About Lamb Weston We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people. We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow. We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world! Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries. Job Description Summary The Sr. Specialist of North America Procurement, Transportation, will be responsible for managing Procurement & program optimization for $150m in rail freight expenditures across the North America business. This role will serve as a key contributor to NA Procurement by aiding execution of long & short-term objectives aligned with the company's mission + overall strategic goals related to growth, cost savings, supply continuity & risk management. This role will develop & execute a strategic vision for procurement to drive key rail & intermodal outcomes by serving as a trusted partner/advisor to CSP&L operations. In addition, the Sr. Specialist will be tasked with acting as a change agent, furthering the deployment of best-in-class procurement capabilities to support CSP&L in deploying innovative improvements to rail procurement procedures, processes & systems to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Strong people skills & the ability to interface at all levels of the enterprise will be essential or this role to drive the intended organizational change. Job Description Job Responsibilities: * Optimize a $150m "book of business" toward company cost, quality, delivery & service objectives * Lead strategy development & deployment for North America rail procurement requirements * Shift the sourcing process from transactional bidding to execution of a long-term, strategic plan that is aligned with key CSP&L & operating leaders * Oversee critical supplier negotiation strategy development & execution * Focus on delivering incredible customer experience, sensitive to the company culture & ways of working, valuing Lead stakeholder engagement, collaboration of teams & supplier relationships * Drive the continuous improvement process of network optimization for the distribution cycle * Lead complex sourcing efforts & negotiations with rail suppliers * Identify opportunities to continue to optimize rail/truck mix * Consult with Legal to enable negotiation of contracts in an efficient & effective manner * Contribute procurement performance & inflationary targets as part of annual planning cycle Basic & Preferred Qualifications Position Qualifications: (Minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the job or be considered) * 3-5 years of experience in Procurement, Logistics, Supply-Chain, or equivalent industry/subject matter * Experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry a plus * Bachelor's degree is required, Masters in a business-related field a plus * Demonstrated top performance in prior role(s) * Knowledge of SAP ERP & related systems in To view the full job description,