Job Description
Responsibilities
- Conducts review, contract negotiations, and blanket purchase agreement creation.
- Develop/execute purchasing strategies for products including monitoring and implementing plans to react, and developing/executing purchasing strategies for products.
- Identify and realize cost-savings and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Identifies supply and supplier issues. Analyzes information to assess root cause, improvement opportunities, and associated risk.
- Build strategic relationships with supplier working team / contacts
- Understand Brands' needs and build supplier relationships to meet those needs.
- Monitors purchasing performance.
- Supervises, coaches, and develops the members of the purchasing/sourcing team.
- Ensures quality execution of the performance management process and personal developmental plans.
- Other responsibilities as assignment by management.
Education and Experience Qualifications
- Degree in Business, Supply chain, finance, or other equivalent and relevant to perform this function.
- 5+ years in supply chain and procurement
Required Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:
- Experience in procurement and negotiation strategies.
- Understand and function effectively in a team environment.
- Proven track record of success in leadership positions.
- Restaurant / Food Service experience required.