Vice President, Supply Growth and Procurement Offers - Entegra

Role Overview

Entegra Procurement Services is a subsidiary of Sodexo and part of a global procurement network that manages more than $36 billion in spend for food, services and supplies, and serves more than 120,000 purchasing sites throughout the United States alone. Entegra Procurement Services provides procurement management for multi-unit clients in industries including seniors, leisure, hotels, and restaurants. We deliver procurement solutions that drive operational effectiveness and innovative products and services.

 

Entegra is seeking a Vice President Supply Growth & and Procurement Offers to join their growing team in a critical and highly strategic business segment. Be part of a transformational experience as we meet the challenges of today’s business landscape and lay the foundation for future growth.   

 

This position will report to Entegra’s North American Leader of Business Performance & Supply Growth and the key areas of responsibility will include: 1.) Supply Chain Growth and Procurement Offers; 2.) Client Engagement & Strategic Relationship Building; 3.) Supplier Engagement & Strategic Relationship Building; 4.) Supplier Activation, Growth and Engagement; and 5.) Procurement Consultation, Problem Solving, Issue Resolution. 

 

We are looking for candidates with a strong background and extensive experience working with or for a Group Purchasing Organization and with years of experience working in Supply Chain in the hospitality industry.   

 

This is a virtual role, and the preferred candidate will reside on the East Coast or Central United States.

 

What You'll Do

• Evolve and Improve our Procurement Offer through (for example) expanding Entegra’s segment catalogs, development of tiered pricing strategies and RFP volume pooling strategies to drive growth for Entegra, our Clients and our Supplier Partners:                           

Strategic Area of Focus:

• • Provide category expertise at the client decision making point
  • Custom Contracting, Sourcing Events, Tier’d Pricing Strategies, Volume Pooling Strategies
  • Expand Entegra Catalog for Strategic Segments Food, Non-F&B, Services
  • Development of Supplier Advisory Services

 

• Develop client engagement strategies to determine the procurement needs of our clients and to support program conversion and utilization at the decision-making point w/in client organizations

• Support large scale RFPs and Contract Renegotiations working with our Supply Team and with Suppliers to represent Entegra’s needs
• Utilization of data to provide overarching opportunities for Supplier Growth and Business Reviews (conversions, insights, opportunities, challenges)
• Oversight of Entegra’s supplier activation, growth, and supplier engagement efforts.
• Lead strategic business initiatives directly linked to procurement and supply chain opportunities
• Lead governance with Supply to help resolve complex business problems that continually improve ways of working between Entegra and Supply.

What We Offer

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

 

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience in the Foodservice / Hospitality Industry specifically working knowledge of Group Purchasing Organization 10+ years
• Extensive knowledge and 10+ years’ experience working in Supply Chain
• Experience utilizing data to uncover gaps, opportunities – using data to help convey growth opportunities and/or gaps
• A strategic thinker with superb attention to detail.  The ability and willingness to generate new ideas to improve work efficiencies, productivity, and solutions. Demonstrated understanding of business process development and improvement initiatives.
• The ability to effectively resolve problems working in a complex, multi- functional environment
• The ability to systematically gather information from a variety of sources, analyze information, identify implications of data, draw appropriate conclusions, generate viable alternative solutions to question or problem, and elevate