Ronald Schnur is the Senior Vice President & Head of Procurement of Utz Brands, Inc.  In this role, Ron is responsible for the company’s procurement and supplier management covering Commodities, Corporate Services, Indirect, Ingredients, and Packaging categories.  He leads a team of 35 strategic sourcing and operational procurement professionals.

Prior to joining Utz Brands, Ron was Senior Vice President – Supply Chain for The Jackfruit Company.   In that position, he was responsible for the company’s end-to-end supply chain encompassing Contract Manufacturing, Planning, Procurement, Transportation, Logistics, and Warehousing.

Ron has held various senior-level procurement and supply chain leadership positions at Ripple Foods PBC, Molson Coors Beverage Company, Danone North America, and Whitewave Foods Company.  Ron started his career at Chrysler Corporation where he held a variety of positions in its procurement & supply department.

Ron received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University — Bloomington and his MBA degree from Penn State University.  He currently serves on the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) Thought Leadership Council; and also on the UC - Denver JP Morgan Center for Commodities Advisory Council.  Ron is a Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) awarded by the Institute of Supply Management.

Ron has served as a board member of the Institute of Supply Management (ISM), the National Minority Supplier Development Council, and the Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council.  In addition, he has served on the Conference Board Procurement Council, Purchasing Roundtable, and the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.  Ron is the 2006 recipient of the Robert Pashek award from Penn State for contributions made to enhancing the logistics and supply chain management profession.