Associate Sourcing Manager - Private Brands/Fresh Foods

7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to "activate awesome" and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.

JOB SUMMARY

As the Associate Sourcing Manager, you will support sourcing activities and processes for Private Brands and/or Fresh Food categories. This includes requirements gathering, spend and market analysis, RFx development and execution, proposal evaluation, supplier capability assessment, contract support, supplier onboarding, and ongoing supplier management. This role supports Sourcing Managers, Directors, and cross-functional business partners in executing sourcing plans that improve cost, quality, service, speed to market, and risk management while ensuring compliance with 7-Eleven sourcing policies and processes.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Execute 7-Eleven sourcing processes for assigned categories, including data and spend analysis, market research, scoping, bidding, contract support, compliance, and supplier management activities.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Product Development, Supply Chain, Legal, and other cross-functional stakeholders to support sourcing execution and business goals.
• Support development and execution of RFx/sourcing events, including supplier discovery, bid analysis, scenario modeling, stakeholder feedback, and negotiation preparation.

• Support contract development, negotiations, and renewals with suppliers, partnering with Legal and sourcing leadership on pricing, performance measures, service requirements, supplier accountability, remedies, termination options, and total cost of ownership while reducing risk.
• Research potential domestic and international suppliers and support evaluation of supplier capability, capacity, lead times, compliance readiness, cost structure, and fit for assigned business needs.
• Participate in cross-functional discussions with stakeholders, provide clear progress updates, and help translate sourcing priorities into actionable next steps.
• Build and analyze financial models, including proposal comparisons, cost scenarios, market benchmarks, and supplier recommendations, and present findings in a clear and concise format.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Understand leadership direction, company strategy, and category priorities, and translate them into clear sourcing actions, project support, and stakeholder follow-through.
• Use data, market insight, supplier information, and stakeholder input to assess business needs, identify root causes, develop practical solutions, and make informed recommendations.
• Communicate sourcing updates, analysis, risks, and recommendations clearly, tailoring the level of detail to the audience and making complex topics easy to understand.
• Ability to work well with business stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional partners in a fast-paced, self-directed environment.
• Adapt to changing business needs, learn new category details quickly, identify dependencies, and help create clarity around sourcing priorities, timelines, and next steps.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) strongly preferred.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3+ years required

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to build and analyze financial models to evaluate proposal scenarios, cost impacts, market benchmarks, landed cost considerations, and supplier recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills and foundational understanding of legal aspects, negotiating skills, purchasing terminology, cost analysis, supplier compliance, and contract administration.
• Experience in Private Brands, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, fresh food, food service, retail merchandising, and/or food packaging.
• A clear understanding of logistics, route to market, production lead times, and material specifications around retail product and food packaging.
• Exposure to domestic and/or import sourcing concepts preferred, including lead-time planning, landed cost components, tariff and duty impacts, logistics handoffs, supplier compliance, and broker or trading partner models.
• Proficient with MS Office suite, including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint; ability to use data, templates, and reporting tools to support sourcing decisions and stakeholder updates.