Impossible Foods is addressing the most catastrophic threats facing humanity: climate change and biodiversity collapse. A global transition to a plant-based food system will turn back the clock on atmospheric CO2 levels, restore natural ecosystems and reverse meltdown in wildlife biomass. The easiest -- if not only -- way to make our civilization sustainable is to eliminate livestock, the most dangerous technology on Earth. But humans won’t give up meat. So we need to make meat better -- more delicious and more nutritious, without animals as the underlying production technology. That means that making meat sustainably is the most important and urgent problem for the global scientific community. Impossible Foods' mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food-production technology by offering consumers everything they currently value about animal products -- and making products that are vastly superior to their animal analogues. To do this, we are taking a revolutionary scientific and market-based approach. We are inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the destructive environmental or public health impact. Our world-class R&D team has been building the know-how and technology platform to produce meat, fish and dairy foods from plants. Impossible Foods is experiencing rapid growth and is resolutely committed to leading all aspects of the plant-based food revolution—from discovery to commercial production. The only thing that will separate Impossible Foods from success and failure is our ability to recruit more world-class experts. Want to join? Check out the job opening and requirements below: This role will be responsible for sourcing new co-manufacturers, as well as ensuring continuity of supply with existing. Reports to the Sr. Manager Sourcing, Co-Manufacturing.
You Will
Identify, qualify and validate new co-manufacturers / co-manufacturer sites for new and existing products
Evaluate, negotiate and recommend co-manufacturers for future product launches. Includes reviewing and analyzing supplier proposals, building should-cost models and sourcing boards, and presenting award recommendations to leadership
Develop a manufacturing strategy to ensure capacity and redundancy
Maintain and manage relationships with co-manufacturing partners. Serve as key business contact between Impossible and co-manufacturers
Partner with cross functional teams (Legal, Finance, Cost Accounting, Product Development, External Manufacturing, QA, New Product Introduction, and Product Management)
Drive cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives
You Have
Ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience working with co-manufacturers or strategic sourcing, leading the end-to-end sourcing process, from early supplier engagement through negotiation and ongoing performance management
Deep understanding of cost drivers and cost models; analytical ability to connect this to favorable financial terms
Comfortable operating in a growth oriented environment maintaining a high sense of urgency and performance management
Ability to work well cross functionally, with all levels in the organization
Excellent customer relationships skills
Excellent time management skills, able to prioritize multiple competing priorities
Strong supplier management capabilities
Self motivated and function with a high degree of independence
Able and willing to travel, as needed
Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.