• Manage the technical services of the protein category including inventory systems, demand planning, pricing compliance and special projects. • Plans and coordinates relationships with protein, alternative proteins and breading suppliers for the US Supply Chain including utilizing supply chain systems and software to monitor any potential supply issues. • Provides information to cross functional departments, working with the leader of protein procurement to control and supervise supplier issues assessing root causes. • Seeks improvement opportunities and associated risks. • Provides forecasts to all protein suppliers at a regular cadence to ensure adequate stock in the pipeline and monitors actual volume compared to forecast to make any necessary adjustments. • Communicates timely expansion plans and new volume changes to suppliers. • Maintains full-cycle supplier relationships including business reviews, maintaining pricing compliance, distribution advantages, redundancy of inventory for proprietary items, and dissolution plans for any surplus. • Effectively analyzes, manages, and communicates any cost optimization opportunities. • Supports pricing audits of all proteins, alternative proteins, and protein adjacent ingredients to ensure pricing accuracy. • Ensures correct specification and pricing documentation for all products and communicate to all internal stakeholders ensuring all are well informed of any changes to the products and supply sources. • Manages sourcing, planning, tracking, recording and reporting on product development life cycle to ensure on time launch of new items. • Assist in new and ongoing projects as needed and determined by department head.