Vision and Mission Statement

Our vision is to ensure that Dean Foods enjoys a passionate and innovative Supply Base that helps lift the Company to new heights in market leadership and Total Customer Satisfaction.

Our mission is to develop and deliver significant business results. We will do so by:

  • Building partnerships with the Business Units and Functions to identify and pursue real business opportunities and solve real business problems.
  • Working collaboratively with Operations, Marketing, Quality, Logistics, Human Resources, IT and other organizations to ensure that our efforts meet or exceed customer expectations.
  • Designing, aligning and building an organization of highly skilled, business-oriented procurement professionals.
  • Developing and involving loyal, skilled, productive and innovative suppliers.
  • Implementing and continually upgrading our processes, systems and tools.

Principles and Best Practices

The Dean Foods Procurement Organization is fully aligned with Dean Foods Guiding Principles:

  • Integrity
  • Company-Wide Point of View
  • Excellence
  • Communication
  • Personal Responsibility

These principles apply to the way we think about and treat our suppliers as well as ourselves, and we seek to do business only with suppliers that share these same values.

We are also committed to developing and applying Procurement
Best Practices, including:

  • Focusing on the Customer
  • Leveraging Total Spend
  • Applying a Disciplined Strategic Sourcing Process
  • Working in a Cross-Functional Team Environment
  • Using Competition to Drive Value
  • Developing Win-Win Relationships, Internally and Externally
  • Leaving No Stone Unturned
  • Achieving Total Customer Satisfaction