ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SOURCING

 

Who is Foodbuy?

We are the industry leader in procurement and supply chain solutions. We are the subsidiary to the 6th largest company in the world (Compass Group PLC), yet Foodbuy has the feel of a small entrepreneurial Company. We pride ourselves on our ability to source and provide a variety of products and services that help our customers more easily, and cost effectively, run their businesses. We work with clients in the Hospitality, Restaurant, Healthcare, Education, Entertainment, and Gaming industries, and of course we support Compass Group-- which is the world’s largest contract food and support services provider.

 

Why Foodbuy?

We care about our associates, our clients, and our community. We think big, encourage innovation and debate, and seek out game changers. Our benefits and PTO offerings are strong. Our compensation packages are competitive. And we are constantly growing, and we want our associates’ careers to grow along with us. We have an open and modern work environment, believe in flexibility, and promote a collaborative open door environment.

 

Additionally, we follow a value system called People FIRST, which stands for Flexibility, Inclusion, Results, Sustainability and Transparency.  People FIRST is the foundation for everything we do at Foodbuy. It is how we connect and interact with our clients, business partners and fellow associates.

Job Summary

The primary duty of this position is to develop and manage sourcing category strategies and understand the business/company requirements to maximize value and partner with business stakeholders.  This also includes executing the end-to-end sourcing process of creating and managing category strategies, spend and market analysis, running RFx’s, negotiating contracts and pricing, and supplier management.  This role has deep sourcing and vendor management experience to operate at all levels of the organization and moves seamlessly from strategic to tactical to provide insights based upon market conditions and trends, investigates innovative methods to optimize value from goods and service providers, improve the decision-making process, and increase the flow of information. 

 

 

Responsibilities

 

• Leads the negotiation and contract management of large-scale, enterprise-wide volume purchase agreements without guidance. 
• Demonstrates project management expertise with the ability to carry projects from strategic planning through implementation. 
• Partners with Category Development subject matter experts across multiple product categories to gain additional insights and advanced knowledge of products. 
• Proactively strategizes with business and other stakeholders to understand the needs of the organization. 
• Leads cross functional teams to develop meaningful requirements to ensure quality responses from suppliers. 
• Researches and develops adequate sources of supply. Utilizes supply market knowledge to leverage best strategy for company. Leads cross functional supplier selection activities through management of formal RFP, RFQ and RFI processes. 
• Evaluates the financial stability of potential suppliers. 
• Performs required business analysis with a strategic focus on total cost of ownership. 
• Provide fact-based recommendations to executive level management for constructing the best overall strategic buy decisions. 
• Continuously seeks out cost savings opportunities and lead efforts to realize the savings. 
• Independently develops a strategic sourcing plan based on an understanding of business goals and objectives, the supply market and benchmarking. Effectively documents, communicates and gains buy-in across the organization to ensure alignment. 
• Develops & refines the procurement processes to minimize efforts and maximize benefits through compliance & specification controls.  
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities. 

 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required; MBA preferred. 
• 6+ years proven management experience in Procurement/ Supply Chain/ Sourcing role with a track record of solid management behavior and results.  
• Effective written & verbal communication skills 
• Project Management skills / experience 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities among cross-functional teams. 
• Proven customer focus orientation 
• Proven advanced & methodical analytical skills using large data sets. 
• Demonstration of critical