Sourcing And Procurement Manager
Hydroh Bottle
Job Description
Sourcing & Procurement Manager
Company: Hydroh
Employment: Full-Time
Location: Remote
Compensation: Competitive base salary + annual performance-based bonus.
About Us:
Hydroh is a fast-growing health and wellness company focused on redefining the supplement industry with molecular hydrogen. Currently focused on hydration, hydrogen water, electrolytes, and more.
The Opportunity:
Own Hydroh's strategic sourcing and procurement function, end-to-end.
You will be responsible for our supply partners, and continuously identifying opportunities to improve terms, reduce costs, shorten lead times, build infrastructure, and reduce supply risk.
This is a highly autonomous role. Demonstrate exceptional performance across these areas, and there is a clear path to grow into a Director or Head of Procurement / Supply Chain position as the company scales.
What You'll Own:
Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development
- Build and continuously improve Hydroh's supplier network across raw materials, packaging, manufacturers, co-packers, 3PLs, and other key vendors.
- Lead sourcing initiatives, RFQs/RFPs, supplier qualification, and alternative sourcing strategies to improve cost, quality, lead times, and supply reliability.
Supplier Negotiations & Commercial Terms
- Own commercial negotiations across pricing, payment terms, deposits, MOQs, lead times, capacity, and long-term agreements.
- Continuously benchmark and challenge existing suppliers to ensure Hydroh is receiving competitive economics and terms.
Cost Reduction & Procurement Improvement
- Build and execute a pipeline of cost-saving initiatives across product COGS, manufacturing, packaging, co-packing, freight, fulfillment, and 3PL services.
- Improve purchasing economics beyond price alone, including payment terms, working capital, production flexibility, and lead times.
Supplier Performance & Risk
- Hold suppliers accountable across quality, delivery, responsiveness, lead times, and commercial performance.
- Identify supply risks early and build contingency plans, secondary sources, and solutions before they become operational problems.
Lead-Time & Operational Improvement
- Find and eliminate bottlenecks across manufacturing, co-packing, materials, packaging, and logistics.
- Work creatively with suppliers and Operations to continuously improve speed, flexibility, and supply reliability.
New Product Development
- Own the sourcing and supplier side of new product launches alongside Product Development.
- Source and evaluate manufacturers, ingredients, packaging, and other partners across cost, capabilities, MOQs, capacity, lead times, and scalability.
Ideal Candidate:
- 4-5+ years of relevant sourcing, procurement, supply-chain, or supplier-management experience preferred.
- Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Operations, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience within consumer packaged goods, supplements, functional beverages, food and beverage, health and wellness, nutraceuticals, or e-commerce is highly preferred.