As the Strategic Sourcing Manager at Real Food for Real Kids, you will shape and execute the strategy behind off-the-shelf food, raw ingredients for RFRK-made recipes and products, packaging, and white-label products made with external co-manufacturers. You will connect culinary imagination with commercial strategy, creating sourcing plans and agreements that bring exciting new products to life, drive exceptional customer satisfaction, uphold our Real Food Promise, and align with RFRK's financial targets, KPIs, and strategic priorities. You will challenge the status quo and look beyond the usual vendor list to hunt for standout ingredients, products, packaging ideas, and partners; support RFx processes and negotiations; evaluate the vendor landscape and develop optimized vendor-network strategies; and build decision-ready analysis for the Senior Leadership Team. The right answer may include distributors, GPOs, local suppliers, co-manufacturers, or direct sourcing - the goal is the mix that best drives cost improvement, client satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Supply Chain will lead daily purchasing, inventory, and operational continuity; you will bring the strategic category, market, and supplier lens. If you bring an appetite for possibility, a nose for finding and adding value, and the drive to find a better way, this is your opportunity to make an immediate impact on the real-food landscape and help build what comes next.

● Ten or more years of progressive strategic sourcing, procurement, or category-management experience in food manufacturing, foodservice, grocery, meal solutions, or a comparable environment, with ownership across ingredients or raw materials, packaging, and finished or white-label products. ● You understand food from the inside out - how raw ingredients perform in recipes, behave through preparation, cooking, chilling, freezing, and scaled production, and ultimately land on the plate. ● Deeply analytical and commercially sharp, you bring advanced total-cost and scenario modelling, contract and market analysis, and expert-level Excel or Google Sheets skills. ● At least three years of direct people leadership, including coaching, performance management, and developing employees for broader responsibility. ● You are a food-obsessed, high-energy relationship builder with strong industry connections and sound food quality and safety knowledge. ● Relevant post-secondary education or equivalent experience is required; a procurement designation and local-food sourcing experience are assets. ● Experience and confidence in ERP systems, Google Suite, Excel, project management software (eg. monday.com), AI tools and resources.