Ingredients and Sourcing Manager (CPG)

About Shaw Bakers

At Shaw Bakers, we love mixing renowned French techniques with state-of-the-art process innovation to bring delicious baked goods to our local community through our legendary local Cafes, as well as national retail partners across North America. We are an aggressive, fast-growing company with a full pipeline of exciting new projects, products, and employment opportunities. As an industry-leading food manufacturing company focused on innovation and cutting-edge technology, we've been making delicious, high quality baked goods like for friends, family, neighbors, and visitors since 1996. Since our humble beginnings on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, we bake everything with love and joy, and the very best of French tradition. Our goal has always been to bring great food, at an affordable price, to as many people as possible..

Role Summary :

The Sourcing and Ingredients Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading strategic sourcing initiatives across raw materials driving cost efficiency, supplier performance, and documentation excellence. This role is highly cross-functional, supporting product development, FSQA, logistics, and external partners to ensure sourcing strategies align with business goals and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Raw Material & Supplier Management

• Maintain and evolve the "Materiotheque" — a centralized sourcing database covering raw materials, suppliers, stock levels, contacts and sourcing context.
• Identify and evaluate new suppliers based on quality, cost, reliability, and sustainability.
• Negotiate terms to ensure favorable pricing, delivery schedules, and service levels under the proper FSQA controls and procedures.
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers to ensure consistent quality and supply. Thus establishing R&D partnerships to support innovations within PD and future capabilities.

Specification & Documentation Oversight

Ingredient Assessment & Strategic Sourcing

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Process Improvement

Compliance & Sustainability

Qualifications