Sr. Sourcing Manager, New Product Introduction
Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$162.9k - $181kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior sourcing lead for Pendulum’s New Product Introduction, owning sourcing workstreams from concept to commercial launch and partnering with Product to drive raw material readiness and supply chain execution.
Responsibilities
- Own the sourcing workstream for new products from concept through commercialization.
- Translate product concepts and technical requirements into executable sourcing strategies.
- Own raw material strategy across probiotics, active ingredients, excipients, flavors, and other emerging categories.
- Partner with Product to establish achievable sourcing milestones and proactively resolve risks that threaten launch dates.
- Keep stakeholders and leadership informed of sourcing progress, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions
- Own sourcing strategies and commercial relationships across Pendulum’s raw material portfolio.
- Build supplier networks that support innovation, commercial supply, cost competitiveness, and continuity.
- Lead supplier identification, selection, qualification, commercial readiness, and material availability for new products.
- Lead supplier negotiations involving pricing, contracts, payment terms, capacity, forecasts, and long-term agreements.
- Develop second sources and new supplier relationships that improve capability, resilience, or speed.
- Establish supplier expectations and lead performance reviews focused on quality, delivery, responsiveness, innovation, cost, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the sourcing subject-matter expert throughout product commercialization.
- Partner closely with Product, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Planning, Packaging, Contract Manufacturing, Manufacturing, and Finance.
- Build tools and processes that improve launch predictability, supplier visibility, and sourcing execution.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives outside established category ownership as business priorities evolve.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, raw materials, new product introduction, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience sourcing complex materials within nutraceuticals, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, cosmetics, or another regulated industry.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to commercialize new products by developing effective sourcing strategies.
- Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations, including the ability to assess cost drivers, evaluate supplier pricing, and identify negotiation opportunities.
- Strong analytical skills, including spend analysis, should-cost modeling, pricing analysis, and financial evaluation.
- Advanced proficiency with Netsuite ERP as well as Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel.
Skills
Required:Sourcing strategySupplier negotiationsProject managementData analysisCross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Commuter Benefits
- Life & STD Insurance
- Company match on 401 (k)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Equity
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Pendulum
The Next Generation of Probiotics
Pendulum is a microbiome company focused on developing clinically effective probiotics with proprietary strains, including live Akkermansia, to improve metabolic health, gut function, and support a healthy weight.
ProbioticsGut healthMetabolic healthAkkermansiaClinical efficacy
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