Director, Sourcing Optimization

Our Story:

 

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services; and leading our industry by Innovating What’s Next in glass doors and intelligent merchandising technologies that keep food safe under brands such as Hillphoenix and Anthony.

 

DFR is part of the Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment of the Dover Corporation® (NYSE: DOV). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues in excess of $7 billion.

 

DFR is built on creativity and customer-centric innovation delivered by people invigorated by a strong sense of responsibility to help our customers win in their marketplaces. The relationships we build with our customers are as important to our success as the products we manufacture. This collaborative environment delivers FRESH THINKING, reassuring our customers that they choose the best when they choose to work with the people of Dover Food Retail.

 

Job Title:              Director, Sourcing Optimization 

Location:             Richmond, VA

 

What we’re looking for:

 

We are seeking an individual to lead our Case & Anthony Sourcing Optimization to drive the improvement of strategic sourcing of Direct and Indirect categories to reduce overall cost to the organization. This is a highly visible role touching approximately $300 Million in spend across a multitude of categories such as refrigeration related products, fabrications, electronics, metals, transportation, etc. This is an exciting leadership role with executive visibility, global scope, and supporting business units in developing and executing sourcing strategies in a fast-paced organization.

 

The Director, Case-Anthony Sourcing Optimization will be tasked with driving the comprehensive strategy for these categories. Elements of this strategy include supplier management and development and risk mitigation, with a focus on leveraging these relations to bring the highest value for spend to these categories purchased by Case and Anthony, delivering direct benefits to the bottom line. This role will work in close collaboration with the Director, Global Sourcing to drive global sourcing efforts such as supply base optimization, make, or buy decisions, new product development, and global and regional expansion.

 

Reporting to the VP of Operations with a dotted line to the Managing Director, this position will work closely with finance and interact with Dover Corporate Sourcing, engineering, procurement, other DFR locations, and suppliers. This is an exciting opportunity for a successful supply chain leader in a highly visible leadership position with a career path of continued strategic contributions and advancement.

 

 

What you’ll be responsible for in this role:

 

• Serves our customers (Operations, Engineering, Product Management, Finance, Sales, and End Customers) and ensures the optimization of suppliers and cost:
  • Manage and optimize all contracts for key suppliers.
  • Develop commodity strategies based on DFR volumes and Dover volumes,
  • Identify areas of risk within supply chain and collaborate on appropriate mitigation measures.
  • Maintain knowledge of market industry trends within area of expertise and communicate potential impact on business.
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