• Define and lead the multi-year protein sourcing roadmap in alignment with commercialization goals, product quality standards, cost optimization targets and supply chain resilience objectives. • Own supply continuity strategy, including risk identification, mitigation planning, and crisis response to ensure uninterrupted supply. • Serve as the protein category subject matter expert, owning market intelligence across global and domestic trends, supplier landscape and technology awareness and risk drivers. • Establish category governance and sourcing frameworks that drive consistency, transparency and scalability across procurement operations. • Lead strategic supplier network planning, including capacity strategy, geographic risk diversification and supplier segmentation. • Lead complex negotiations across strategic supplier portfolios, including long term agreements and innovative commercial structures. • Establish and manage supplier performance frameworks across quality, service, innovation, sustainability and cost. • Partner cross functionally with R&D, FSQR, Commercialization and FP&A to ensure sourcing strategies support innovation, speed to market, and operational excellence. • Build, lead and develop a high performing protein procurement organization, including talent development and capability expansion. • Drive procurement process, tools and governance improvements to increase efficiency, visibility and performance measurement.