experience supporting manufacturing plant operations. 

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. 

• Experience with SAP and Ariba preferred. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and complex projects. 

• Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills. 

• Demonstrated cross‑functional leadership. 

• Domestic travel expectation 25% 

• Valid Driver’s License and driving record that meets Lamb Weston Driving Standards 

 

Physical Environment/Demands: 

 

• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment 

• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach hands and arms; and talk or hear.   

• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday 

• Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties