Indirect Sourcing Coordinator

Indirect Sourcing Coordinator – Champion Petfoods

Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for an Indirect Sourcing Coordinator to join our rapidly growing company.

Champion Petfoods is an award‑winning pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. Founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion – with its ORIJEN® and ACANA® brands – is a key player in the global premium pet food industry across three major geographic regions.

Overview

The Indirect Sourcing Coordinator is an individual contributor responsible for analyzing indirect spend and supplier data, turning insights into actionable information to support business decisions. This role manages the onboarding and commercialization of new indirect suppliers, coordinates legal screens and agreement processing, and supports the Indirect Procurement team & related business partners. The coordinator is a key partner in ensuring adherence to procurement policy, leveraging shared services expertise to optimize negotiations, and maintaining compliance & efficiency in indirect purchasing strategies. The Indirect Sourcing Coordinator will work on a hybrid schedule, spending three days per week in‑person at either our Flatirons Corporate Office in Louisville, CO, or our Landmark Corporate Office in Edmonton, AB.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate commercialization activities for new suppliers, including agreement documentation, legal screens & NDA processing, ensuring alignment with business needs & compliance requirements.
• Support compliance initiatives, including document storage, audit preparation & policy updates.
• Analyze indirect spend, supplier performance & data to identify trends, risks & opportunities.
• Transform business data into actionable insights for procurement & for business partners, including tracking KPIs to report on performance.
• Prepare regular reports & dashboards to support decision‑making.
• Serve as a key partner to the Indirect Procurement team & related business units.
• Build & maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders & external suppliers.
• Leverage Mars Commercial expertise to optimize negotiations & commercial terms.
• Improve operation efficiency through analysis using AI solutions.
• Identify & recommend process improvements to enhance procurement efficiency & effectiveness.

Support implementation of new procurement systems & tools.

Qualifications

Benefits

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Diversity & Inclusion

Champion is an equal‑opportunity employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other creed, you are wanted here.

We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of view to be heard, and increases overall happiness.

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